Kalan Lind is set to make his professional hockey debut soon.
The 19-year-old Red Deer Rebels forward will join the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL this week, the team announced on Wednesday. The Admirals have six games left in the regular season and will next play on Friday against the Texas Stars in Texas. They have a 34-21-5-6 record and sit second in the AHL Central Division. They already clinched a playoff spot.
In his fourth WHL season, Lind posted 27 points (12g-15a) in 37 games while serving as an alternate captain for the Rebels. Despite missing 31 games due to injury, Lind finished fourth on Red Deer in goals (12) and points and tied for fourth in assists (15).
The forward notched eight multi-point outings, including a career-high five-point performance on March 11 at Moose Jaw (2g-3a). Lind was originally selected by the Predators in the second round (46th overall) of the 2023 NHL Draft.
The 6-foot-1, 165-pound forward established WHL career highs in assists (28) and points (44) while adding 16 goals to help the Rebels reach the second round of the playoffs in 2022-23.
Lind has 160 points (68g-92a) in 160 career WHL regular-season contests, and 19 points (7g-12a) in 29 postseason contests, all with Red Deer.
