Chris Lee (ice hockey)


Chris Lee is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played with Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the Kontinental Hockey League.

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. For the 2011–12 DEL season, Mr. Lee won the Defenceman of the Year award. He played in the Elitserien with Färjestad BK for the 2012–13 season.
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. He helped the team recapture the championship in 2016, whilst also leading all defenceman in playoff scoring with 13 points.

International play

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 to fellow defenceman Tyson Barrie at the team hotel. He made his full international debut with Canada, contributing with an assist in a 3–2 victory over host team France on May 11, 2017.
Lee played for Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours