Lee Baldwin (ice hockey)

Lee Baldwin (born April 26, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He most notably played for the Connecticut Whale in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Lee Baldwin
Born (1988-04-26) April 26, 1988
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Connecticut Whale
Odense Bulldogs
ESV Kaufbeuren
Braehead Clan
Gamyo d'Épinal
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–2018

Playing career

Undrafted, on March 22, 2010, Baldwin was signed as a free agent by the New York Rangers to a two-year entry-level contract.[1] He was assigned to the Rangers affiliates, the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League and the Greenville Road Warriors of the ECHL for the duration of his contract.

On August 9, 2012, Baldwin was signed to a one-year ECHL contract to remain with the Greenville Road Warriors.[2]

In the 2013–14 season, on December 13, 2013, Baldwin was traded by the Road Warriors to the Stockton Thunder in exchange for Brayden Irwin.[3]

On May 27, 2014, Baldwin signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year contract with Danish club, Odense Bulldogs of the Metal Ligaen.[4] In the 2014–15 season, Baldwin contributed with the Bulldogs to produce 22 points in 36 games, and featured in their brief post-season before suffering a first round elimination.

On June 23, 2015, Baldwin left Denmark for Germany, signing a one-year contract with second tier club, ESV Kaufbeuren of the DEL2.[5]

Baldwin moved to the UK's EIHL to sign for Braehead Clan ahead of the 2016–17 season.[6] In June 2017, Baldwin followed Braehead teammate, Corey Cowick, in signing for Ligue Magnus side Gamyo d'Épinal. He completed his eight-year professional career following the 2017–18 season.[7]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05Nanaimo ClippersBCHL—————10000
2006–07Burnaby ExpressBCHL590161655142356
2007–08Burnaby ExpressBCHL357172440—————
2008–09Victoria GrizzliesBCHL56134154791426810
2009–10U. of Alaska-AnchorageWCHA32191051—————
2009–10Hartford Wolf PackAHL71014—————
2010–11Hartford Wolf Pack/CT WhaleAHL2100017—————
2010–11Greenville Road WarriorsECHL27281015100114
2011–12Connecticut WhaleAHL170002—————
2011–12Greenville Road WarriorsECHL45612182730002
2012–13Greenville Road WarriorsECHL59416204250116
2013–14Greenville Road WarriorsECHL1833610—————
2013–14Stockton ThunderECHL48414184160224
2014–15Odense BulldogsDEN36616223840004
2015–16ESV KaufbeurenDEL2527222958—————
2016–17Braehead ClanEIHL52212141020000
2017–18Gamyo d'ÉpinalFRA42391273—————
AHL totals 45 1 0 1 23 — — — — —

Awards and honours
Award Year
BCHL
All-Star Team 2009 [1]
Most Points by Defenceman 2009 [8]

References
  1. "Rangers sign defensman Baldwin". New York Rangers. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
  2. "Road Warriors bring back Robinson and Baldwin". ECHL. 2012-08-09. Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  3. "Thunder receive D-man Baldwin in trade with Greenville". Stockton Thunder. 2013-12-13. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
  4. "Canadian strengthens Odense Bulldogs". Odense Bulldogs (in Danish). 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  5. "Lee Baldwin strengthens Kaufbeuren". ESV Kaufbeuren (in German). 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  6. "Baldwin completes clan picture". Braehead Clan. August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  7. "Defense reinforced with Baldwin" (in French). Gamyo d'Épinal. June 4, 2017. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  8. "Lee Baldwin player profile". Eliteprospects.com. 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
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