Murray Craig Anderson
Selected by Montreal Canadiens 4th round (#44) in 1969 NHL Amateur Draft
played three years in junior with the Flin Flon Bombers. ... won the league championship in the last two. ... First All-Star Team in 1970. ... failed to impress at Montreal's training camp in 1970. ... spent the next four years in the minors. ... on Nova Scotia's Calder Cup winning team in 1972. ... sold outright to Minnesota in 1973. ... claimed in the Expansion Draft of 1974 by Washington. ... in 1974-75, played 40 games for the Capitals and was a -40, not a good statistic for a defensive defenceman. ... played half that season and parts of two more in the minors before retiring.
Career Statistics[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1966-67 | Selkirk Steelers | MJHL | 47 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 82 | |||||||
| 1967-68 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCJHL | 55 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 87 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | ||
| 1968-69 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 53 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 120 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1969-70 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 50 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 150 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 20 | ||
| 1970-71 | Montreal - Rochester | AHL | 52 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1971-72 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 64 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1972-73 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 71 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | ||
| 1973-74 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 76 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 79 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1974-75 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 68 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Richmond Robins | AHL | 35 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 1975-76 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 75 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 62 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1976-77 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 68 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
Career Moves[]
- Traded to Minnesota by Montreal with Tony Featherstone for cash, May 29, 1973.
- Claimed by Washington from Minnesota in Expansion Draft, June 12, 1974
Awards & Achievements[]
- President's Cup Western Canada Hockey League Championship (1969 & 1970)
- Western Canada Hockey League First All-Star Team (1970)
- Calder Cup American Hockey League Championship (1972)