Chris Lee (ice hockey)
Chris Lee (born October 3, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played with Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), where he won the Gagarin Cup in 2014 and 2016.
| Chris Lee | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | October 3, 1980 MacTier, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| team Former teams | Free agent Kölner Haie Adler Mannheim Färjestad BK Metallurg Magnitogorsk | ||
| National team | Canada | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2004–2018 | ||
Lee represented his country at the 2017 IIHF World Championship, and the 2018 Winter Olympics; winning a silver and bronze medal respectively.
Playing career edit
Undrafted, Lee played 249 regular-season games in the American Hockey League for the Albany River Rats, Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights, Iowa Stars, Bridgeport Sound Tigers., and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
He played the 2011–12 season with Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[1] For the 2011–12 DEL season, Lee won the Defenceman of the Year award.[2] He played in the Elitserien with Färjestad BK for the 2012–13 season.[3]
After a successful first season in 2013–14 helping Russian club Metallurg Magnitogorsk claim the Gagarin Cup, Lee was signed to a three-year contract extension on October 16, 2014.[4] He helped the team recapture the championship in 2016, whilst also leading all defenceman in playoff scoring with 13 points (tied with Nikita Zaitsev and Sami Lepistö).
International play edit
| Lee playing for Team Canada at the 2017 Channel One Cup | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Canada | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
| 2018 Pyeongchang | ||
| World Championships | ||
| 2017 Germany/France | ||
Lee originally represented a European-based Team Canada at the Deutschland Cup in 2013 and 2017. During the 2017 IIHF World Championship, Lee was added to the Canada roster after a freak injury suffered by fellow defenceman Tyson Barrie at the team hotel.[5] He made his full international debut with Canada, contributing an assist in a 3–2 victory over host team France on May 11, 2017; Canada went on to win the silver medal losing to Sweden in the gold medal game.
Lee played for Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[6] where they won a bronze medal.
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Orillia Terriers | OPJHL | 50 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Parry Sound Shamrocks | NOJHL | 26 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Couchiching Terriers | OPJHL | 51 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Couchiching Terriers | OPJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Parry Sound Shamrocks | OPJHL | 48 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | SUNY Potsdam | NCAA III | 28 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | SUNY Potsdam | NCAA III | 27 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | SUNY Potsdam | NCAA III | 28 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | SUNY Potsdam | NCAA III | 27 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 68 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 52 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 37 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights | AHL | 32 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 68 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 66 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 79 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 43 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 2011–12 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 52 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Färjestad BK | SEL | 54 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 47 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 48 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2014–15 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 60 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 60 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 60 | 14 | 51 | 65 | 46 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
| 2017–18 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 26 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | ||
| AHL totals | 249 | 26 | 89 | 115 | 128 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| KHL totals | 253 | 45 | 144 | 189 | 215 | 82 | 9 | 47 | 56 | 52 | ||||
International edit
Awards and honours edit
References edit
- ^ . Adler Mannheim. April 17, 2011. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ^ "Chris Lee 2011–2012 DEL Defenceman of the Year". Elite Prospects. September 14, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ . Färjestad BK. September 14, 2012. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ "Contract extension signed with Chris Lee". Metallurg Magnitogorsk. October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ "Barrie injured wrestling teammate at hotel". The Sports Network. May 11, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ^ "Hockey Canada announces men's Olympic roster - Sportsnet.ca".
- ^ Clinton, Jared (April 20, 2016). "Metallurg defeats CSKA in Game 7, wins second Gagarin Cup in three seasons". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database