Lee Sorochan
Lee Sorochan (born September 9, 1975) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played three National Hockey League games for the Calgary Flames. Sorochan was a draft pick of the New York Rangers as their second round selection, 34th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.
| Lee Sorochan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 9, 1975 Edmonton, AB, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenceman | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Calgary Flames | ||
| NHL Draft |
34th overall, 1993 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2004 | ||
Born in Edmonton, Alberta and raised in Gibbons, Alberta, Sorochan played junior in the Western Hockey League. In 1995, Sorochan moved to the professional ranks and spent five seasons in the minor leagues, earning a recall to the Flames in 1998–99 for two games, and another recall for one more game the following season. He did not record a point. Sorochan then moved to Europe, to play in the United Kingdom, Finland and Germany for three seasons before returning to North America for one season in the ECHL before retiring following the 2003–04 season.
Sorochan was a member of the gold medal winning Canadian team at the 1995 World Junior Hockey Championships.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | Sherwood Park Flyers Bantam AAA | AMBHL | 34 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 67 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 155 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1992–93 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 69 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 208 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1993–94 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 46 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 123 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 1994–95 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 29 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 24 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 63 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 34 | ||
| 1994–95 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 1995–96 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 45 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 77 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 160 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 1997–98 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 73 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 197 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 51 | ||
| 1998–99 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 45 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 29 | ||
| 1999–00 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 60 | 4 | 37 | 41 | 124 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2000–01 | Jokerit | Liiga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | London Knights | BISL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 48 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 88 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 2002–03 | Belfast Giants | BISL | 31 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 99 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 49 | ||
| 2003–04 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | ECHL | 63 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 274 | 18 | 88 | 106 | 544 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 121 | ||||
References
- Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database