Kole Lind
Kole Lind | |||
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Born |
Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada | October 16, 1998||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Seattle Kraken Charlotte Checkers (AHL) Vancouver Canucks | ||
NHL Draft |
33rd overall, 2017 Vancouver Canucks | ||
Playing career | 2018–present |
Kole Lind (born October 16, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Charlotte Checkers in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career[]
Lind was drafted by the Canucks in the second round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, having previously played major junior with the Kelowna Rockets.[1] He signed an entry level contract with the Canucks on March 1, 2018, and turned pro at the end of the 2017–18 season.[2]
In the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Lind was assigned to the Utica Comets and posted 8 points in his first eight games, before suffering a broken nose when struck in the face during a game against the Rochester Americans on March 3, 2021. After being cleared medically, he was assigned to the Canucks’ taxi squad on April 1, 2021.[3] He made his NHL debut with the Canucks in a 4–1 defeat to the Toronto Maple Leafs on April 29, 2021.[4]
On July 21, 2021, Lind was selected from the Canucks at the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft by the Seattle Kraken.[5]
Career statistics[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2012–13 | Swift Current Legionnaires | SMAAAHL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Saskatoon Contacts | SMAAAHL | 44 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | Saskatoon Contacts | SMAAAHL | 44 | 45 | 34 | 79 | 54 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | ||
2014–15 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
2015–16 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 70 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 54 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
2016–17 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 70 | 30 | 57 | 87 | 79 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | ||
2017–18 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 58 | 39 | 56 | 95 | 65 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||
2017–18 | Utica Comets | AHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Utica Comets | AHL | 51 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Utica Comets | AHL | 61 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Utica Comets | AHL | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
References[]
- ^ "Canucks' top prospects, No. 6: Kole Lind". theprovince.
- ^ "Canucks sign forward Kole Lind to entry-level contract - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca.
- ^ "Canucks tap Kole Lind for shot of energy". The Province. April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "Matthews' scores 36th, Maple Leafs top Canucks 4-1". ESPN. April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "Seattle Kraken make their picks". Seattle Kraken. July 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1998 births
- Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players
- Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
- Kelowna Rockets players
- Living people
- Seattle Kraken players
- Utica Comets players
- Vancouver Canucks draft picks
- Vancouver Canucks players