Lee Sweatt

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


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position = Defense
shoots = Right
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team = EC Red Bull Salzburg
league = EBHL
nationality = Sweden
birth_date = Birth date and age|1985|08|13|mf=y
birth_place = Elburn, Illinois, USA
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career_start = 2006

Lee Sweatt (born August 13, 1985 in Elburn, Illinois) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for EC Red Bull Salzburg and formerly for TPS in the Finnish SM-liiga.

Sweatt played in the United States Hockey League for the Chicago Steel before playing for Colorado College. He turned pro during the 2006-07 AHL season, playing 11 games for the San Antonio Rampage. He signed for TPS in 2007. His younger brother Billy was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft and currently plays for Colorado College.

Sweatt was a member of the United States national men's inline hockey team at the 2008 Men's World Inline Hockey Championships. The United States finished fourth in the competition, losing to Germany in the Bronze Medal Game. Sweatt registered four goals and four assists in six games for the Americans on his way to being named the Best Defenseman of the tournament [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/134/IHM134000_85I_1_0.pdf] [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/134/IHM1340USA_83_7_0.pdf] .

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