Blazers sign BWC Academy’s Lindgren

The Kamloops Blazers have signed Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student athlete Mats Lindgren to a standard Western Hockey League (WHL) Player Agreement.

Lindgren, 14, attended the BWC Academy this past season, registering 26 points (4-22-26) in 27 games with their Bantam Prep team, along with adding one assist in three games at the 2019 BDO CSSHL Championships.

The North Vancouver, B.C. product also appeared in nine games with the BWC Academy Elite 15 team, collecting one assist.

Lindgren was selected in the first round, seventh overall, by the Blazers at the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft.