John Anderson

John Anderson
Position	Right winger
Shot	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Teams	Dallas Black Hawks (CHL) Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) Quebec Nordiques (NHL) Hartford Whalers (NHL) Binghamton Whalers (AHL) Fort Wayne Komets (IHL) New Haven Nighthawks (AHL) San Diego Gulls (IHL)
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1957-03-28)March 28, 1957, Toronto, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	11th overall, 1977 Toronto Maple Leafs
WHA Draft	14th overall, 1977 Quebec Nordiques
Pro Career	1977 – 1994

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.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977–78	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		17	1	2	3	2		2	0	0	0	0
1978–79	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		71	15	11	26	10		6	0	2	2	0
1979–80	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		74	25	28	53	22		3	1	1	2	0
1980–81	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		75	17	26	43	31		2	0	0	0	0
1981–82	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		69	31	26	57	30		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		80	31	49	80	24		4	2	4	6	0
1983–84	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		73	37	31	68	22		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		75	32	31	63	27		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		65	21	28	49	26		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Hartford Whalers	NHL		14	8	17	25	2		10	5	8	13	0
1986–87	Hartford Whalers	NHL		76	31	44	75	19		6	1	2	3	0
1987–88	Hartford Whalers	NHL		63	17	32	49	20		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Hartford Whalers	NHL		62	16	24	40	28		4	0	1	1	2
1989–90	Binghamton Whalers	AHL		3	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Milan	Italy		Statistics unavailable
1990–91	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		63	40	43	83	24	1	3	0	3	0
1991–92	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		68	41	54	95	24	4	0	4	4	0
1992–93	San Diego Gulls	IHL		65	34	46	80	18	11	5	6	11	4
1993–94	San Diego Gulls	IHL		72	24	24	48	32	4	1	1	2	8
NHL totals				814	282	349	631	263	37	9	18	27	2
AHL totals				71	42	55	97	24	4	0	4	4	0
IHL totals				200	98	113	211	74	16	9	7	16	12

NHL coaching statistics

Team	Year	Regular season						Playoffs
		G	W	L	OTL	Pts	Division Rank	Result
ATL	2008–09	82	35	41	6	76	4th in Southeast	Missed playoffs

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)

External links

• John Anderson - player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
• John Anderson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database