Ron Anderson (ice hockey, born 1950)

Not to be confused with Ron Anderson (ice hockey, born 1945) who played for four NHL teams and a WHA team, and Ron Anderson (ice hockey, born 1948) who played for two WHA teams.
Ron Anderson
Born (1950-01-21) January 21, 1950
Moncton, NB, CAN
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Washington Capitals
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19721978

Ronald Henry Anderson (born January 21, 1950 in Moncton, New Brunswick) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played one season in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals and four seasons in the American Hockey League for the Boston Braves, Richmond Robins and New Haven Nighthawks.

Playing career

Anderson played collegiate hockey for two years at Boston University where he registered 87 points in 62 games for the Terriers of the ECAC. Anderson's scoring touch with the Terriers didn't go unnoticed by the Boston Bruins, signing him as a free agent in 1972. He would play 2 seasons with their AHL affiliate the Boston Braves in 1972–73 and 1973–74.

The NHL expanded by two teams in 1974–75, adding teams in Kansas City, Missouri, and Washington, D.C. The expansion Washington Capitals selected him 34th from the Boston Bruins in the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft. He played 28 games during their inaugural season in the NHL tallying 9 goals and 7 assists for 16 points.

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1970–71 Boston University ECAC 31 20 21 41 17
1971–72 Boston University ECAC 31 19 27 46 26
1972–73 Boston Braves AHL 73 41 29 70 53
1973–74 Boston Braves AHL 75 24 31 55 28
1974–75 Washington Capitals NHL 28 9 7 16 8
1974–75 Richmond Robins AHL 38 20 19 39 19
1975–76 Richmond Robins AHL 20 2 3 5 6
1975–76 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 17 1 3 4 8 3 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 28 9 7 16 8

Transactions

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