"Get To Know Em" - Dells Ducks - Chris Vella

Forward - #11 Chris Vella - Dells Ducks

Last season Chris Vellas played in 25 games for the Dells Ducks. His first MnJHL Season showed a lot of promise as he scored 8 goals and assisted on 5 more. Talking with Head Coach Bill Zaniboni about Vella last year he spoke of how talented Vella was despite being one of the youngest players in the league. This year Vella has picked up where he left off last year and has shown improvement in his all around game. So far this season in 18 games he has scored 10 goals and has 12 assists. Before missing a few games due to injury Vella had shared the league lead in goals scored and surely has the ability to close the gap over the remainder of the year. Both statistics compared to last year show a great growth in production. But what the numbers do not show is the improvement in other areas of his game, such as his physicality. Each Ducks game this year Vella has shown that he's willing to throw his body around and give some great hits to opposing players. Keep an eye on Vella as he continues to improve each time on the ice. 

MnJHL - If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
CV - Pasta

MnJHL - What would you sing at Karaoke night?
CV - Anything by Bobby Schmurda

MnJHL - If you could go back in time, what year would you travel to?
CV - 1776

MnJHL - What is the one thing that should be taught in school that isn’t already?
CV - Social skills rather than algebra

MnJHL - What motivates you to work hard?
CV - Reward

MnJHL - Aside from food, water, and shelter, what one thing could you not go a day without?
CV - My family and hockey team

MnJHL -What song would you say best sums you up?
CV - Probably anything by Bobby Schmurda

MnJHL - What was the last experience that made you a stronger person?
CV - Moving away from home and being independent

MnJHL -Who from your team would you want to be stranded with on a deserted island and why?
CV - Mike Sullivan because he is one of my best friends on the team

MnJHL - If you could witness any event past, present or future, what would it be?
CV - American Revolution

Would you rather? 

MnJHL - Visit Europe or Mexico?
CV - Europe

MnJHL -Travel by plane, train, or automobile?
CV - Plane

MnJHL - Go climbing or zip lining?
CV - Zip lining

"Get To Know Em" - Steele Country Blades - Wilson Anderle

Forward - #15 Wilson Anderle - Steele County Blades

Wilson Anderle grew up in Hanover, Minnesota. Played for the Buffalo Bison youth and High School teams. Now with the Steele County Blades, Wilson has played in all of their 18 games scoring 10 goals and 9 assist including 3 game winning goals. His 19 points are good for 3rd on the team. Currently the Blades are playing very well sitting in 3rd in the Mn Division of the MnJHL standings with 26 points. In his first year with the team, Wilson appears to be a key cog in the Blades success so far this season. Keep an eye on both him and the Blades this year as both will continue to improve throughout the season.

MnJHL - What's your favorite type of foreign food?
WA - I really enjoy Thai food.

MnJHL - What makes you laugh the most?
WA - Probably my two fat cats that my billet mom has.  They are both really fat and it makes me laugh just looking at them because they are just so fat.

MnJHL - Who is your hero?
WA - My hero is my older brother Andrew.  I have always looked up to him growing up, he taught me so much about hockey that I owe a lot of what I know to him.  He is always positive and sets goals and goes after them relentlessly which I admire a lot.  I do a lot of what I do to make him and my family proud.

MnJHL - If you were ruler of your own country what would be the first law you would introduce?
WA - Everyone would be required to watch a hockey game at least once a week.

MnJHL - What band would you camp out all night to get tickets to see?
WA - Kings of Leon.  I love Kings of Leon, I listen to them all day.

MnJHL - What celebrity would you like to meet at Starbucks for a cup of coffee?
WA - One Celebrity that I would love to meet at Starbucks would have to be David Beckham. He seems like a really cool guy and I would ask him how he does his hair because I want to have hair like him.

MnJHL - What motivates you to exercise?
WA - I am easily motivated to exercise because I have a goal of playing college hockey and I know I have to get bigger and stronger if I want to achieve that. So everytime I'm in the weight room I just think of my goal and that drives me to work harder then anyone else.

MnJHL - What Olympic sport would you like to try other than Ice Hockey?
WA - Basketball.  I love hockey but basketball is my real sport, I’m young Kobe on the court.

MnJHL - If you could live in any other country for two years where would you go?
WA - New Zealand, it looks so beautiful there, I would love to just live there and explore.

MnJHL - Who from your team would you trust to date your future daughter and why?
WA - Hmm… that’s a tough one… Probably going to have to go with Wes Morales.  He’s a beaut.

Would you rather?

MnJHL - Choose a free trip or money?
WA -  Free trip.

MnJHL - Swim in a pool or the ocean?
WA - The ocean is nice and all but then you get salt in your mouth and that’s no fun so I’m going to go with a pool.

MnJHL - Go back in time to meet your ancestors, or travel into the future to meet your great grandchildren.
WA - Travel in the future and meet my great grandchildren.  It would be really cool to see what they are up too.