Dylan McIlrath
McIlrath with the Grand Rapids Griffins in 2017
Born (1992-04-20) April 20, 1992
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 236 lb (107 kg; 16 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Washington Capitals
Hershey Bears (AHL)
New York Rangers
Florida Panthers
Detroit Red Wings
NHL Draft 10th overall, 2010
New York Rangers
Playing career 2011–present

Dylan McIlrath (born April 20, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for, and captain of the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract for the Washington Capitals 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][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.

McIlrath with the Moose Jaw Warriors.

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.[3] 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.[4] After Connecticut was eliminated from the AHL playoffs, McIlrath was added to the New York Rangers' 2012 playoff roster.[5]

After spending the 2012–13 season in Connecticut, McIlrath was again added to the Rangers' playoff roster.[6] On December 11, 2013, he was recalled to the Rangers for the first time during the NHL regular season.[7] He made his NHL debut on December 12, 2013, against the Columbus Blue Jackets.[8] 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 punched and concussed Rangers' captain Ryan McDonagh in an earlier (February 6) game between the two teams.[9]

McIlrath had a poor training camp in 2016 and spent the early part of the 2016–17 season as a reserve defenceman, only making one appearance with the team before he was placed on waivers on October 27.[10] He was reassigned to play four 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.[11] After five games with the Panthers, and stints in the AHL with affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds, Mcllrath was traded for the second time within the season by the Panthers to the Detroit Red Wings along with a conditional third-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Thomas Vanek on March 1, 2017.[12][13] He was assigned to the Red Wings' AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins.[14] McIlrath recorded four assists in 21 games for the Griffins during the regular season. During the 2017 Calder Cup playoffs, he recorded five assists, and a team-best plus-10 rating in 19 playoff games, and helped lead the Griffins to the Calder Cup.

On June 29, 2017, the Red Wings signed McIlrath to a two-year contract extension.[15] On March 24, 2019, the Red Wings recalled McIlrath from the Griffins. Prior to being recalled, he recorded one goal and eights assists in 49 games, and ranked first on the team in penalty minutes (94) and third in plus-minus (12).[16] During the 2018–19 season, McIlrath appeared in seven games for the Red Wings. Following the completion of the Red Wings' season, he was reassigned to the Griffins.[17] On May 9, 2019, the Red Wings signed McIlrath to a two-year contract extension.[18] On January 12, 2021, the Red Wings assigned McIlrath to the Grand Rapids Griffins.[19]

McIlrath with the Calder Cup in 2023.

On July 28, 2021, McIlrath signed as a free agent to a two-year, two-way contract with the Washington Capitals.[20]

Personal life

McIlrath is a Scottish-Canadian[21] As a junior, Mcllrath was influenced to model his play after Shea Weber of the Montreal Canadiens.[22]

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—————
2016–17Florida PanthersNHL510110—————
2016–17Springfield ThunderbirdsAHL1813428—————
2016–17Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL21044421905525
2017–18Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL767101711950004
2018–19Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL51191098400010
2018–19Detroit Red WingsNHL70004—————
2019–20Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL4408873—————
2019–20Detroit Red WingsNHL1600023—————
2020–21Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL2926870—————
2021–22Hershey BearsAHL7446109931014
2022–23Hershey BearsAHL60013131022011244
2022–23Washington CapitalsNHL60117—————
NHL totals 72 3 3 6 128 1 0 0 0 0

Awards and honours

Award Year
WHL
CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game 2010 [23]
AHL
Calder Cup 2017, 2023 [24][25]

References

  1. ↑ DeLessio, Joe (June 28, 2010). "Meet Dylan McIlrath, the Rangers first round pick". New York Magazine. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  2. ↑ Salerno, Mike (September 8, 2010). "Relax New York Rangers Fans, You're Going to Love Dylan McIlrath". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Seven WHL players selected in 1st round of 2010 NHL draft". Western Hockey League. June 25, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Connecticut Whale Transaction History". Connecticut Whale. April 30, 2012. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  5. ↑ Gourlie, M. (May 15, 2012). "McIlrath added to Rangers playoff roster". Moose Jaw Times-Herald. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Rangers call up 10 players from Whale". New York Rangers. April 28, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Dylan McIlrath Gets The Call, Joins The Rangers". Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Dylan McIlrath". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  9. ↑ Cole, Mike (February 15, 2016). "Wayne Simmonds, Dylan McIlrath Have Spirited Fight After Pregame Chat (Video) | NHL". NESN.com. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Dylan McIlrath waived by New York Rangers". Newsday. October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Florida Panthers Acquire Dylan McIlrath from New York Rangers". National Hockey League. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Panthers acquire Vanek from Red Wings". The Sports Network. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  13. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (March 1, 2017). "Red Wings acquire pick and defenseman for Vanek". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  14. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (March 1, 2017). "Red Wings assign Mcilrath to Griffins". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  15. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (June 29, 2017). "Lashoff and Mcilrath signed to two-year contract extensions". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  16. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (March 24, 2019). "Red Wings swap Sulak for McIlrath". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  17. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (April 7, 2019). "Red Wings assign nine players". NHL.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  18. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (May 9, 2019). "Red Wings sign McIlrath to two-year extension". NHL.com. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Detroit Assigns 11 to Grand Rapids". griffinshockey.com. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Capitals Re-sign Lucas Johansen, Sign Irwin, McIlrath and Shepard". Washington Capitals. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Dylan McIlrath". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  22. ↑ Neate, Sager (June 21, 2010). "NHL prospect profile: Dylan McIlrath". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  23. ↑ "CHL Announces Rosters for the 2010 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game". Windsor Spitfires. December 20, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  24. ↑ Wakiji, Dana (June 13, 2017). "Grand Rapids Griffins win Calder Cup at home". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Sweeter by the dozen: Hershey wins 12th Calder Cup". American Hockey League. June 21, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
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