An explosive start to the 2017-18 season has earned Kelowna Rockets߲о forward the Western Hockey League߲оs player of the week honours.
Lind, 18, scored three times and added five assists in leading the Rockets to a pair of victories over the rival Kamloops Blazers.
In Friday night߲оs home opener, the second-round draft pick of the Vancouver Canucks had a goal and two assists in a 6-2 Kelowna win over the Blazers.
The following night in Kamloops, the Shaunavon, Sask. native figured in all five Rockets goals߲оtwo goals and three assists߲о
. of the has been named WHL On the Run Player of the Week!
߲о The WHL (@TheWHL)
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Lind set career highs during the 2016-17 WHL regular season, notching 87 points (30G-57A) in 70 games with the Rockets.
Over 148 career WHL regular season games, the 6-foot-1, 185-pound right winger has accumulated 137 points (47G-90A). He was originally a fourth-round selection (87th) of the Rockets at the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft.
Lind and the Rockets (2-0-0-0) return to action this Friday when they host the Everett Silvertips at Prospera Place. Puck drop is 7:05 p.m.