Here is a look at the nine players selected by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2015 NHL Draft:

No. 3 overall: Dylan Strome

Age: 18

Born: Mississauga, Ontario

Position: Center

Shoots: Left

Height: 6-3

Weight: 185

2014-15 stats: 68 games, 45 goals, 84 assists, 129 points, plus 47

2014-15 team: Erie Otters (OHL)

Facts: Strome won the Ontario Hockey League scoring title and set Erie Otters franchise records for assists and points in a season…. His older brother is New York Islanders forward Ryan Strome, who was drafted fifth overall in 2011.

Comment: Strome could fill a longstanding need for a top-end, skilled center. He probably won’t be ready to play in the NHL next season and will return to Eerie for another year of development.

Quote: "He’s the real deal and he does everything out there. He’s one of the hardest working guys and a good student of the game. He deserves all the credit for what he accomplished." — Coyotes prospect Max Domi on Strome, a former OHL opponent

Second day of draft Coyotes stockpile forwards, trade for Grossmann

No. 30: Nicholas Merkley

Age: 18

Born: Calgary

Position: RW

Shoots: Right

Height: 5-10

Weight: 191

2014-15 stats: 72 games, 20 goals, 90 points

2014-15 team: Kelowna Rockets (WHL)

Facts: Merkley was NHL Central Scouting’s No. 23 rated prospect and No. 13 on the Coyotes’ draft board. … Merkley had five goals and 27 points in 19 postseason games to help the Rockets win the Ed Chynoweth Cup as WHL champions.

Comment: Merkley is the kind of skilled player that, if he pans out, could really bolster the Coyotes organizational depth in an area where they need a lot of it. His weight is already where it needs to be and so is his grit, but he will work on the details of his game next season.

Quote: "He’s quick, he’s very smart, he’s creative and he’s tough. He’s got a physical edge to him. I’m really thrilled that he found his way to us. There’s a drive to this player that’s second to none." — GM Don Maloney

Nicholas Merkley poses with Coyotes executives after being chosen 30th overall during the first round.

No. 32: Christian Fischer

Age: 19

Born: Wayne, Illinois

Position: RW

Shoots: Right

Height: 6-1

Weight: 212

2014-15 stats: 66 games, 31 goals, 33 assists

2014-15 team: U.S. Under-18 team

Facts: During his first season with the United States National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich., Fischer lived with Matthew Tkachuk, the son of former Coyote Keith Tkachuk. … Fischer set a United States Hockey League record for fastest goal to start a game when he scored six seconds into the first period on March 5, 2015, vs. Omaha. The goal was shorthanded. … He is scheduled to begin his college career next fall at Notre Dame.

Comment: Fischer has a big body, and the Coyotes view him as a power forward prospect. He’s a physical, gritty player who has produced points at every level thus far and displays good vision and passing ability.

Quote: "One of my best friends is (Scottsdale product) Auston Matthews. I was roommates with him on the development team the last few years and I’ve been down to Scottsdale a lot." — Fischer

No. 63: Kyle Capobianco

Age: 17

Born: Mississauga, Ont.

Position: Defense

Shoots: Left

Height: 6-2

Weight: 180

2014-15 stats: 10 goals, 40 points

2014-15 team: Sudbury Wolves (OHL)

Facts: Capobianco led the Wolves in assists last season. … His favorite NHL player is Coyotes D Oliver Ekman-Larsson. … His uncle is former pro goalie Randy Exelby, who lives in the Valley and owns Behind the Mask, a hockey equipment store. Capobianco comes to Exelby’s hockey school every summer.

Comment: Capobianco has some filling out to do to get his weight up to NHL standards, but coach Dave Tippett views him as the prototype of the new, mobile, puck-moving defenseman.

Quote: "He gets a couple bruises after I shoot on him. He bruises easily." — Capobianco on his uncle, Exelby.

No. 76: Adin Hill

Age: 19

Born: Comox, British Columbia

Position: Goalie

Catches: Left

Height: 6-4

Weight: 198

2014-15 stats: 46 games, 31-11-1 record, 2.81 goals against average, .921 save percentage

2014-15 team: Portland (WHL)

Facts: Hill is the first goalie drafted by the Coyotes since 2012. … He led all WHL rookie goaltenders with 31 wins in 46 games. He also led the WHL in save percentage (.921).

Comment: At 6-4, Hill has the size that is quickly becoming a requirement for NHL goalies. Maloney said he was a phenom in his mid-teens, went through a growth spurt that made him awkward. He is just starting to show the ability he did at an earlier age.

Quote: "When I was younger I was a fairly good player and we had a rule that you could only score three goals in a game. I would score three goals in the first five minutes of the game so then at the first intermission I would switch into the goalie gear." — Hill on how he became a goalie.

No. 81: Brendan Warren

Age: 18

Born: Carleton, Michigan

Position: LW

Shoots: Left

Height: 6-0

Weight: 191

2014-15 stats: 52 games, 17 goals, 34 points, 49 PIM

2014-15 team: USA U-18, (USHL)

Facts: Warren models his game after Detroit’s Justin Abdelkader. … Warren was teammates with Coyotes pick Christian Fischer.

Comment: Warren is another player in the power forward mold that uses his size and speed to protect the puck and make plays.

Quote: "It will be pretty cool doing this journey side by side, pushing each other through the ranks." — Warren on being drafted by the same team as his USA Hockey teammate, Christian Fischer

More Coyotes Trade offers can't sway Coyotes from drafting Strome

No. 83: Jens Looke

Age: 18

Born: Gavle, Sweden

Position: RW

Shoots: Right

Height: 6-0

Weight: 180

2014-15 stats: 43 games, two goals, six points.

2014-15 team: Brynas (Swedish Hockey League)

Facts: Looke was the youngest player and scored three goals on Sweden’s World Junior Championship team. … Looke finished 10th among European skaters in the final NHL Draft Prospect Rankings.

Comment: Looke is a bit of an unknown; the type of player the Coyotes rely heavily on scouts to assess. He will attend the team’s prospect camp in July.

Quote: "He’s a solid all-around player with a good intellect for the game. I haven’t seen him as much as our scouts. When I went to see him in a game, he got KO’ed by a big hit." — Maloney

No. 123: Conor Garland

Age: 19

Born: Scituate, Massachusetts

Position: RW

Shoots: Right

Height: 5-8

Weight: 163

2014-15 stats: 67 games, 35 goals, 125 points

2014-15 team: Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)

Facts: He won the Jean Beliveau Trophy as the league’s top scorer, and the Michel Briere Trophy as league MVP. … Garland is the first player in Wildcats history to lead the Q in scoring, and he is only the second American-born player to do it (Pat LaFontaine was the first).

Comment: Garland’s size surely scared off a lot of teams but the point production is there. If he can add a little thickness to his frame, and if his skill and speed translate at the next level, he could be a sleeper pick.

Quote: "At worst, we have a dynamic minor league player for years to come. At best, we found ourselves a really special player at a spot where you don’t normally find them." — Maloney

No. 183: Erik Kallgren

Age: 18

Born: Stockholm, Sweden

Position: Goalie

Catches: Left

Height: 6-2

Weight: 157

2014-15 stats: 34 games, 1.75 goals against average, .936 save percentage.

2014-15 team: IK Oskarshamn (Sweden’s second highest league)

Facts: He had a 2.52 GAA and a .920 save percentage in seven postseason games.

Comment: Kallgren looks like a longshot pick, the type of guy teams often take in the final round as a gamble because they see something in his game. His size isn’t prototypical of today’s NHL goalies but he has quickness and athleticism.

Quote: Our Swedish scout, Thomas Carlsson, likes him a lot. He’s one of those guys you take a flier on. Fortunately, with Euros, we have their rights for four years, so we’ll just let him play a while and develop; watch him and help him along." — Maloney

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