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Number: 20
Position: Forward
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 190
Birthday: 3.5.82
Hometown: Waterloo, IA
Last team: Rochester (USHL)
Player Biography
Bryce has previous experience in two different USHL cities: he’s a native of Waterloo, Iowa (home of the Black Hawks) and he played last season for the Rochester Mustangs, where he had 8 goals and 9 assists. His favorite NHL player is Brett Hull, because “he puts it in the net”.
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Kevin Kasel: Best advice you've ever received (doesn't have to be hockey-related):
Bryce Anderson: Never quit. Never give up.
Kevin: Finish this sentence: The fans would be surprised to know that I...
Bryce: Oh man? They wouldn't be surprised that I grew up on a farm. Gosh I don't know about that.
Kevin: My first job was ...
Bryce: I bagged groceries up in Minot (North Dakota), that was my first job.
Kevin: Best decision I ever made?
Bryce: I would say, to play hockey. It's been my life. It'll help me in the future with my life decisions. That's the best decision I have ever made.
Kevin: What would you being doing now if you weren't playing hockey?
Bryce: I suppose I would be going to school. Probably here in Iowa. Maybe University of Iowa or UNI (University of Northern Iowa) or something. Actually right now, I would be helping Dad out on the farm combining.
Kevin: What do you like to do besides hockey?
Bryce: I played baseball through high school. I enjoy golfing and lifting weights. Just hanging out with the guys and stuff.
Kevin: What can't you imagine living without?
Bryce: Food.
Kevin: Do you have a favorite movie?
Bryce: Yeah. Tommy Boy.
Kevin: Finish this sentence. My team mates think I'm...
Bryce: Laid back.
Kevin: Who is your favorite non-hockey athlete?
Bryce: Kirby Puckett
Kevin: What is your favorite non-hockey sport?
Bryce: Baseball.
Kevin: If you were head coach of a team what would you do?
Bryce: I would take a lot of the bits and pieces from what I have been taught, all the way up and try to combine it. Just really work with the kids. It's all about the players.
Kevin: When you're not playing hockey, where are we most likely to find you (in or off season)?
Bryce: In season, so far I have been working dry-wall with Dan, a friend of mine from Waterloo (Iowa). That's been keeping me busy. Out of season, probably working out on the farm, outside doing something.
Kevin: What is your favorite food?
Bryce: Steak.
Kevin: Do you have a specific pre-game meal? If so, what is it?
Bryce: Usually pasta. Something pasta.
Kevin: Who is your favorite band?
Bryce: I have to say, Metalica is a classic.
Kevin: If you started your own NHL franchise, and you could pick any player, who would you start with and why?
Bryce: Gosh, probably some young foreign guy. (Ilya) Kovalchuk or someone like that, just try and get young players ... Kovalchuk or (Ruslan) Fedotenko.
Kevin: What are your superstitions?
Bryce: I don't really have any.
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