John Anderson

John Murray Anderson (born March 28, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger and currently head coach of the Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL.

He played 12 seasons in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and Hartford Whalers. He joined the Thrashers on June 20, 2008 after 11 seasons coaching the Chicago Wolves of the AHL.

Playing career
Anderson was drafted in the 1st Round, 11th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft. He played 814 career NHL games, scoring 282 goals and 349 assists for 631 points from 1977–78 until 1988–89. His best statistical season was the 1982–83 season, when he set career highs with 49 assists and 80 points. Anderson was the captain of his junior team the Toronto Marlboros.

Post-playing career
Anderson is the Chicago Wolves franchise's all-time coaching leader in wins with 371 and holds the club mark for postseason victories as well with 80. John also lead the Wolves to the Turner Cup/Calder Cup four times in the past eight seasons. His team was crowned league champions in 1997–98, 1999–00 (Turner Cup), 2001–02 and 2007-08 (Calder Cup.

The Chicago Wolves are the AHL affiliate to the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers.

He also won the Colonial Hockey League title in 1996-97 with the Quad City Mallards

Anderson coached the American gold medal winning team in the 2007 Jewish World Cup hockey tournament in Israel.

On June 20, 2008, Anderson was named as the fourth head coach of the Atlanta Thrashers.

International play
Anderson played for Canada at the 1977 International Ice Hockey Federation World U-20 Championship.

Awards

 * 1977-78 Max McNab Trophy (leading scorer - Central Hockey League)
 * 1991-92 Les Cunningham Award (most valuable player - American Hockey League)
 * 1991-92 Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award (sportsmanship - American Hockey League)