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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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John Anderson
Selected in first round
No. 11 overall
by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born March 28, 1957
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Right Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Toronto (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1972-73 |
Markham | Jr. B | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1973-74 |
Toronto | OMJHL | 38 |
22 | 22 |
44 | 6 | | 1974-75 |
Toronto | OMJHL |
70 | 49 |
64 | 113 |
31 | | 1975-76 |
Toronto | OMJHL |
39 | 26 |
25 | 51 |
19 | | 1976-77 |
Toronto | OMJHL |
64 | 57 |
62 | 119 |
42 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1975 (Toronto)
World Junior Championships: 1977
(silver medal)
OMJHL Mahon Trophy (Most Points, RW): 1976-77
(Toronto) (119)
Memorial Cup All-Star First Team: 1975 (Toronto)
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1976-77 (Toronto)
OMJHL All-Star Game: 1977
(Toronto)
Toronto Captain:
1976-77
Memorial Cup Points
Leader: 1975 (Toronto) (10 points)
Memorial Cup Assists Leader:
1975 (Toronto) (6 assists)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
OMJHL's No. 8 prospect for the 1977 NHL draft. ... Quit OMJHL after 1974-75
season because he expected contract offer from
Toronto to enter WHA as 18-year-old underage junior and needed to sever ties
to major-junior hockey. The WHA offer never materialized, as it did for
Toronto teammates Mark Napier and John Tonelli, prompting him to return to
OMJHL. ... Missed
part of 1975-76 season with separated shoulder. ... Grew up in Willowdale
section of Toronto. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 4, 1977 (Toronto at Boston)
Numbers:
28, 10 (Toronto); 14 (Quebec); 20
(Hartford)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1994 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1977-1989 |
Toronto, Quebec, Hartford | 814 |
282 | 349 | 631 |
263 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1978-1989 |
Toronto, Hartford | 37 |
9 | 18 | 27 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Hartford/Carolina Records: Most points in a playoff game (6 vs. Quebec
on April 12, 1986)
Toronto Points Leader: 1982-83 (80)
Toronto Assists Leader:
1982-83 (49)
Hartford Playoffs Points
Leader: 1986 (13, tie)
Hartford Playoffs Assists Leader: 1986
(8)
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Jack Valiquette and Tiger Williams
at Toronto's 1977 training camp. ... Played on "Kid Line" with Laurie Boschman
and Rocky Saganiuk for Toronto from 1979 to 1981. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with elbow
injury suffered in December 1981. ... Was Toronto's nominee for 1982-83 Masterton Trophy. ...
Played on line with Bill Derlago and Rick Vaive for Toronto from 1982 to 1985.
... Missed part of 1984-85 season with collarbone injury
suffered in November 1984. ... Missed parts of 1985-86 season with sprained
back, an injury suffered during Quebec's Dec. 18, 1985, game at Montreal, and
shoulder injury suffered in Quebec's Jan. 20, 1986, game vs. Montreal. ...
Missed end of 1987-88 season and entire 1988 playoffs with injured rotator
cuff. His season ended during Hartford's March 1, 1988, practice in Winnipeg
when he collided with teammate Kevin Dineen. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Dallas (CHL); Binghamton (AHL),
Milan (Italy); Fort Wayne (IHL); New Haven (AHL); San Diego (IHL)
World Championships: 1983
(bronze medal), 1985 (silver medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 2002 (Chicago) (as head
coach)
IHL Turner Cup: 1998, 2000 (Chicago) (as head coach)
ColHL Colonial Cup: 1997 (Quad City) (as head coach)
AHL Cunningham Award
(MVP): 1991-92 (New Haven)
AHL Hunt Award
(Sportsmanship): 1991-92 (New Haven)
AHL All-Star First Team:
1991-92 (New Haven)
CHL All-Star Second Team: 1977-78 (Dallas)
WHA Draft Pick: 1977 (by Quebec,
No. 14 overall in Round 2)
CHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1978 (Dallas)
(19 points)
CHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1978 (Dallas) (11 goals)
1992-93:
Player-asst. coach of IHL
regular-season champ (San Diego).
1999-00: Coached IHL
regular-season champion (Chicago)
Coaching Career: Named San Diego (IHL)
player assistant coach prior to 1992-93 season, stopped playing after 1993-94
season and remained in position through 1994-95 season. ... Named Winston-Salem (SHL) coach prior to
1995-96 season and remained in position through 1995-96 season. ... Named
Quad City (ColHL) head coach prior to 1996-97 season and remained in position
until Sept. 4, 1997. ... Named Chicago (IHL) head coach on Sept. 4, 1997 1997, shifted with team into AHL
in 2001, and held
position into 2004-05 season.
Miscellaneous: Set CHL record
(since broken) for most goals in one playoff year with 11 in 1978. ... Became
oldest player to win AHL MVP award when he achieved feat at age 35 in 1991-92.
... Owned John Anderson's Hamburger Restaurant chain in Toronto suburbs during his playing days. ...
Played on Hartford's off-season charity softball team. ... Was active in
charitable causes during his playing days, working with American Heart
Association chapter in Hartford.
Personal: Full name is John Murray
Anderson. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Toronto traded Anderson to Quebec in
exchange for Brad Maxwell on August 21, 1985. |
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SNAPSHOT '77 | | Total Selected: |
185 | | Forwards: |
104 | | Defense: |
57 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
123 | | College Players: |
51 |
| Canadian: |
141 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
5 |
| Reached NHL: |
97 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
9 |
| Picks Traded: |
37 |
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