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// AUGUST 2021 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM
R I N K RAT
P O S I T I O N
P R E G A M E R I T U A L :
Defense
k
University of
Minnesota
k
Juggling a soccer ball
C O L L E G E
Birthday: April 23, 1994
Follow Lee Stecklein at
@LeeSteck2
S O C I A L S I D E
Q U I C K H I T S
F
I
R
S
T
H
O
C
K
E
Y
M
E
M
O
R
Y
:
H O M E T O W N
Roseville, Minn.
Musical Instrument You Played
Growing Up:
The flute
Pregame Song: No song in
particular
Favorite Movie: The Other Woman
or The Original Pink Panther series
Favorite TV Show: The New Girl
and Schitt's Creek
Sports She Played Other Than
Hockey:
Soccer, tennis and lacrosse
Favorite Non-Hockey Activity:
Reading, puzzles, nature
documentaries, travel, cards
and tennis
Most Used App: Instagram
Favorite Pizza Topping: The
works (no anchovies)
Coaches I'd Most Like To Thank:
John MacLean and Vic Brodt
Favorite Non-Hockey Sports
Team:
U.S. Women's Soccer Team
Favorite Small Area Game:
Dynamite
6'0 " 170 lbs
PLAYER PROFILE
2
W H Y I W E A R N O .
I was 8 growing up
but when I got to
college Amanda
Kessel was No. 8 so I
chose No. 2 and have
worn it ever since.
PHOTOS BY Images On Ice; Getty Images
Lee Stecklein
BEST ADVICE YOU'VE EVER GOT:
"Just beeeeee
yourself. That's from
the Genie in the Aladdin
movie. My parents have
told me the same thing."
k Ryan Suter
NHL PLAYER YOU'D
WANT TO BE PAIRED UP
WITH ON DEFENSE:
"I
began
playing
when
I
was
6
with
my
brother.
On
our
first
day,
the
coach
told
my
parents
that
my
brother
and
I
both
had
the
wrong-
handed
stick."
@leestecklein
