As a Maverick: Four-year letterwinner.
2011-12: One of a handful of players in the history of the league who have accrued four WCHA All-Academic and four WCHA Scholar-Athlete awards...Had 56 saves in MSU's double-overtime loss at Minnesota Duluth 3/10/2012 in the first round of the WCHA playoffs, marking the most saves in a game by a MSU goaltender during its NCAA Division I era...Completed MSU career with a 16-32-3 won-loss mark, along with a .909 save percentage and a 2.89 goals against average...Named
WCHA Defensive Player of the Week after shutting out RPI on Oct. 8 with 36 saves for his first career shut-out.
2010-11: Posted 4-5-2 won-loss record with a 2.59 GAA and .911 save percentage as a junior...Named
WCHA Defensive Player of the Week after he stopped 40 of 41 shots in MSU’s 3-1 victory over #5 Minnesota Duluth...Also picked up wins over Colorado College (Feb. 11, 21 saves) UMass-Lowell (Nov. 26, 23 saves) and American International (Jan. 8, 23 saves)...Picked up his second assist of the season when he was credited with a helper on a goal scored by senior forward
Rylan Galiardi vs. North Dakota Dec. 12...Stopped penalty shot by UMass Lowell’s
Colin Wright in MSU’s 8-3 victory Nov. 26...
2010-11 WCHA Scholar-Athlete...2010-11 WCHA All-Academic.
2009-10: Stopped career-high 43 shots in a 5-2 loss at Minnesota-Duluth Oct. 16...Finished the year with a 7-11-0 overall record and a 2.85 goals against average and a .907 saves percentage in 19 appearances...Stopped 18 of 20 shots in 3-2 MSU nonconference home win over Bowling Green Oct 9 in recording first career win...
2009-10 WCHA Scholar-Athlete...2009-10 WCHA All-Academic.
2008-09: Served as understudy to senior netminders
Mike Zacharias and
Dan Tormey and did not see action as a freshman in 2008-09...
2008-09 WCHA All-Academic.
2007-08: Redshirted at MSU in 2007-08.
THE LEE FILE: Went 24-7-5 (2.61, .925%) in 38 GP with Fargo-Moorhead (NAHL) in 2006-07...Collected
2005-06 Frank Brimsek Award as top high school senior goaltender state of Minnesota...2006 Bloomington Jefferson HS grad...
Pioneer Press and Associated Press First Team All-State in 2005-06...First Team All-Metro and all-conference as a senior...
2005-06 Jefferson HS Athlete of the Year...Two-time MVP...Two-time Jefferson Best Defensive Player award recipient and team captain as a senior...Established school record for career wins...NHL Central Scouting final ranking of #28 amongst North American goaltenders for 2005-06... Jefferson captured Section 6AA Championship title in 2004-05 and were three-time Lake Conference champions...Minnesota Elite League ’04-‘06...USAH Select 17 ’05.
PERSONAL: Given name is Austin Louis Lee...Son of Joe and Patricia Lee...Born Sept. 15, 1988 in Carbondale, Ill. ...Majoring in economics and history.
GETTING TO KNOW AUSTIN LEE LOCATED HERE. Named a four-time WCHA Scholar-Athletics located here.