Tanner Sorenson Class: Freshman Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska Height / Weight: 5-8 / 170 Position: F Birthdate: 02/17/1993 Last Team: Shattuck St. Mary's

Prior to MSU: Played high school hockey at Shattuck-St. Mary's in Minnesota ... Is just the third player in the last 20 years to play high school hockey in the season prior to enrolling at MSU. Brian Clifford (1992-96) and Chris Mueller (2004-08) were the others, and both played at the Nichols School in Buffalo ... Helped SSM to a U18 Tier I National Championship as a senior, and a fifth-place finish as a junior ... Was a team captain as a senior ... Had a 42-43-85 scoring line in 54 games his final season ... Played for the Alaska All-Stars from 2000-07 ... Participated in the USA National Select Festival (2007-10) ... Represented the United States in the 2010 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in Slovakia, Czech Republic, and had four goals and two assists in the tournament, helping the US team to a silver medal.

Personal: Born February 17, 1993 in Anchorage, Alaska ... Son of Dennis and Lisa Sorenson ... Father was a four-year letterwinner at Alaska-Anchorage (1980-84) ... Father was the Seawolves' leading scorer all four season and still ranks second all-time in scoring at the school. He captained the team twice and earned All-America honors as a senior ... Father was inducted into the Alaska Anchorage Hall of Fame in 2001 ... Is one of four children: brother, Josh, is a senior at Texas State University and won a high school hockey state championship in 2001 and 2005 and 2006 NAHL championships with the Texas Tornado ... Sister, Tasha, attends Alaska-Anchorage, and youngest sister, Taylor, is a three-sport athlete as a senior in high school ... Graduate of Shattuck-St. Mary's high school, where he also earned varsity letters in tennis and ultimate frisbee ... Served as the student body president his senior year and was on the honor roll all four years ... Lists Jonathan Toews and Pavel Datsyuk as his favorite NHL players for "how intense they play, do the little things best, and are the two most well-rounded players in the game." ... Considers his father his largest hockey influence, and his parents his heroes for all of their support and all they sacrificed to allow him to fulfull his hockey needs and present him with the best opportunities possible.