Jake SANDERSON

United States of America

Ice Hockey

Date of Birth: 8 Jul 2002

Age: 19

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.88/6'2''

Place of birth: WHITEFISH, MT

Birth Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Ice Hockey	Men USA United States	5

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Preliminary Round - Group A #5 USA United States 8 CHN China 0	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Preliminary Round - Group A #11 CAN Canada 2 USA United States 4	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Men's Preliminary Round - Group A #18 USA United States 3 GER Germany 2	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals #23 USA United States 2 SVK Slovakia 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Junior Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2021	Edmonton, AB, CAN

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Studying Kinesiology at the University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, USA).

Family:

Father, Geoff. Mother, Ellen. Brothers, Ben and Sawyer.

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

University of North Dakota

Position style:

Defence

Hand:

Left

Sporting relatives:

Father Geoff Sanderson (Ice hockey) Played 18 years in the NHL with eight different clubs.

Brother Ben Sanderson (Ice hockey): Plays at Colorado College.

Uncle Guy Sanderson (Ice hockey): Played for Clarkson College.

Cousin Wade Brookbank (Ice hockey): Played in the NHL off and on from 2003 to 2009 with the Nashville Predators, Vancouver Canucks, Boston Bruins, and the Carolina Hurricanes.

Cousin Sheldon Brookbank (Ice hockey): Played in the NHL from 2006 to 2014 with the Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, Anaheim Ducks, and Chicago Blackhawks.

Debut:

2022 Olympic Winter Games

National league:

National Collegiate Hockey Conference

Award:

NCHS All-Rookie Team (2021)
NCHS All-Tournament Team (2021)
USA Hockey Junior Player of the Year (2020)

General Interest

PLAYING CAREER
US U17 and U18 National Team, USA (2018-20); University of North Dakota, USA (2020- ).

Milestones

Drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the first round (5th overall) of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.

Won a gold medal at the 2021 U20 World Junior Championships. Also competed at the 2022 event.

2021 National Collegiate Hockey Conference champion and Penrose Cup champion.

Sanderson, along with Matty Beniers, Brock Faber, Matthew Knies, and Drew Commesso, will be the first teenagers to play ice hockey for Team USA since Scott Lachance and Keith Tkachuk at the 1992 Albertville Olympic Winter Games.

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Legend

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