This is the second of four draft profiles that will be done leading up to the draft. You can find the first profile on Alexander Pelevin here.
The WHL is chock full of exciting defensive prospects this year. The top three are Kevin Korchinski, Denton Mateychuk and Owen Pickering, and Mats Lindgren comes in at number four. He’s an offensive leaning defenseman that was a key part of the Kamloops Blazers both on the power play and at even strength this season. Lindgren’s father, also named Mats Lindgren, appeared in 387 NHL games over the course of his career, so the younger Lindgren knows what it takes to make it to the NHL.