Mikey Anderson

{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1999)}}

{{about||Australian actress Brooke "Mikey" Anderson|Brooke Anderson (actress)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Mikey Anderson

| image = Mikey Anderson (51760234484) (cropped).jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Anderson with the Los Angeles Kings in 2021

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|5|25}}

| birth_place = Fridley, Minnesota, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lbs = 197

| position = Defense

| shoots = Left

| league = NHL

| team = Los Angeles Kings

| prospect_team =

| prospect_league =

| former_teams =

| ntl_team =

| draft = 103rd overall

| draft_year = 2017

| draft_team = Los Angeles Kings

| career_start = 2019

| career_end =

}}

Michael Lyle Anderson{{cite web |title=UMD Bulldogs Bio |url=https://umdbulldogs.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/mikey-anderson/3390 |website=umdbulldogs.com |accessdate=February 29, 2020}} (born May 25, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

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.{{cite web |title=LA Kings Sign Mikey Anderson to Entry-Level Contract |url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/la-kings-sign-mikey-anderson-to-entry-level-contract/c-306977154 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=February 29, 2020 |date=April 23, 2019}} Anderson was called up to the Kings on February 28, 2020 and made his NHL debut the following day against the New Jersey Devils.{{cite web |title=Mikey Anderson Recalled from Ontario Reign, Set to Make NHL Debut |url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/mikey-anderson-recalled-from-ontario-reign-set-to-make-nhl-debut/c-315664106 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=February 29, 2020 |date=February 28, 2020}} Anderson scored his first NHL goal on March 9, 2020, against the Colorado Avalanche in a 3–1 win.{{cite web |title=Kings extend win streak to 6, Avs' MacKinnon injured |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap?gameId=401146110 |website=ESPN |access-date=November 18, 2021 |date=March 9, 2020}}

On September 10, 2022, Anderson signed a one-year $1 million contract with the Kings. During the following {{nhly|2022}} season, Anderson was signed to an eight-year, $33 million extension with the Kings on February 15, 2023.

Personal life

Anderson's older brother Joey also plays in the NHL and the brothers skated against each other in Mikey's NHL debut.{{cite web |last1=Wellens |first1=Matt |title=Former Bulldog Mikey Anderson to make NHL debut Saturday against older brother, Joey |url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/hockey/4976084-Former-Bulldog-Mikey-Anderson-to-make-NHL-debut-Saturday-against-older-brother-Joey |website=duluthnewstribune.com |publisher=Duluth News Tribune |accessdate=February 29, 2020 |date=February 28, 2020}} His sister Sami and father Gerry both played hockey for the College of St. Scholastica, while his grandfather played for the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs.{{cite web |last1=Olsen |first1=Becky |title=Hockey Time is Family Time for Joey Anderson |url=https://www.usahockeyntdp.com/news_article/show/462821 |website=USA Hockey National Team Development Program |accessdate=October 28, 2018 |date=January 6, 2015}} His mother, Dana, was a professional racquetball player.{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Brian |title=Frozen Four: UMD Bulldogs have a couple of pit bulls in Roseville's Anderson brothers |url=https://www.twincities.com/2018/04/04/frozen-four-umd-bulldogs-have-a-couple-of-pit-bulls-in-rosevilles-anderson-brothers/ |accessdate=December 12, 2018 |publisher=Twin Cities Pioneer Press |date=April 4, 2018}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="5" | Regular season

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! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season !! Team !! League

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

2015–16Waterloo Black HawksUSHL

| 57

1151630

| 9

3254
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| 2016–17

Waterloo Black HawksUSHL

| 54

5293452

| 8

21310
2017–18Minnesota–Duluth BulldogsNCHC

| 39

5182318

| —

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| 2018–19

Minnesota–Duluth BulldogsNCHC

| 40

6212718

| —

2019–20Ontario ReignAHL

| 53

3121518

| —

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| 2019–20

Los Angeles KingsNHL

| 6

1010

| —

2020–21Los Angeles KingsNHL

| 54

1101130

| —

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| 2021–22

Los Angeles KingsNHL

| 57

2688

| 7

0114
2022–23Los Angeles KingsNHL

| 77

5152040

| 6

0112
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| 2023–24

Los Angeles KingsNHL

| 74

2161818

| 5

1232
2024–25Los Angeles KingsNHL

| 77

6182428

| 6

0112
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 345 !! 17 !! 65 !! 82 !! 124

! 24 !! 1 !! 5 !! 6 !! 10

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

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! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2018

| United States

| WJC

| {{bronze3}}

| 7

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 2

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| 2019

| United States

| WJC

| {{silver2}}

| 7

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 6

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! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 14

! 2

! 4

! 6

! 8

References

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