Why Niagara?
"I decided to attend Niagara University after I stepped on campus and felt at home right from the start. I can get a solid education while playing collegiate hockey at Niagara."
2007-08
Named to CHA All-Academic Team…Saw action in 35 games...amassed six points via six assists...Finished the year a +11 rating, while taking 12 shots....Played in five games where his plus/minus rating at least a +2..Had one multi-point game, against Wayne State, where he picked up two assists...Took nine penalties for 21 minutes.
2006-07
Named to CHA All-Academic Team…Saw action in all 37 games at the blueline…Totaled a career-high six assists…Had 27 shots and 38 PIM...Tied a career high with two assists in a 5-4 overtime victory over Holy Cross…Tallied an assist in 4-0 win over Wayne State…Earned a +5 rating in a home weekend against Robert Morris...Team was 4-1-0 in games when he scored a point.
2005-06
Named to CHA All-Academic Team…Earned a medical redshirt after missing the final 32 games of the season due to an injury suffered against Western Michigan...Gathered six penalty minutes in the series vs. Clarkson...On the starting line against Canisius, taking one shot and earning two penalty minutes.
2004-05
Played in 30 games, picking up a goal and five assists...Earned an assist and a +1 rating against UMass.-Lowell in first collegiate game...Collected two assists at Vermont...Was +2 with an assist at Clarkson...Added a helper vs. Quinnipiac...Scored first career goal at Bemidji State.
Before Niagara
Played for the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League (USHL)...Appeared in all 60 games...Had three goals and seven assists for 10 points...Finished third in points by a defenseman...Had a plus/minus rating of +5...Took 94 shots...Graduated from Coon Rapids (Minn.) High School in 2002...Also played baseball...Helped team to 2001 Minnesota State Legion Baseball Championship.
Personal
Born July 24, 1984, in Minneapolis, Minn....Son of Larry and Mary Anderson...Has one older brother, Jake, and one younger sister, Molly...Left shot...Majoring in business...Owns a 3.29 grade-point average.
