Otters captain Strome wins Memorial Cup MVP award after loss to Spitfires
WINDSOR, Ont. — Otters captain Dylan Strome didn’t take much comfort in winning the Memorial Cup’s MVP award after losing the final to the Windsor Spitfires on Sunday.
That’s not the trophy he set out to win.
“It’s an honour, but no one cares about the MVP trophy,” said Strome, who briefly gave the Otters a 2-1 lead in the second period before falling 4-3 to the host Spitfires. “Everyone wants that big cup.”
The Otters knew they’d have to start the 2016-17 season without Strome, who was drafted in the first round by the Arizona Coyotes in 2015. But when the Coyotes sent Strome back to the Otters after seven NHL games in November, he gave Erie an immediate lift, scoring at a two-points-per-game pace during the regular season while leading the Otters to the franchise’s second OHL championship.