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AS A BULLDOG:  Certainly lived up to preseason expectations with a stellar rookie year ... finished as UMD’s second-leading freshman scorer with 23 points on five goals and 18 assists in 39 games ... was also a +11 on the year ... three of his five goals came on special teams (three power play and one shortie -- in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff semifinals against North Dakota) ... went a +4 (the highest single-game plus-minus rating by a Bulldog last winter) against Omaha on Dec. 9 -- a 6-2 triumph for the visitors ... missed UMD’s conquest of the Ledyard Classic title while helping Team USA capture a bronze medal at the 2018 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship ... took care of business in the classroom as well last year as evident by his being cited as a NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete ... sported the No. 3 sweater in 2017-18.
BEFORE UMD:  Received a boatload of respect and praise as a minutes-munching defenseman with the Waterloo Blackhawks ... closed out his second year with that United State Hockey League franchise by registering the fifth highest regular season scoring total (34 points on five goals and 29 assists) of any league blueliner en route to landing a spot on the All-USHL second team ... added three points, including a pair of goals, during a nine-game run in the 2016-17 USHL playoffs ... collared USHL All-Rookie second team honors in 2015-16 ... appeared in 57 regular season outings that winter and had 16 points (one goal and 15 assists) to show for it ... was a Black Hawk teammate of fellow 2017-18 UMD newcomer Nick Swaney ... skated for the silver medal-winning U.S. entry at the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament as well as the U.S. Junior Select Team that won the 2016 World Junior A Challenge in Bonneville, Alberta ... also took part in the 2016 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game in Philadelphia, Pa., an event which featured 42 of the top American prospects eligible for the 2017 National Hockey League  Draft ... took shifts for two years at Hill-Murray High School before departing for the USHL following his sophomore year ... twice landed All-Classic Suburban Conference recognition (first team in 2014-15 and honorable mention the previous season) ... is a 2017 graduate of Waterloo West High School ...  was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round (103rd pick overall) in the 2017 NHL Draft.
BULLDOG MILESTONES: First Game - vs. Minnesota (Oct. 6, 2017). First Goal - vs Minnesota (Oct. 6, 2017). First Assist - at Bemidji State (Oct. 13, 2017). Most Goals, Game - 1 (5 Times). Most Points, Game - 2 (5 Times). Most Shots, Game - 5 at Bemidji State (Oct. 13, 2017). Longest Scoring Streak - 3 Games (Mar. 16-Mar. 23, 2018).
PERSONAL:  Born Michael Lyle Anderson in Fridley, Minn. ... is the son of Gerry and Dana Anderson ... follows in the UMD hockey footsteps of his grandfather, Tom Anderson (a forward in the early 1950s), and his older brother, Joey (a right winger with the 2016-17 and 2017-18 Buldogs) ... his dad, Gerry Anderson (a Duluth Denfeld High School alumnus), played hockey at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth and his other sibling (older sister Sami) did likewise ... his mother, Dana (Sibell) Anderson, is a former professional racquetball player (1986-96) and was the 1990 U.S. Racquetball Association national under-24 women's singles champion  ... is majoring in business at UMD.