Education
Prior to turning professional, Lenes attended the University of Vermont where he played four seasons of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college hockey with the Vermont Catamounts men"s ice hockey team where he scored 46 goals and 46 assists for 92 points in 148 games.
Career
He is currently playing for Dornbirner European Commission of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). On January 11, 2012, the Trenton Titans of the ECHL traded Lenes, along with defenceman Jordon Southorn, to the Wheeling Nailers in exchange for future considerations. On July 31, 2013, Lenes returned for to attempt a second stint in Austria, signing a try-out deal as a free agent with Dornbirner European Commission.