| Chris Lee | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Lee withFärjestads BK in 2013 | |||
| Born | (1980-10-03)October 3, 1980 (age 45) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 18 lb (8 kg; 1 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | 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 professionalice hockeydefenceman who last played withMetallurg Magnitogorsk in theKontinental Hockey League (KHL), where he won theGagarin Cup in2014 and2016.
Leerepresented his country at the2017 IIHF World Championship, and the2018 Winter Olympics; winning a silver and bronze medal respectively.
Undrafted, Lee played 249 regular-season games in theAmerican Hockey League for theAlbany River Rats,Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights,Iowa Stars,Bridgeport Sound Tigers., andWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
He played the 2011–12 season withAdler Mannheim in theDeutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[1] For the2011–12 DEL season, Lee won the Defenceman of the Year award.[2] He played in theElitserien withFärjestad BK for the 2012–13 season.[3]
After a successful first season in2013–14 helping Russian club Metallurg Magnitogorsk claim theGagarin 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 withNikita Zaitsev andSami Lepistö).
.jpg) 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 theDeutschland Cup in 2013 and 2017. During the2017 IIHF World Championship, Lee was added to theCanada roster after a freak injury suffered by fellow defencemanTyson Barrie at the team hotel.[5] He made his full international debut with Canada, contributing an assist in a 3–2 victory over host teamFrance 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 the2018 Winter Olympics.[6] where they won a bronze medal.
| 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 | SUNYAC | 28 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | SUNY Potsdam | SUNYAC | 27 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | SUNY Potsdam | SUNYAC | 28 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | SUNY Potsdam | SUNYAC | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| DEL | ||
| Defenseman of the Year | 2012 | |
| KHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2014,2015,2017 | |
| Gagarin Cup | 2014,2016 | [7] |
| First All-Star Team | 2016 | |