Position: left wing, center

Shoots: right

Size: 6-3, 178

Age: 17 (05/12/88)

Years with Bobcats: 1

Years playing hockey: 10

Hometown: Bay Shore, NY

Hometown Newspapers:

South Bay's Newspaper, Suffolk County News

High School: St. John the Baptist (3.1 GPA)

SAT: N/A

Will graduate in: June ′06

Hobbies/interests: Chandla has worked clinics and summer hockey school at The Rinx and has participated in the Big Brother-Big Sister program at St. John the Baptist

Favorite hockey player: New York Islanders forward Alexei Yashin "because of his abilities in the offensive zone."

Best hockey advice ever gotten: "Always keep going, no matter what the score," from his father, Ed.

Most influential person in my hockey career is: His brother "because he has helped my hockey ability by watching him for all these years."

Career highlights: Chandla, the leading scorer on last year′s PAL Midget Minor A team, participated in the Select 17′s spring camp. He also played for the Suffolk All-Stars in the Vytra Cup Challenge at the Nassau Coliseum in February 2005.

Ultimate goal: to play D-I college hockey

College interests: Hockey East and/or any D-I program