| Lee Stecklein | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Stecklein with PWHL Minnesota in 2024 | |||
| Born |
April 23, 1994 Roseville, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| PWHL team Former teams |
PWHL Minnesota Minnesota Whitecaps | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
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Lee Ethel Stecklein (born April 23, 1994) is an American ice hockey defenseman for PWHL Minnesota and a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She has represented the United States at the Winter Olympic Games in 2014, 2018 and 2022. She played college ice hockey at Minnesota.
Stecklein was selected second overall by the Buffalo Beauts in the 2016 NWHL Draft.[1]
Playing career
Stecklein playing for Team USA in 2017
NCAA
Stecklein played in all 41 games of her freshman season (2012–13) at Minnesota, tallying three goals and nine assists.[2][3]
USA Hockey
Stecklein made her senior national team debut at the 2013 4 Nations Cup and, later in that season, won a gold medal at the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship.[4][5] She represented Team USA at the IIHF Women's World Championship in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2022, and the 2014, 2018, and 2022 Winter Olympics.
NWHL
Stecklein playing in the final game of the Whitecaps 2018–19 season. Stecklein's goal in OT, resulted in the Whitecap's winning the Isobel Cup
On June 20, 2018, Stecklein signed with the Minnesota Whitecaps, for their inaugural season as members of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).[6][7] Along with Shannon Szabados, Stecklein was named one of the team captains for the 4th NWHL All-Star Game.[8] Stecklein scored the game-winning goal to cinch the 2019 Isobel Cup victory.
Personal life
Stecklein is from Roseville, Minnesota and attended Roseville Area High School.[2]
She graduated from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota with a BBA in entrepreneurial management in 2017. She has been employed as a digital content specialist at Clif Bar since 2018.[9]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009-10 | Roseville Raiders | MNHS | 27 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2010-11 | Roseville Raiders | MNHS | 22 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2011-12 | Roseville Raiders | MNHS | 20 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2012-13 | University of Minnesota | NCAA | 41 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2013-14 | Team USA centralization | – | – | |||||||||||
| 2014-15 | University of Minnesota | NCAA | 40 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2015-16 | University of Minnesota | NCAA | 40 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2016-17 | University of Minnesota | NCAA | 36 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2017-18 | Team USA centralization | – | – | |||||||||||
| 2018-19 | Minnesota Whitecaps | NWHL | 16 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019-20 | Independent | PWHPA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2020-21 | Minnesota | PWHPA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2021-22 | Team USA centralization | – | – | |||||||||||
| NCAA totals | 157 | 20 | 73 | 93 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | United States | U18 |  |
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | United States | U18 |  |
5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013 | United States | WWC | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | United States | OG | |
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | United States | WWC | |
5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | United States | WWC | |
5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | United States | WWC | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | United States | OG | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | United States | WWC | |
7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2021 | United States | WWC | |
7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | United States | OG | |
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | United States | WWC | |
7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2023 | United States | WWC | |
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 63 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 8 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL | |
| World U18 Gold Medal | 2011 |
| World U18 Silver Medal | 2012 |
| Olympic Silver Medal | 2014, 2022 |
| Olympic Gold Medal | 2018 |
| World Championship Gold Medal | 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 |
| World Championship Silver Medal | 2021, 2022 |
| World Championship Best Defender | 2021 |
| World Championship All-Star Team | 2021 |
| NWHL | |
| Isobel Cup Champion | 2019 |
| Isobel Cup Playoffs MVP | 2019 |
| NWHL All-Star | 2018–19 |
| NCAA | |
| NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Champion | 2013, 2015, 2016 |
| Big Ten Distinguished Scholar | 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 |
| AHCA All-American Second Team | 2014–15,[16] 2015–16[17] |
| All-USCHO First Team | 2014–15[18] |
| Academic All-Big Ten | 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 |
| All-WCHA First Team | 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 |
| WCHA All-Academic Team | 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 |
| WCHA Scholar Athlete | 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 |
| All-USCHO Second Team | 2015–16, 2016–17[19] |
| NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team | 2016[20] |
| CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large Second Team | 2015–16,[21] 2016–17[22] |
| CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large First Team | 2015–16, 2016–17 |
| AHCA All-American First Team | 2016–17[23] |
| Big Ten Medal of Honor | 2016–17[24] |
| Patty Berg Legacy Award | October 2016[25] |
Weekly awards
WCHA Defensive Player of the Week
WCHA Rookie of the Week
- Week of November 28, 2012[28]
References
- ↑ Cimini, Kate (June 19, 2016). "First-round picks show how NWHL GMs view their teams". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 21, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- 1 2 "2013-14 Women's Ice Hockey Roster: 2 Lee Stecklein". University of Minnesota Athletics. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ↑ "2016-17 Women's Ice Hockey Roster: 2 Lee Stecklein". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ↑ Lee Stecklein: USA Hockey player bio.
- ↑ "Team USA: 2 Lee Stecklein". USA Hockey. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ↑ "Team USA Gold Medalists Hannah Brandt and Lee Stecklein Join NWHL's Minnesota Whitecaps". NWHL.zone. June 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Team USA Gold Medalists Hannah Brandt and Lee Stecklein Join NWHL's Minnesota Whitecaps". National Women's Hockey League (Press release). June 20, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via OurSports Central.
- ↑ "2019 NWHL All-Star Weekend Comes to Nashville!". National Women's Hockey League. November 13, 2018. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ↑ Bumbaca, Chris (February 11, 2022). "Back from the 'Clif': How US women's hockey defender went from selling granola bars to Beijing Olympics". USA Today. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ↑ "Lee Stecklein: Career Statistics". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ↑ "Playing profile: Lee Stecklein". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ↑ Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). "Active Skaters, Women". IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 662. ISBN 9780986796470.
- ↑ "2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: USA - United States". International Ice Hockey Federation. August 31, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ↑ "Beijing 2022 – Ice Hockey, Women – Player Statistics by Team: USA - United States". International Ice Hockey Federation. February 17, 2022. Archived from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ↑ "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: USA - United States". International Ice Hockey Federation. September 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ↑ "Four Gophers Earn All-American Status". University of Minnesota Athletics (Press release). March 19, 2015. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ↑ "2016 All-American Teams". American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ↑ Horgan, Candace (March 27, 2015). "Minnesota, Boston College lead All-USCHO Women's D-I teams". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ↑ Horgan, Candace (March 24, 2017). "Clarkson, Wisconsin lead All-USCHO women's D-I teams". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ↑ "Klobuchar Resolution Congratulating Minnesota Gophers Women's Ice Hockey Team on Winning National Championship Passes Senate". Office of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (Press release). April 14, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ↑ "Academic All-America® Division I At-Large Teams Selected, Led by Alabama Duo Anton McKee and Lauren Beers". CoSIDA (Press release). June 9, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ↑ "2016-17 Academic All-America® Division I M/W At-Large Teams Announced". CoSIDA (Press release). June 8, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ↑ "2017 All-American Teams". American Hockey Coaches Association. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ↑ "Minnesota's Stecklein and Wieland Awarded Big Ten Medal Of Honor". Big Ten Conference (Press release). May 2, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ↑ "Stecklein Honored at GGF Scholarship Banquet". University of Minnesota Athletics. October 29, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ↑ "Ohio State's Kepler, Minnesota's Stecklein and Wisconsin's Clark Named WCHA Players of the Week" (PDF). Western Collegiate Hockey Association (Press release). October 7, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 17, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ↑ "UMD'S Stalder, UMN'S Stecklein AND UW'S Mauermann Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week". Western Collegiate Hockey Association. January 31, 2017. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ↑ "UW's Decker, UND's Lamoureux, UM's Stecklein Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week" (PDF). Western Collegiate Hockey Association. November 28, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 17, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Lee Stecklein at Olympedia
- Lee Stecklein at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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