NASHVILLE, TN – Multiple Tri-City Storm alumni were selected in the 2023 edition of the NHL Draft held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, June 28th-June 29th. Former Storm forward Gavin Brindley was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets 34thoverall in the 2nd round of the event. Former Tri-City defenseman Andrew Strathmann was also selected by Columbus 98th overall in the 4th round. Affiliate, and Future Storm defenseman, Sean Keohane was drafted 173rd overall in the 6th round by the Buffalo Sabres.
Gavin Brindley, 18, Forward, of Estero, Florida, scored twelve goals, and recorded twenty-six assists, for thirty-eight points in forty-one games played during his freshman season at the University of Michigan. Brindley’s Wolverines team qualified for the NCAA Frozen Four in his debut season with the team. He skated in one hundred and two career games with Tri-City during the 2020-2021, and 2021-2022 seasons. Brindley officially joined the organization by signing a tender agreement to play for the Storm on March 27th, 2020. He netted twenty-three goals, notched forty-one assists, and recorded sixty-four total points during his Storm career. Brindley made his USHL debut with the organization on November 13th, 2020, in Tri-City’s 5-1 road loss to the Omaha Lancers. He scored his first career USHL goal for Tri-City on December 11th, 2020, in the Storm’s 4-1 home victory at the Viaero Center over Omaha. Brindley recorded his first multiple-goal game on September 23rd, 2021, in Tri-City’s 3-2 overtime victory over the Dubuque Fighting Saints at the 2021 USHL Fall Classic. He skated in six career postseason games with the Storm during the 2021 and 2022 Clark Cup Playoffs. He scored two career postseason goals, and recorded two career postseason assists. Brindley was a member of the Storm’s 2021-2022 Anderson Cup Championship team.
Andrew Strathmann, 18, Defenseman, of Beach Park, Illinois, scored three goals, and recorded thirty-five assists, for thirty-eight points in fifty-six regular season games played this year for the Youngstown Phantoms. Strathmann appeared in sixty-one regular season games for the Storm during the 2021-2022 regular season. He also skated in each of Tri-City’s games during the 2022 Clark Cup Playoffs. Strathmann signed a tender agreement to skate for the team during the 2021-2022 season on November 18th, 2020. He made his USHL debut on September 23rd, 2021, in Tri-City’s 3-2 overtime victory over the Dubuque Fighting Saints at the 2021 USHL Fall Classic. He scored his first career goal on November 7th, 2021, in the Storm’s 4-1 road win over the Sioux City Musketeers. Strathmann notched five goals and recorded eighteen assists during the 2021-2022 regular season. He skated for the United States Under-17 Men’s Select Team that won the 2021 Five Nations Tournament in Visp, Switzerland. Strathmann also scored two goals and notched two assists for the United States Under-18 Men’s Select Team at the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Red Deer, Alberta. Strathmann previously announced a commitment to play collegiate hockey in the future at the University of North Dakota. He was a member of the Storm’s 2021-2022 Anderson Cup Championship team.
Sean Keohane, 18, Defenseman, of Milton, Massachusetts, was selected 38th overall by the Storm in the 3rd round of the 2022 USHL Phase II Draft. He netted four goals, and recorded twelve assists, for sixteen total points this season for the Dexter Southfield School (HS, Brookline, Massachusetts). He captained the team during the 2022-2023 season. Keohane also skated in eighteen games for the Cape Cod Whalers (AAA, Falmouth, Massachusetts). He scored one goal, and notched five assists, for six total points. Keohane netted one goal, and notched three assists in twenty-three games played last year for the South Shore Kings (AAA, Foxboro, Massachusetts). He previously announced a commitment to play collegiate hockey in the future at Harvard University.
Sixty-five alumni of the Tri-City Storm organization have been selected in the NHL Draft. The Storm’s complete NHL Draft history can be found online at https://stormhockey.com/sports/2022/8/22/nhl-draft-picks.aspx.
