Dylan McIlrath

Dylan McIlrath
Born (1992-04-20) April 20, 1992
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 221 lb (100 kg; 15 st 11 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Florida Panthers
New York Rangers
NHL Draft 10th overall, 2010
New York Rangers
Playing career 2011–present

Dylan McIlrath (born April 20, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played junior hockey for the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and was drafted by the New York Rangers, 10th overall at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.[1] Known for his fighting ability, his nickname is "The Undertaker".[2] McIlrath is of majority Scottish descent.

Playing career

Junior

McIlrath was drafted into the Western Hockey League (WHL) 46th overall by the Moose Jaw Warriors in the 2007 Bantam Draft. He started his WHL career with the Warriors during the 2008–09 season, playing in 53 games and scoring one goal. In 2009–10, McIlrath improved, along with the Warriors as a whole, and scored seven goals while playing in 65 games. He attracted notice from professional scouts due to his NHL draft eligibility, and was selected to play for Team Orr at the 2010 CHL Top Prospects Game. The highlight of this game for McIlrath was a convincing victory in a fight against Team Cherry's Alexander Petrovic. During the Warriors' seven-game playoff series against the eventual WHL champions, the Calgary Hitmen, McIlrath played every game and recorded an assist.

Professional

On March 17, 2011, McIlrath signed his first NHL contract with the New York Rangers, the team that drafted him tenth overall in 2010. He played two regular season games at the end of the 2010–11 season with the Rangers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Connecticut Whale, in which he did not register a point but accumulated seven penalty minutes. After Moose Jaw was eliminated from the WHL playoffs at the end of the 2011–12 season, McIlrath once again joined the Whale.[3] After Connecticut was eliminated from the AHL playoffs, McIlrath was added to the New York Rangers' 2012 playoff roster.[4]

After spending the 2012–13 season in Connecticut, McIlrath was again added to the Rangers' playoff roster.[5] On December 11, 2013, he was recalled to the Rangers for the first time during the NHL regular season.[6] He made his NHL debut on December 12, 2013, against the Columbus Blue Jackets.[7] After a strong pre-season showing, McIlrath was named to the full 23-man roster on October 2, 2015 and on December 15, 2015 he scored his first NHL goal.

McIlrath played a total of 34 games for the Rangers in the 2015–16 season, scoring 2 goals and 2 assists, and accumulating 64 penalty minutes. His most notable fight of the season was on Valentine's Day against Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds, who had suckerpunched and concussed Rangers' captain Ryan McDonagh in an earlier (February 6) game between the two teams.[8]

McIlrath had a poor training camp in 2016 and spent the early part of the 2016–17 season as a reserve defenseman, only making one appearance with the team before he was placed on waivers on October 27.[9] He was re-assigned to play 4 games in the AHL with the Wolf Pack before he was traded by the Rangers to the Florida Panthers in exchange for D Steven Kampfer and a conditional 7th round pick on November 8, 2016.[10]

Personal life

McIlrath models his play after Shea Weber of the Montreal Canadiens.[11]

McIlrath is a Scottish-Canadian[12]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09Moose Jaw WarriorsWHL53134102—————
2009–10Moose Jaw WarriorsWHL6571724169701121
2010–11Moose Jaw WarriorsWHL5751823129—————
2010–11Connecticut WhaleAHL20007—————
2011–12Moose Jaw WarriorsWHL52320231271406612
2011–12Connecticut WhaleAHL—————50009
2012–13Connecticut WhaleAHL45055125—————
2013–14Hartford Wolf PackAHL6261117165—————
2013–14New York RangersNHL20007—————
2014–15Hartford Wolf PackAHL73611171651502223
2014–15New York RangersNHL10009—————
2015–16New York RangersNHL342246410000
2016–17New York RangersNHL10004—————
2016–17Hartford Wolf PackAHL400011—————
NHL totals 38 2 2 4 84 1 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ↑ DeLessio, Joe (2010-06-28). "Meet Dylan McIlrath, the Rangers first round pick". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  2. ↑ Salerno, Mike (2010-09-08). "Relax New York Rangers Fans, You're Going to Love Dylan McIlrath". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  3. ↑ "Connecticut Whale Transaction History". Connecticut Whale. April 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  4. ↑ Gourlie, M. (May 15, 2012). "McIlrath added to Rangers playoff roster". Moose Jaw Times-Herald. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  5. ↑ "Rangers call up 10 players from Whale". New York Rangers. April 28, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  6. ↑ Dylan McIlrath Gets The Call, Joins The Rangers
  7. ↑ "Dylan McIlrath". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  8. ↑ Cole, Mike (2016-02-15). "Wayne Simmonds, Dylan McIlrath Have Spirited Fight After Pregame Chat (Video) | NHL". NESN.com. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  9. ↑ "Dylan McIlrath waived by New York Rangers". Newsday. 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  10. ↑ "Florida Panthers Acquire Dylan McIlrath from New York Rangers". [National Hockey League. 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  11. ↑ Neate, Sager (June 21, 2010). "NHL prospect profile: Dylan McIlrath". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Dylan McIlrath". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2013-12-15.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Chris Kreider		 New York Rangers first round draft pick
2010 		Succeeded by
J. T. Miller
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