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AS A BULLDOG:  Put together a nationally-recognized resume as an offensive difference maker with the 2016-17 Bulldogs ... pocketed a nifty 37 points to take a backseat only to All-American Alex Iafallo on the UMD charts ... that scoring output was the largest by a Bulldog rookie in six years (J.T. Brown with 37 points) ... ranked fourth among all NCAA newcomers in assists (25) and fifth in points ... nailed down a spot on the NCHC All-Rookie Team as well as the NCAA West Regional All-Tournament Team ... was a two-time NCHC Rookie of the Month (November and March/April) and the Hockey Commissioner's Association Rookie of the Month for March/April ... helped propel UMD to its first NCHC Frozen Faceoff title by scoring a 5-on-3 power play go with 51 seconds to go in regulation in a 4-3 title bout triumph over North Dakota  -- a signature moment, to say the least ... scored twice (one of his two, multi-goal nights last season) and added an assist against St. Cloud State on Nov. 4 and then generated two more points the ensuing evening in a second straight 5-3 takedown of the Huskies ... attained NCHC Rookie of the Week honors for that spirited two-day performance ...  skated on Team USA's top line at the 2017 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships last winter (later December and early December) and became the first Bulldog to ever claim a gold medal at that event (he was the 14th UMD skater to compete in the IIHF juniors) ... missed three UMD outings due to that commitment ... took part in the World Junior Summer Showcase this past July-August looking to don the Red, White and Blue again at the 2018 world juniors in Buffalo, N.Y. ... proved to be no slouch in the classroom either as evident by his NCHC All-Academic Team citation.
BEFORE UMD: Honed his puck skills for two seasons with the USA Hockey's National Team Development Program in Plymouth, Mich. prior to becoming a Bulldog ... placed fourth on the U.S. National Under-18 Team  scoring charts last winter with 57 points (27 goals and 30 assists) … one of his 64 outings was a Jan. 2, 2016 exhibition bout at AMSOIL Arena against some of his future teammates (a 4-3 UMD victory) … served as a U18 team captain … competed with the bronze medal-winning Team USA at the 2016 International Ice Hockey U18 World Championships in Grand Forks, N.D. and tied for the goal-scoring lead (seven) at that 10-team event … ranked third in plus-minus rating as well (+12) … skated for Team Roenick at the 2016 CCM All-American Prospects Game  in Buffalo, N.Y., and picked up two assists in a 6-4 losing effort to Team Plante, which was coached by former UMD assistant and one-time Bulldog All-American Derek Plante ... spent the 2014-15 season with the U.S. National Under-17 Team and closed out the year with 21 goals and 21 assists in 55 games ... those 42 points were second to only one other U17 player (Clayton Keller with 59) .... took part in a trio of international events that season -- the U17 Five Nations Tournament in Dmitrov, Russia, the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Samia and Lambton Shores, Ontario and the U17 Four Nations Tournament in Ann Arbor (the U.S. placed second at all three of those tourneys) ... starred with the Hill-Murray High School varsity as an eighth and ninth grader before departing for Plymouth ... topped the 2013-14 Pioneers in scoring en route to securing a All-Classic Suburban Conference citation... was an All-Classic Suburban Conference honorable mention honoree the previous year for the Minnesota State High School Class AA State Tournament runnerup Pioneers ... his NHL draft rights are owned by the New Jersey Devils (third round; 73rd pick overall in 2016) ...  is a 2016 graduate of Ann Arbor Pioneer High School.
BULLDOG MILESTONES: First Game - vs. Michigan Tech (Oct. 1, 2016).  First Goal - at St. Cloud State (Nov. 4, 2016). First Assist - vs. Michigan Tech (Oct. 1, 2016). Most Goals, Game - 2 at Western Michigan (March 4, 2017) and St. Cloud State (Nov. 4, 2016). Most Points, Game - 3 at St. Cloud State (Nov. 4, 2016). Most Shots, Game - 6 vs. Harvard (April 6, 2017). Longest Scoring Streak - 5 Games (March 18-present).
PERSONAL: Born Joseph Thomas Anderson in Fridley, Minn. ... is the son of Gerry (a former Duluth Denfeld High School and College of St. Scholastica hockey letterman) and Dana Anderson (a former professional raquetball player) ... has one younger brother (Mikey, a first-year defenseman with the 2017-18 Bulldogs) and one older sister (Sami, who played hockey at nearby St. Scholastica) ... his grandfather, Tom Anderson, was a UMD hockey forward during the early 1950s ... is majoring in business at UMD.