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.

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
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

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

Lee playing for Team Canada at the 2017 Channel One Cup
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 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 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 0 2 2 4
2018 Canada OG 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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.


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