Locke inks deal with Fuel

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indy Fuel announced that they have signed forward Brenden Locke to a contract for the 2022-23 season.

Indy acquired the rights to Locke from the Trois-Rivieres Lions at the 2021-22 future considerations trade deadline, completing the futures portion of the Mike Lee transaction from Feb. 16, 2022. Locke signed his first pro deal with the Lions on March 23, 2022 and went on to tally nine points (3g-6a) in 16 games.

Before joining Trois-Rivieres, the 24-year-old played four seasons with Cornell University where he [osted 79 points (23g-56a) in 123 career games.

Prior to his college career, Locke spent the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons with the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Cobourg Cougars, notching 87 points (35g-52a) in 88 games. He skated two seasons with the North Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Abitibi Eskimos between 2013-15, tallying 136 points (68g-68a) in 102 games.