Lee Stecklein

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Lee Stecklein
Lee Stecklein playing for Team USA in 2017
Born (1994-04-23) April 23, 1994 (age 30)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
NWHL team Minnesota Whitecaps
National team  United States
Playing career 2012–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Canada
Gold medal – first place 2015 Sweden
Gold medal – first place 2016 Canada
Gold medal – first place 2017 United States

Lee Ethel Stecklein (born April 23, 1994) is an American ice hockey player and member of the United States women's national ice hockey team who was named to the 2014 Winter Olympics roster. She played college hockey for the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program.

Stecklein is from Roseville, Minnesota, and graduated from Roseville Area High School.[1] Stecklein was selected second overall by the Buffalo Beauts in the 2016 NWHL Draft.[2]

Playing career

NCAA

Stecklein played in all 41 games of her freshman season (2012–13) at Minnesota, tallying three goals and nine assists.[1]

USA Hockey

Stecklein was a member of the gold medal teams at the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship and 2013 edition of the 4 Nations Cup.[3] She represented Team USA at the 2015, 2016 and 2017 World Championships, and the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.

NWHL

On June 20, 2018, Stecklein signed with the Minnesota Whitecaps, in their inaugural 2018–19 season as members of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).[4]

Awards and honors

  • 2015 CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-Americans, Second Team[5]
  • WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of January 31, 2017)[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Lee Stecklein: Minnesota women's hockey bio.
  2. ^ "First-round picks show how NWHL GMs view their teams". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  3. ^ Lee Stecklein: USA Hockey player bio.
  4. ^ "Team USA Gold Medalists Hannah Brandt and Lee Stecklein Join NWHL's Minnesota Whitecaps". NWHL.zone. June 20, 2018.
  5. ^ http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/031915aab.html
  6. ^ "UMD'S STALDER, UMN'S STECKLEIN AND UW'S MAUERMANN NAMED WCHA WOMEN'S PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - Players honored for games of January 27 - 29, 2017". WCHA ice hockey. 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-02-09.

External links

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