The Montreal Canadiens have signed free-agent goaltender Charlie Lindgren to a two-year, two-way contract. Lindgren is coming off a career-best season with St. Cloud State University, finishing his junior year with a .925 save percentage.
Canadiens agree to terms on a two-year contract with free agent Charlie Lindgren. -> https://t.co/1A9oc0WiPc pic.twitter.com/kGEtTT7HC3
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 30, 2016
The Lakeville, Minnesota native propelled St. Cloud to a second-place finish the the National Collegiate Hockey Conference of the NCAA’s Division I, getting credit for a team-record 30 of the team’s 31 wins on the season.
His contract starts this season, so the right-catching, 6’2″ goaltender will see some action in the Canadiens system relatively soon. Marc Bergevin confirmed that he will actually be joining the NHL team to get a look before the season comes to a close.
Marc Bergevin states via #Habs release that Lindgren will finish the season with the Canadiens…
— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) March 30, 2016
He should get a fair look for the backup role in Montreal come Habs training camp in September.
