Lee Stecklein

Position: D
Shoots: L
Height: 6’0”
Birthdate: 1994-04-23 (Age 31)
Birth Place: Roseville, Minnesota
College/University: University of Minnesota
Draft/Signing: Signed as one of Minnesota’s first three foundational players in Sept. 2023
PWHL Team: Minnesota Frost

Biography

Will be making her fourth consecutive Olympic Winter Games appearance in Milano Cortina 2026, having won a gold medal with the United States in 2018 and silver medals in 2014 and 2022.
Has played in nine IIHF Women’s World Championships for the United States, winning seven gold medals (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025) and two silver medals (2021, 2022).
Two-time PWHL Walter Cup Champion (2024, 2025).

2026 Olympics Stats

GP	G	A	PTS	+/-
7	0	2	2	+4

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Featured News

SIX MINNESOTA FROST SKATERS NAMED TO 2026 USA HOCKEY WOMEN’S OLYMPIC ICE HOCKEY TEAM
St. Paul, MN (January 2, 2026) – USA Hockey announced today that Minnesota Frost skaters Kendall Coyne Schofield (F) , Lee Stecklein (D), Kelly Pannek (F), Grace Zumwinkle (F) , Britta Curl-Salemme (F) and Taylor Heise (F) have been named to the United...
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