Mikey Anderson
| Mikey Anderson | |||
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File:Mikey Anderson (51760234484) (cropped).jpg Anderson with the Los Angeles Kings in 2021 | |||
| Born |
May 25, 1999 Fridley, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Los Angeles Kings | ||
| NHL draft |
103rd overall, 2017 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
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Michael Lyle Anderson[1] (born May 25, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Anderson was drafted 103rd overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. On April 23, 2019, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Kings.[2] Anderson was called up to the Kings on February 28, 2020 and made his NHL debut the following day against the New Jersey Devils.[3] Anderson scored his first NHL goal on March 9, 2020, against the Colorado Avalanche in a 3–1 win.[4]
On September 10, 2022, Anderson signed a one-year $1 million contract with the Kings. During the following 2022–23 season, Anderson was signed to an eight-year, $33 million extension with the Kings on February 15, 2023.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Anderson's older brother Joey also plays in the NHL and the brothers skated against each other in Mikey's NHL debut.[5] His sister Sami and father Gerry both played hockey for the College of St. Scholastica, while his grandfather played for the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs.[6] His mother, Dana, was a professional racquetball player.[7]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Regular season and playoffs
[edit | edit source]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 57 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 54 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2017–18 | Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs | NCHC | 39 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs | NCHC | 40 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 53 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 54 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 57 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 77 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 74 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 77 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 345 | 17 | 65 | 82 | 124 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | ||||
International
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 2018 | United States | WJC | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | United States | WJC | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||
References
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External links
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- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ThePWHL.com
- 1999 births
- American men's ice hockey defensemen
- Ice hockey players from Minnesota
- Living people
- Los Angeles Kings draft picks
- Los Angeles Kings players
- Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey players
- People from Fridley, Minnesota
- Sportspeople from Anoka County, Minnesota
- Ontario Reign (AHL) players
- Waterloo Black Hawks players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- NCAA men's ice hockey national champions
- American ice hockey defenseman stubs