18
Matthew Strome (F)
Reading Royals
| Name: |
Matthew Strome |
| Number: |
18 |
| Pos.: |
F |
| Shoots: |
R |
| Height: |
6-4 |
| Weight: |
210 |
| Birthdate: |
1999-01-06 |
| Birthplace: |
Mississauga, ON |
Biography
In 2019-20, split time with the AHL's Lehigh Valley Phantoms and Reading Royals...Recorded 11-game point streak with Reading and totaled 13 points (five goals, eight assists) from Feb. 1-Feb. 28, 2020...Made ECHL debut on Oct. 26, 2019 at Wheeling...Produced four points (two goals, two assists) in 19 games with Lehigh Valley...Tallied power play goals against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Nov. 29, 2019 and Dec. 27, 2019. In 2018-19, scored shootout winner in season finale on April 13, 2019 vs. Hartford capping comeback effort for Phantoms in goalie Mike McKenna’s last pro game...Registered first pro point (assist) on April 9, 2019 at Hershey after making professional debut one week prior at Charlotte...Joined the Lehigh Valley Phantoms from Hamilton on March 31, 2019...Served as captain with Hamilton in 2018-19...Scored a lacrosse-style goal for Hamilton on November 26, 2017 at 18 years old...Won 2017-18 OHL Championship with Hamilton Bulldogs...Two older brothers are NHL players, Ryan Strome (New York Rangers) and Dylan Strome (Chicago Blackhawks)...Worked with Canadian pair skater Barb Underhill on power skating & form. Underhill named among 100-most influential hockey people in 2011.
