Chris Lee (ice hockey)

This article is about the ice hockey player. For the ice hockey referee, see Chris Lee (referee).

Chris Lee
Born	(1980-10-03) October 3, 1980 (age 44) 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

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.

Lee represented his country at the 2017 IIHF World Championship, and the 2018 Winter Olympics; winning a silver and bronze medal respectively.

Playing career

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 2018, whilst also leading all defenceman in playoff scoring with 13 points (tied with Nikita Zaitsev and Sami Lepistö).

International play

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

Regular season and playoffs

				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

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2017	Canada	WC			7	0	2	2	4
2018	Canada	OG			6	0	5	5	0
Senior totals					13	0	7	7	4

Awards and honours

Award	Year
DEL
Defenseman of the Year	2012
KHL
All-Star Game	2014, 2015, 2017
Gagarin Cup	2014, 2016	[7]
First All-Star Team	2016

References

1. "Eagles add Chris Lee". Adler Mannheim. April 17, 2011. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
2. "Chris Lee 2011–2012 DEL Defenceman of the Year". Elite Prospects. September 14, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
3. "Chris Lee (Färjestad BK)". Färjestad BK. September 14, 2012. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
4. "Contract extension signed with Chris Lee". Metallurg Magnitogorsk. October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
5. "Barrie injured wrestling teammate at hotel". The Sports Network. May 11, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
6. "Hockey Canada announces men's Olympic roster - Sportsnet.ca".
7. 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

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database