Strand, 25 (2/17/97), recorded 1-3=4 points with a +1 rating in 11 games with San Diego this season. Among Gulls defensemen, he co-led in plus/minus and ranked tied for second in points.
The 6-3, 208-pound defenseman has appeared in 21 career NHL games with Los Angeles from 2020-22, recording three assists (0-3=3) with a +1 rating and eight penalty minutes (PIM). He has earned 20-29=49 points and 109 PIM in 146 career AHL games with San Diego and Ontario from 2018-22. He also had 1-2=3 points in nine ECHL games with the Manchester Monarchs in 2018-19.
A native of Calgary, Alberta, Strand appeared in 268 WHL games with Red Deer and Seattle from 2014-2018, recording 40-82=122 points with a +7 rating and 242 PIM. He had 7-13=20 points in 42 career WHL playoff games, helping Seattle to a WHL championship in 2017.
