Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Anders Lee was born July 3, 1990 in Edina, Minnesota. He is a left wing in the National Hockey League. 

Lee was drafted by the New York Islanders in the sixth round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He received his first call-up to the Islanders during the 2012–13 season and scored his first NHL goal in the opening period of his NHL debut. Lee won the Bob Nystrom Award for 2016–17 as the Islander who best exemplifies leadership, hustle and dedication.  Lee was the Islanders' leading scorer with 40 goals, tied for seventh-most in the NHL during the 2017-18 season and finished with 22 assists, making a total of 62 points for the season. On July 1, 2019, Lee signed a new seven-year, $49 million contract with the Islanders. Lee achieved his first NHL hat-trick on March 10, 2022.