#9 Anders Lee 2011-12 Hockey Roster
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Earned three monograms in three seasons at Notre Dame … signed two-year, entry-level contract with the New York Islanders on April 1, 2013 … scored first professional goal in first game on April 2 versus Winnipeg … served as Notre Dame team captain as a junior … was a second-team CCM Division I All-American in 2012-13 … selected first team all-CCHA … led the Irish in scoring with 20 goals and 18 assists for 38 points … added four power-play goals, one short-handed tally and two game winners … was +18 on the season … honorable mention all-CCHA as a sophomore and second team selection as a freshman … selected to CCHA all-rookie team in 2010-11 … played in 125 career games with 61 goals and 55 assists for 116 career points to finish 35th on all-time scoring list … selected in the sixth round, 152nd overall, by the New York Islanders in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
AS A JUNIOR: Played in all 41 games for Irish while serving as team captain in 2012-13 … led the team with 20 goals and 38 points … added four power-play goals, one short-handed tally and two game winners … had 13 penalties for 37 minutes … tied for third on team with a +18 …second team CCM All-American selection … was first team all-CCHA … selected as Notre Dame[apos]s Monogram Club most valuable player … finalist for CCHA player of the year and top defensive forward honors … two-time CCHA offensive player of the week (Nov. 5 and Nov. 26) … led the Irish with 135 shots on goal … had 10 games with two or more points and three with two or more goals … scored twice in 4-0 win over Western Michigan (Nov. 4) … had two goals, including the game winner as part of three-point game in 5-2 win over North Dakota (Nov. 24) … scored twice in 7-4 win over Michigan (Feb. 8) and had five-point weekend (3g, 2a) in sweep of Wolverines … had two goals and two assists for four points in five postseason games.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in all 40 games for the Irish in 2011-12 while serving as an alternate captain … led Notre Dame with 17 goals and added 17 assists for 34 points … tied for the team lead with seven power-play goals … had one game-winning goal … picked up 12 penalties for 24 minutes … was even on the season … led the Irish with 142 shots on goal … had eight games with two-or-more points and three with two or more goals … had a goal and an assist in 4-3 loss to the Ohio State in final game at the Joyce Center … opened the Compton Family Ice Arena in grand style … scored first goal in the new building at 9:21 of the first period … named the RBC CCHA player of the month and honorable mention HCA national player of the month for October … put together a five-game point streak (0g, 7a) from Jan. 21 to Feb. 4 … included were back-to-back two-assist games in a series split at Alaska (Jan. 27-28) … closed the season with a four-game point streak (3g, 1a).
AS A FRESHMAN: Played in all 44 games for the Irish, scoring 24 goals with 20 assists for 44 points … tied for the team lead with six power-play goals, had one short-handed goal and tied a Notre Dame single-season mark with seven game-winning goals … called for eight penalties resulting in 16 penalty minutes … was +19 for the season … second team all-CCHA selection … named to the CCHA all-rookie team … selected as one of Notre Dame[apos]s two rookies of the year along with T.J. Tynan … three-time CCHA rookie of the week … three-time CCHA rookie of the month (Oct., Dec., Feb.) … HCA national rookie of the month (Dec.) … point total was eighth best by a Notre Dame freshman … 24 goals are the third-best total for an Irish rookie … had 15 games with two or more points and five games with two or more goals … recorded his first career hat trick in 6-3 win over Holy Cross in opening game of Warrior Ice Breaker Classic (Oct. 8) … had a career-high three assists in 5-4 win at Miami (Dec. 3)… picked up second multi-goal game (ppg, gwg) in 4-1 win at Ohio State (Jan. 22) … had five-point weekend (2g, 3a) in a pair of ties against Miami … had fourth, two-goal game in 3-2 win at Western Michigan (Feb. 25) … had just one goal in three-game second-round playoff series with Lake Superior … had two goals in 4-3 overtime win against Merrimack in Northeast Regional, including the overtime game winner … added an assist in win over New Hampshire in championship game … selected to the Northeast Regional all-tournament team … played in eight postseason games with three goals and one assist for four points.
PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Edina High School in Edina, Minn., where he was standout athlete in hockey, football and baseball … played two years of hockey at Edina for coach Curt Giles … was a finalist in 2009 for Minnesota[apos]s ‘Mr. Hockey’ Award … selected Associated Press first team all-state … two-time all-state selection … four-time all-conference choice … played three years at St. Thomas Academy before transferring to Edina … appeared in Minnesota State Tournament a record five times (8th grade) … finished his high school career with 106 goals and 132 assists for 238 points to rank second in all-time scoring by a Metro player in Minnesota history … in football, played quarterback and was the 2008 Minnesota Gatorade player of the year, the 2008 Metro player of the year, the National Football Foundation player of the year, a finalist for Minnesota[apos]s ‘Mr. Football’ and a two-time all-conference and all-state performer … holds conference records for touchdowns (32) in a season, total yards (3,332), total yards in a game (689 vs. Hopkins) and average points per game (19.2) … set the Minnesota state mark for total offense per game (319 yds. per game) … pitched and played third base in baseball … two-time letter winner … selected all-state as a junior … played one season of junior hockey with the Green Bay Gamblers in 2009-10 … led Green Bay to a 45-10-5 record, the Anderson Cup regular-season title and the USHL[apos]s Clark Cup playoff championship in `09-[apos]10 … led team in scoring with 35 goals and 31 assists for 66 points … added nine power-play goals and a league-best nine game-winning tallies … tied for the USHL lead in goals with 35 and was 10th in points with 66 … tied for 11th in power-play goals … selected USHL rookie of the year and to the USHL all-rookie team … first team all-USHL … most valuable player of the Clark Cup playoffs, leading all scorers with 10 goals and 12 assists for 22 points … played in 2010 USHL all-star game … full name is Anders Mark Lee … son of Thomas and Lisa Lee … has two younger sisters, Alexis and Courtney … born in St. Paul, Minn. … a management major in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame.
Lee[apos]s Career Statistics
Year | GP | G | A | Pts | Shots | Sh Pct. | P/Min | PPG | SHG | GWG | +/- |
2010-11 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 180 | .133 | 8/16 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +19 |
2011-12 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 142 | .120 | 12/24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | E |
2012-13 | 41 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 135 | .148 | 13/37 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +18 |
Totals | 125 | 61 | 55 | 116 | 457 | .133 | 33/77 | 17 | 2 | 10 | +37 |