Glenn Anderson

Glenn Christopher Anderson (Born - October 2, 1960 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger in the National Hockey League who played for the Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, and St. Louis Blues.

Playing career

Anderson played for the University of Denver in the NCAA for a year before joining the Canadian National Team in 1979-80, helping to represent Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics. He also played with the Seattle Breakers in the WHL that season. The Oilers drafted him in the fourth round of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft (69th overall). He joined the Oilers roster in the 1980-81 season.

Anderson played 10 full seasons with the Oilers, from the 1980-81 to 1990-91 season inclusive.

He was traded (with Grant Fuhr) to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1991, where he played two seasons and part of another. There, he reached the 1000th point plateau and played a key role in the Leaf's 1993 playoff run to the Conference Finals. The Leafs traded Anderson to the Rangers (for Mike Gartner) just in time for their 1994 Stanley Cup win.

Although Anderson played parts of the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons with the Blues and the Oilers, he did not play much in the NHL after his time with the Rangers, playing only another 68 regular season and 17 playoff games split over those two seasons. He was also, briefly, a Vancouver Canuck, but never played with them as upon signing with them in January 1996 he had to clear waivers, and the Oilers claimed him. (At the time, it was assumed this was long-awaited revenge for the Canucks having claimed Colin Campbell from waivers off the Oilers in the early 1980s. Then-GM Glen Sather is reputed to have never forgotten that incident, as he felt that the Canucks had agreed to not claim Campbell.)

Although Glenn Anderson was expected to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (HHOF), he has not been entered as of 2006. Many supporters felt that his statistics - particularly in the playoffs - warranted inclusion. However, his playing career was clouded by problems relating to the media, and his retirement has been marred by documented failures to make child support payments.

Anderson was noted for his aggressive "to the net" playing style, typifying the NHL power forward in the early 1980s. As an NHL player, he scored 498 goals and 601 assists in 1129 regular season games, and added another 93 goals and 121 assists in 225 playoff games. Noted as a "clutch" player, he was able to score key goals when the team most needed them. He scored 5 playoff overtime goals, second only to Maurice Richard's 6. On top of that he had 17 playoff game winning goals, good for 5th in the all time history of the NHL.

Career Statistics

                                  Regular Season
Season  Team                    Lge   GP   G   A    Pts  PIM

1977-78 New Westminsters Bruins WCJHL 1    0   1    1    2
1978-79 Seattle Breakers        WHL   2    0   1    1    0
        University of Denver    WCHA  40   26  29   55   58
1979-80 Seattle Breakers        WHL   7    5   5    10   4
        Canada                  Ntl   49   21  21   42   46
1980-81 Edmonton Oilers         NHL   58   30  23   53   24
1981-82 Edmonton Oilers         NHL   80   38  67   105  71
1982-83 Edmonton Oilers         NHL   72   48  56   104  70
1983-84 Edmonton Oilers         NHL   80   54  45   99   65
1984-85 Edmonton Oilers         NHL   80   42  39   81   69
1985-86 Edmonton Oilers         NHL   72   54  48   102  90
1986-87 Edmonton Oilers         NHL   80   35  38   73   65
1987-88 Edmonton Oilers         NHL   80   38  50   88   58
1988-89 Edmonton Oilers         NHL   79   16  48   64   93
1989-90 Edmonton Oilers         NHL   73   34  38   72   107
1990-91 Edmonton Oilers         NHL   74   24  31   55   59
1991-92 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   72   24  33   57   100
1992-93 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   76   22  43   65   117
1993-94 Toronto/New York        NHL   85   21  20   41   62
1994-95 Augsburger Panther      Ger   5    6   2    8    10
        Lukko Rauma             Fin   4    1   1    2    0
        St. Louis Blues         NHL   36   12  14   26   37
1995-96 Augsburger Panther      Ger   9    5   3    8    48
        Edmonton/St. Louis      NHL   32   6   8    14   33
1996-97 Chaux-de-Fonds          Swi   23   14  15   29   103

                   NHL Totals         1129 498 601  1099 1120

Awards & Achievements

Glenn Anderson won 5 Stanley Cups with the Oilers and another with the Rangers. He represented Canada at the 1980 Olympic Games, as well as twice at the World Championships and twice at the Canada Cup.

International Career

Anderson had stints with the Canadian National Team and various teams in the Finnish, German, Swiss, and Italian leagues.

See also

• Edmonton Oilers
• Toronto Maple Leafs
• New York Rangers
• St. Louis Blues
• List of retired NHL players
• List of NHL statistical leaders
• List of NHL seasons
• List of NHL players with 1000 points

Sources/External References

• Unknown. Oilers Heritage.
• Unknown. Legends of Hockey.