Michael Lee (born April 18, 1980 in North Vancouver,

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) is a

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player from

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. Lee earned his first senior cap on July 10, 2001 against

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(win 3-2). The defender is a resident of

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, and plays for Victoria Selects.

International senior competitions

* 2001 –

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, Edinburgh (8th) * 2002 –

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, Manchester (6th) * 2003 –

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, Santo Domingo (2nd) * 2004 – Pan Am Cup, London (2nd) * 2006 –

, Melbourne (9th)

References

1980 births Living people Canadian male field hockey players Canadian people of English descent Sportspeople from Delta, British Columbia Sportspeople from North Vancouver Field hockey people from British Columbia Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada {{Canada-fieldhockey-bio-stub