Mitchell van der Heijden loves the holidays. “Being raised in the Netherlands where Christmas is a huge holiday, I’ve always loved when Sinterklaas (Santa Claus in Dutch) visits your house and gives you gifts. It’s my favorite holiday and I just love celebrating it with friends and family.” So he decided to give some presents to his Anchorage teammates. “I love these guys. They welcomed me in with open arms as a rookie and I want to repay the favor.”

Daniel Bischoff - Roomba because “He is a robot. We all know it.”
Berry Blue - berries because “the name says it all, really.”
Jake Primeau - a mini sticks net so “he can practice sniping, cause he’s been great for us this year”
Augustus Wang - a Wang Chung album because “the name says it all, really”
Andrei Petrikov - vodka because “He’s Russian and a stallion.”
Ulrik Bergstrom, Ryan Cvitkovich, and Shelby Schmackers all get the tab for our next team meal “because they’re rookies. I had to do it so they do too.”
Stan Hanson - a lifetime supply of cheese curds because “he’s a Wisconsinite and a dairy lover. It just works.”

I’m sorry if I forgot any of my teammates, I’ll make up for it. It was nice to give them some presents.