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).
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. 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.
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.
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. 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.
Baldwin moved to the UK's EIHL to sign for Braehead Clan ahead of the 2016–17 season. 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.
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 Most Points by Defenceman 2009
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