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| 1975 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Russ Anderson
Selected in second round
No.
31 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born
February 12, 1955
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Defense
Height: 6-3 Weight: 210
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Minnesota (WCHA)
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown:
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1974-75 |
Minnesota | WCHA |
30 | 2 |
7 | 9 |
56 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Was star football player at Washburn High School in
Minneapolis. ... Entered the University of Minnesota on football scholarship
and played linebacker for varsity team as a freshman. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 6, 1976 (Vancouver at
Pittsburgh)
Numbers: 7 (Pittsburgh); 25, 7 (Hartford); 4 (Los
Angeles)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1985 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-1985 |
Pittsburgh, Hartford, L.A. |
519 | 22 | 99 |
121 | 1,086 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1977-1980 |
Pittsburgh | 10 |
0 | 3 |
3 | 28 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Hartford Captain: September 9, 1982, until September 9, 1983
Pittsburgh Records: Most penalties in one game (9 vs. Edmonton on Jan.
19, 1980), most penalty minutes in one game (51 vs. Edmonton on Jan. 19, 1980)
Pittsburgh Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1977 (14 PIM)
Miscellaneous: Had surgery to repair dislocated right and left shoulders during summer of 1977. ...
Missed end of 1978-79 season and most of 1979 playoffs with fractured cheekbone, an injury suffered in
late March 1979. ... Paired on defense with Ron Stackhouse for Pittsburgh in
1979-80. ... Missed first two weeks of Pittsburgh's 1980 training camp due to
contract dispute. ... Missed most of 1980-81 season with compound fracture of
the ring finger in his right hand, an injury first suffered in November 1980.
He broke the finger two more times before the end of that season, costing him
a total of 46 games. The injury required postseason surgery. ... Missed end of
1981-82 season with separated shoulder, an injury suffered in Hartford's Feb.
27, 1982, game at Washington. ... Was first U.S.-born captain in
Hartford/Carolina franchise history.
The Edmonton Brawl: Anderson
earned his place in Pittsburgh history when he received nine penalties for 51
minutes in the Penguins' January 19, 1980, game vs. Edmonton. He fought Mark
Messier in the first period and Dave Lumley early in the second period. With
two majors and a double-minor already to his credit, Anderson became involved
in a bench-clearing brawl at 13:34 of the second period. He received a major
and double game misconduct for his role in the fight. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Minnesota (WCHA); Hershey
(AHL); New Haven (AHL)
World Championships: 1977 (sixth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship: 1976 (Minnesota)
WHA Draft Pick: 1975 (by Winnipeg,
No. 22 overall in Round 2)
Miscellaneous: Missed 1976 NCAA title
game due to suspension for fighting in Minnesota's semifinal game vs. Boston
University.
Personal: Full name is Russell
Vincent Anderson. ... Ex-husband of 1977 Miss America Dorothy Benham. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Pittsburgh traded Anderson and 1983
eighth-round pick (Chris Duperron) to Hartford for Rick MacLeish on December
29, 1981. |
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SNAPSHOT '75 | | Total Selected: |
217 | | Forwards: |
126 | | Defense: |
65 | | Goaltenders: |
26 | | Major Junior: |
135 | | College Players: |
61 |
| Canadian: |
162 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
46 | | U.S.-Born: |
45 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
87 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
6 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
11 |
| Picks Traded: |
21 |
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