UMass Lowell Athletics

CAREER: Saw action in 87 games as a River Hawk, picking up 64 points off 31 goals and 33 assists … Owns a +25 career rating … Has six power play goals and eight game-winning goals to his credit … Co-Recipient of the team’s G. Harvey Chandler Award in back-to-back years … Named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team as a sophomore.

AS A JUNIOR (2021-22): Skated in all but one game for the River Hawks in his junior season … Tied for first on the team in points with 28 off a team-high 16 goals and 12 assists for career-highs in all three categories … Finished fourth on the team and first amongst forwards in blocked shots with 27 … Owns a +11 rating across 34 appearances in 2021-22 … Tied for first on the team in game-winning tallies with four … Picked up the opening goal six times in the season … Scored a season-best three points on two occasions (10/29 at BU (2G, 1A); 2/5 vs. Dartmouth (1G, 2A) … Named to the Hockey East All-Star Third Team … Co-Recipient of the team’s G. Harvey Chandler award for the second year in a row.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2020-21): Skated in all 20 games for the River Hawks, scoring a team-high 16 points off seven goals and nine assists…Finished the year with a +7 rating…Tied for second on the team in game-winning goals with two (vs. Maine (1/3) and vs. UConn (2/9))…One of four River Hawks to score two power play goals this season…Earned the team’s G. Harvey Chandler Award, presented annually to the team’s top scorer...Tabbed to the Hockey East All-Academic Team. 

AS A FRESHMAN (2019-20): Lee ranked third on the team in scoring as a freshman with 20 points (8g,12a) in 33 games for the River Hawks. Scored a goal in each of his first two collegiate games against Alabama Huntsville. Lee notched points in 15 games, which included five multiple point efforts. UMass Lowell owned a 9-5-1 record when Lee scored a point. He was named Hockey East Rookie of the Week on January 6th. 

NHL Draft: Lee was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft with the 188th pick in the seventh round. Read full story

Previous Team: He played for the Sioux Falls Stampede in the United States Hockey League (USHL) during the 2018-19 season. He registered 35 points (20g,15a) in 61 regular-season games for the Stampede last year. He also posted 11 points (6g,5a) in 12 playoff games with Sioux Falls.

Personal: Son of Margherita and Tommy... Nickname is Dre... When away from the rink he likes to play basketball, eat at nice restaurants and hangout with the boys ... Favorite TV show is Empire... His favorite professional sports team is the Los Angeles Kings... His greatest sports moment was winning the USHL Clark Cup Championship.

Lee's plans after college: "To play in the NHL."