The San Diego Gulls have sent defenseman Jake Lee to the Tulsa Oilers of the ECHL.
Lee, 25, made his AHL debut on Nov. 1 against Colorado and finished that game with one shot and an even rating. He has already produced 2-2=4 points, a +2 rating and two penalty minutes with Tulsa this season.
Last year with the Oilers, Lee put up 3-1=4 points, 17 penalty minutes and a +8 rating in 14 games. Before turning pro, he put together a standout 2025-26 season at the University of British Colombia, where he was named the Canada West Men's Hockey Top Defenseman after leading all USports defensemen in points with 14-20=34, while also pacing the group in goals and plus-minus at +37 over 28 games. That made him the first UBC defenseman to win the award since 1985.
The 6-foot-2, 200-pound blue liner finished his college career as UBC’s all-time leading scorer among defensemen. In 101 games for the Thunderbirds, he recorded 42-65=107 points and 92 penalty minutes, and he added 1-16=17 points in 19 USports playoff games. His honors included Canada West First All-Star Team and USports All-Canadian Second Team recognition in 2023-24, plus Canada West All-Rookie Team honors in 2022-23.
Lee, a Sherwood Park, Alberta native, also logged 277 career WHL games from 2017-22 with the Seattle Thunderbirds and Kelowna Rockets. Over that stretch, he totaled 31-89=120 points, 264 penalty minutes and a +44 rating.
His best WHL season came in 2021-22 with Kelowna, when he posted 16-30=46 points, 40 penalty minutes and a +23 rating in 66 games, earning WHL B.C. Division First All-Star Team honors.
He also was part of Seattle’s WHL championship run in 2016-17, appearing in two playoff games.
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