San Diego Gulls Recall Jake Lee From Tulsa
Oct 30, 2026The San Diego Gulls announced today that the American Hockey League (AHL) club has recalled defenseman Jake Lee from the Tulsa Oilers (ECHL).
Lee, 25 (7/13/01), has posted 2-2=4 points with a +2 rating and two penalty minutes (PIM) in four games with Tulsa this season. He tallied 3-1=4 points with 17 PIM and a +8 rating in 14 games with the Oilers last season. In 2025-26, he was named the Canada West Men's Hockey Top Defenseman after leading all USports blueliners in points (14-20=34), goals and +/- rating (+37) in 28 games for the University of British Colombia, the first UBC defenseman to earn the honor since 1985.
The 6-foot-2, 200-pound defenseman ended his collegiate career as UBC’s all-time leading scorer for blueliners, posting 42-65=107 points with 92 PIM in 101 career games for the Thunderbirds, as well as 1-16=17 points in 19 career USports playoff games. He earned Canda West First All-Star Team and USports All-Canadian Second Team honors in 2023-24 and Canada West All-Rookie Team honors in 2022-23.
A Sherwood Park, Alberta native, Lee appeared in 277 career WHL games for the Seattle Thunderbirds and Kelowna Rockets from 2017-22, posting 31-89=120 points with 264 PIM and a +44 rating. He earned WHL B.C. Division First All-Star Team honors in 2021-22 after posting 16-30=46 points, 40 PIM and a +23 rating in 66 games for Kelowna. Lee also helped Seattle capture the WHL Championship in 2016-17, skating in two playoff games.