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2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

19 AJ Vanderbeck

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 183
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Monument, Colo.

Biography

2021-22 (Junior): Dressed in 36 games for the ‘Cats this season, tallying 24 goals and 19 assists...Grabbed a .154 shot percentage and a +12 on-ice rating this season…Vanderbeck also clinched a spot on the CCHA Second-Team. 

2020-21 (Sophomore): Dressed in all 29 games for the Wildcats in 2020-21 … finished third on the team in points and first in goals … tallied 14 goals in his sophomore season and 27 points … picked up 13 assists on the season for third on the team … recorded a team-best three game-winning goals, including two one-goal decisions and an overtime contest … finished the season on a three-game point-streak, tied for a career-best … tallied six points in his final three games … recorded a career-high four-points in the Wildcats 8-2 win over UAH, tallying two goals and two assists (2/17/21) … named to the WCHA All-Academic team.

2019-20 (Freshman): Joining the lineup at the start of the second half, skated in eight games for the Wildcats, starting five ... Tallied nine points, including two goals and seven assists ... Posted his first career point at Bowling Green (Jan. 3) with a two-assist night ... Scored his first collegiate goal against Alaska Anchorage (Jan. 11) ... Posted five points on the road at Alaska (1-4-5), January 24-25, including his first career game-winning goal ... was named WCHA Rookie of the Week for his weekend in Fairbanks ... Earned WCHA Rookie of the Month honors for January ... His 1.13 points per game average ranked him fourth in the category among all active skaters.

Prior to NMU: Originally attended Ohio State University but did not compete ... Spent two seasons with the Wenatchee Wild of the BCHL, serving as captain in 2017-18 ... Ranked third on the team in points with 62 and led the team with 37 goals during his final season on juniors ... Finished fifth on the team in points (66) and second in goals (39) in 2016-17 ... Prior to the BCHL, Vanderbeck spent a season in the USHL with the Sioux Falls Stampede (2015-16) and a year in the NAHL with the Lone Star Brahmas (2014-15).

Personal: Son of Shawn and Sarah Vanderbeck ... has two siblings, Noah and Jake ...originally from Denver, Colorado ... graduated from Lewis Palmer High School ... plans to study Financial Management at NMU.

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2019-20Freshman

    F
    6'0" 180 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2020-21Sophomore

    F
    5'11" 185 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2021-22Junior

    F
    5'11" 185 lbs
    19
  • 19
    C

    2022-23Senior

    F
    5'11" 183 lbs
    19
    C