Chris Lee | |||
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Born | MacTier, Ontario, Canada | October 3, 1980||
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 | ![]() | ||
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.
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).
![]() Lee playing for Team Canada at the 2017 Channel One Cup | ||
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
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.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2017 | Canada | WC | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
2018 | Canada | OG | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
Senior totals | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Award | Year | |
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DEL | ||
Defenseman of the Year | 2012 | |
KHL | ||
All-Star Game | 2014, 2015, 2017 | |
Gagarin Cup | 2014, 2016 | [7] |
First All-Star Team | 2016 |
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