Cooper Anderson #16


Year: Freshman
Hometown: White Bear Lake, Minn.
Last Team: El Paso Rhinos (NA3HL) 

Personal:

A 2019 graduate of White Bear Lake High School…collected 27 points (5g/22a) in 39 games for the NA3HL’s El Paso Rhinos in 2020-21…scored a goal in 30 games with the NAHL’s New Mexico Ice Wolves in 2019-20…is also a member of the SJU tennis team…shoots left…son of Will and Christine Anderson of White Bear Lake, Minn….father played hockey at Division I Minnesota…older brother, Austin, played tennis at Division I Kennesaw State…Global Business Leadership major.

Growing up in Minnesota I have been playing hockey for as long as I could walk. My dad played college hockey so that was always the goal for me as well. I played White Bear Lake Association hockey growing up and also played high school for White Bear Lake. I spent my first season of junior hockey with the New Mexico Ice Wolves and my second season with the El Paso Rhinos. Saint Johns is a great fit for me with great academics, a respected hockey program, and the community feeling that I grew accustomed to in White Bear Lake.

 I am a Global Business Leadership and Math major with a minor in French. I am also a member of the Saint Johns tennis team. My goal at Saint Johns is to graduate with grades I am proud of, and say that I did everything in my power to win a national championship. I want to make a positive impact on those who I encounter, and have a college experience with no regrets. 

I am unsure of what I want to do for a living once I graduate. I would love to play professional hockey in Europe if the opportunity is there. Hopefully where ever I end up leads to a house by a lake raising a couple future Johnnies or Bennies.