Anderson adjusting to life in university hockey ranks

Six Nations' Brenden Anderson is playing with the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks this season. Photo courtesy Brenden Anderson.

By Sam Laskaris Writer As was the case several years ago, Brenden Anderson once again finds himself adjusting to a new level of hockey. Anderson, a 21-year-old forward who is a Six Nations member, is a rookie with the Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks men’s hockey squad. The Golden Hawks compete in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA), a 19-team league, which includes three entrants from Quebec – McGill, Concordia and The Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. When he entered the junior ranks five years ago, with a Junior B franchise called the Brantford Bandits, Anderson found himself competing against players who were up to five years older than him. And now in the OUA, he is participating against some players who are 26 or 27 years old. “It’s kind of…

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