John Anderson (ice hockey)

John Anderson
Born	March 28, 1957 Toronto, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	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)
NHL Draft	11th overall, 1977 Toronto Maple Leafs
WHA Draft	14th overall, 1977 Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1977–1994

John Murray Anderson (born March 28, 1957) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. He was re-hired as the head coach of the Chicago Wolves of the AHL on July 10, 2013 after coaching them from 1997-2008. He is a former head coach of the Atlanta Thrashers and assistant coach of the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. He played 12 seasons in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and Hartford Whalers.

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 scored the winning goal against the New York Rangers on April 4, 1987, to give the Hartford Whalers their only division championship. Anderson was the captain of his junior team, the Toronto Marlboros.

Post-playing career

Chicago Wolves banner honoring Anderson's coaching history with the franchise

In 1996-97, Anderson coached the Quad City Mallards to their first of six consecutive 50-win seasons and their first Colonial Hockey League championship in just the franchise's second season. John 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 led the Wolves in winning the Turner Cup and Calder Cup four times in his eleven seasons at the team's helm. His team was crowned league champions in 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02 and 2007–08.

Anderson also helped establish "John Anderson's", a diner best known for its "Banquet Burger", as well as its $4 breakfast special. The original restaurant is located south of Yonge & Finch streets in Toronto, Ontario. There is another location at the corner of Dundas and Erindale Station Road in Mississauga, Ontario. The key items offered at the Mississauga location are the "Big Puck Burger" and "John's New Specialty", which is souvlaki on a sesame-seed bun. The original restaurant at Yonge & Finch has been moved to the southeast corner of Yonge and Hendon.

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.

On October 10, 2008, Anderson won his first game as an NHL coach 7–4 against his good friend Bruce Boudreau's Washington Capitals.

On April 14, 2010, Anderson was released as head coach of the Atlanta Thrashers after 2 seasons with the organization.

On July 12, 2011, Anderson became an assistant coach for the Phoenix Coyotes.

On July 10, 2013, Anderson was rehired as the head coach of the Chicago Wolves.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1973–74	Toronto Marlboros	OHA		38	22	22	44	6		–	–	–	–	—
1974–75	Toronto Marlboros	OMJHL		70	49	64	113	31		–	–	–	–	—
1975–76	Toronto Marlboros	OMJHL		39	26	25	51	19		–	–	–	–	—
1976–77	Toronto Marlboros	OMJHL		64	57	62	119	42		–	–	–	–	—
1977–78	Dallas Black Hawks	CHL		52	22	23	45	6		13	11	8	19	2
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		9	7	9	16	18		–	–	–	–	–
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						Post season
		G	W	L	OTL	Pts	Division rank	Result
ATL	2008–09	82	35	41	6	76	4th in Southeast	Missed playoffs
ATL	2009–10	82	35	34	13	83	2nd in Southeast	Missed playoffs
Total		164	70	75	19

International play

Anderson played for Canada at the 1977 IIHF World U-20 Championship.

References

External links

• John Anderson profile at Eurohockey.com
• John Anderson's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database