The NCDC has announced that Rock Springs Miners blueliner Anderson Sandquist is the NCDC Mountain Division Defenseman of the Week.

Sandquist kickstarted the new year with a three-point game (goal, two assists) in a 7-1 win Jan. 2 against the Casper Warbirds.

“I started playing hockey because of my older brother, Cal Sandquist, when we lived in Chicago,” Sandquist said. “Hockey was basically the sport of the town, so most kids ended up playing it. Chicago is a political spot for hockey, but it’s very competitive there and it’s a lot of fun with team rivalries.”

Once Sandquist arrived in Colorado, he played 11U-13U AAA for the Colorado Thunderbirds and then with the Rocky Mountain RoughRiders for his 14U AAA year before going to Shattuck-St. Mary’s.

During the 2024-25 season, the Evergreen native skated for the NAHL’s Wisconsin Windigo and NCDC’s Utica Jr. Comets.

— USPHL Staff

(January 6, 2026)