The Cleveland Monsters have announced that they've signed forward Chongmin Lee to a one-year, two-way contract today. The deal will allow him to go from the AHL to ECHL and back. Per a Monsters press release: > A 5’11”, 187 lb. right-shooting native of Seoul, South Korea, Lee, 26, > supplied 22-34-56 with 38 penalty minutes and a +3 rating in 63 career ECHL > appearances, all for Bloomington, spanning parts of the 2024-25 and 2025-26 > seasons. In 33 career appearances for HL Anyang in the Asia League spanning > parts of two seasons from 2023-25, Lee registered 19-28-47 with 16 penalty > minutes and a +49 rating and helped claim the 2023-24 Asia League > Championship. - After playing for the Prince George Spruce Kings [https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/2125/prince-george-spruce-kings/2017-2018?tab=stats] of the BCHL, he went to the Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage but played in no games. He then left for Sweden, where he played two seasons before moving to play in the Asia League. Last season, he played for the Bloomington Bison [https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/38986/bloomington-bison/2025-2026?tab=stats] of the ECHL and played one game there this season before this signing. Up Next: The Blue Jackets travel to Dallas to take on the Stars on Tuesday night. Let us know what you think below. Stay updated with the most interesting Blue Jackets stories, analysis, breaking news, and more! Tap the star to add us to your favorites on Google News [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw/sections/CAQqEAgAKgcICjCvqtILMO7F6QMwm-DfCA?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] and never miss a story.
