Mikey Anderson, who enjoyed a somewhat brief, but rewarding two-year career at the University of Minnesota Duluth, made his National Hockey League debut Saturday afternoon with the Los Angeles Kings. Anderson accrued 18:59 of ice time in the Kings' 2-1 overtime victory over the his older brother Joey Anderson's New Jersey Devils in Los Angeles. He put one shot on goal and blocked one shot while racking up three hits.

Mikey Anderson became 12th UMD hockey alum (one shy of the program record set last year)  to do time in the NHL this season, joining Joey Anderson,  Justin Faulk (St. Louis Blues), Alex Iafallo (Los Angeles Kings), Adam Johnson (Pittsburgh Penguins), Kasimir Kaskisuo (Toronto Maples Leafs),  Karson Kuhlman (Boston Bruins), Matt Niskanen (Philadelphia Flyers), Neal Pionk (Winnipeg Jets), Carson Soucy (Minnesota Wild), Alex Stalock (Minnesota Wild) and Dominic Toninato (Florida Panthers).  In addition, Hunter Miska has suited up for the Colorado Avalanche this winter, but  has yet to see any crease minutes.

Last April, Anderson decided to forego his final two seasons of collegiate eligibility when he signed a three-year entry level contract with the Kings.

A native of Roseville, Minn., and a fourth-round pick of the Kings (103rd overall) in the 2017 NHL Draft, Anderson established a career highs in a number of statistical categories as a sophomore with the two-time NCAA champion Bulldog, including goals (six), assists (21), points (27), and plus-minus rating (+22). Along the way he was chosen to both the NCAA Frozen Four and National Collegiate Hockey Conference Frozen Faceoff All-Tournament teams as well as earning All-NCHC honorable mention honors. From March 1 on, he paced the NCAA in scoring (14 points) and assists (12). Last January, Anderson captained Team USA to a silver medal finish at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships after helping the squad capture a bronze medal one year earlier.

In all, 61 former Bulldogs have gone on to play in the NHL, with first-round draft pick Larry Wright being the first (Philadelphia in 1970-72). Some 25 of those UMD alums played under current Bulldog head coach Scott Sandelin.