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Mike
Lee

Defence

Date Of Birth 25/04/1996
Height 5'11"
Hometown Hamden, CT, USA

Biography

Voted the 2025/26 defenceman of the year, fans’ favourite, players’ player, and MVP, the Connecticut native returns as a Giant for the third consecutive season. Having first arrived in Belfast ahead of the 2024/25 season, Lee has recorded an impressive 111 total points in 131 games in all competitions, 69 of which came during a standout 2025/26 campaign for the American.

Before beginning his professional career, Lee played two seasons of NCAA hockey with Sacred Heart University, notching 52 total points in 68 appearances for the Pioneers. Between 2020 and 2022, Lee spent time with the ECHL’s Indy Fuel and Kansas City Mavericks and the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL, making more than 100 appearances over two seasons.

Lee’s first experience of European hockey came with HC Nové Zámky in the Slovakian Slovenská hokejová liga, where he made over 90 appearances and scored 64 total points in two seasons. Since arriving in Belfast, Lee has been an ever-present figure on the Giants’ blue line, becoming notorious for finding the back of the net in crucial games.

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