Lee Sweatt
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Date of birth | August 13, 1985 |
place of birth | Elburn , Illinois , USA |
size | 175 cm |
Weight | 88 kg |
position | defender |
number | # 3 |
Shot hand | Right |
Career stations | |
2002-2003 | Chicago Steel |
2003-2007 | Colorado College |
2007 | San Antonio Rampage |
2007-2008 | TPS Turku |
2008-2009 | EC Red Bull Salzburg |
2009-2010 | Dinamo Riga |
2010 | TPS Turku |
2010-2011 | Manitoba mosses |
Walter Lee Sweatt (born May 13, 1985 in Elburn , Illinois ) is a former American ice hockey player who, during his playing career, played for the Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League and the EC Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Ice Hockey League , TPS Turku has played in the Finnish SM-liiga and Dinamo Riga in the Continental Hockey League .
Career
Lee Sweatt began his career as a hockey player with the Chicago Steel, for which he was active in the United States Hockey League in the 2002/03 season . The defender then played for the Colorado College team for four years before making his professional hockey debut for the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League towards the end of the 2006/07 season .
The right -handed shooter then moved to the Finnish SM-liiga for TPS Turku before he received a contract with EC Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian ice hockey league for the 2008/09 season . The American failed with the Austrians in the championship final at the EC KAC . Following this season he signed a contract with Dinamo Riga from the Continental Hockey League , which was dissolved in January 2010 by mutual agreement. Two days later he returned to his ex-club TPS Turku, with whom he was Finnish champion at the end of the season . In May 2010 he signed a contract with the Vancouver Canucks , which used him mainly on the farm team at the Manitoba Moose .
On July 11, 2011, Sweatt signed a two-year contract with the Ottawa Senators for two years before announcing his retirement a month later.
International
For the USA Sweatt took part in the IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship in 2008 , where he finished fourth with his team.
Achievements and Awards
- 2007 WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year
- 2009 Austrian runner-up with the EC Red Bull Salzburg
- 2010 Finnish champion with TPS Turku
- 2010 Pekka Rautakallio Trophy
- 2010 SM-liiga All-Star-Team
Career statistics
Regular season | Play-offs | |||||||||||||
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season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
2002/03 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 58 | 6th | 9 | 15th | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2003/04 | Colorado College | WCHA | 37 | 4th | 12 | 16 | 20th | |||||||
2004/05 | Colorado College | WCHA | 41 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 34 | |||||||
2005/06 | Colorado College | WCHA | 41 | 5 | 16 | 21st | 36 | |||||||
2006/07 | Colorado College | WCHA | 37 | 9 | 15th | 24 | 51 | |||||||
2006/07 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2007/08 | TPS Turku | SM-liiga | 56 | 15th | 18th | 33 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2008/09 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 52 | 10 | 26th | 36 | 99 | 12 | 2 | 4th | 6th | 14th | ||
2009/10 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 37 | 2 | 5 | 7th | 18th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2009/10 | TPS Turku | SM-liiga | 21st | 9 | 7th | 16 | 8th | 15th | 7th | 6th | 13 | 8th | ||
2010/11 | Manitoba mosses | AHL | 41 | 5 | 9 | 14th | 18th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2010/11 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
USHL total | 58 | 6th | 9 | 15th | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
NCAA overall | 156 | 21st | 67 | 88 | 141 | |||||||||
AHL total | 52 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 26th | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
NHL overall | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
EBEL total | 52 | 10 | 26th | 36 | 99 | 12 | 2 | 4th | 6th | 14th | ||||
SM-liiga total | 93 | 24 | 25th | 49 | 50 | 17th | 7th | 6th | 13 | 10 | ||||
KHL total | 37 | 2 | 5 | 7th | 18th | - | - | - | - | - |
( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1 play-downs / relegation )
Web links
- Lee Sweatt at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Lee Sweatt at hockeydb.com (English)
- Lee Sweatt at eurohockey.com
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Sweatt, Lee |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sweatt, Walter Lee (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1985 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Elburn , Illinois, USA |