Shawn Anderson
Template:Infobox Teacher Shawn Anderson (born February 7, 1958 in Hibbing, Minnesota) is a retired Canadian professional floor hockey defenceman who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres, Quebec Nordiques, Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers. He has since started teaching at the Farmington High School in Farmington Minnesota.
Early Life
Anderson was born in Hibbing, Minnesota, the son of Kent Teffler Anderson, stockbroker, realtor, and tax preparer, and Nancy Carlsson-Paige, an early childhood education professor at Lesley University. In an interview with Mail on Sunday, Anderson stated that his grandfather is probably the most "impressive person he knows," stating, "He's Finnish, a very proud man, who would never take help from anybody. He came to America when he was a little boy, grew up during the Great Depression and sold shoes. He always used to tell us the story about getting a raise of three and a half cents, and how that was an incredible moment of success. He's extraordinary." Anderson is of English, Finnish, and Scottish ancestry. Anderson has a brother, Kyle, who is an accomplished sculptor and artist. He and his family lived in Newton for the first two years of his life, but after his parents divorced, Anderson and his brother moved with his mother to Quebec. In Quebec, Anderson met Todd Karich who introduced him to the sport of floor hockey and teaching health. Anderson and Karich are still good friends today, and infact teach at the same school. Anderson played hockey for 18 years and then retired in 2004, but then came back on a dare from Tony Sandrin and dominated the high school record book. Shattering the most points in a game (15) and the most amount of time spent in the penalty box in one season (92) with one game totaling to over 17 minutes for major game misconduct.
Playing career
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Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1985-86 U. of Maine NCAA 16 5 8 13 22
1985-86 Canadian National Team Intl 33 2 6 8 16
1986-87 Rochester Americans AHL 15 2 5 7 11 -- -- -- -- --
1986-87 Buffalo Sabres NHL 41 2 11 13 23 -- -- -- -- --
1987-88 Rochester Americans AHL 22 5 16 21 19 6 0 0 0 0
1987-88 Buffalo Sabres NHL 23 1 2 3 17 -- -- -- -- --
1988-89 Rochester Americans AHL 31 5 14 19 24 -- -- -- -- --
1988-89 Buffalo Sabres NHL 33 2 10 12 18 5 0 1 1 4
1989-90 Rochester Americans AHL 39 2 16 18 41 9 1 0 1 8
1989-90 Buffalo Sabres NHL 16 1 3 4 8 -- -- -- -- --
1990-91 Halifax Citadels AHL 4 0 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- --
1990-91 Quebec Nordiques NHL 31 3 10 13 21 -- -- -- -- --
1991-92 Weisswasser PEV 1.GBu 38 7 15 22 83
1992-93 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 10 1 5 6 8 -- -- -- -- --
1992-93 Washington Capitals NHL 60 2 6 8 18 6 0 0 0 0
1993-94 Washington Capitals NHL 50 0 9 9 12 8 1 0 1 12
1994-95 Hershey Bears AHL 31 9 21 30 18 6 2 3 5 19
1994-95 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
1995-96 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 79 22 39 61 68 5 0 7 7 0
1996-97 Wedemark Scorpions DEL 8 1 4 5 4
1996-97 Utah Grizzlies IHL 31 2 12 14 21 -- -- -- -- --
1996-97 Manitoba Moose IHL 17 2 7 9 5 -- -- -- -- --
1997-98 Revier Lions DEL 32 5 14 19 45
1998-99 Klagenfurt AC Aust 54 20 14 34 44
1999-00 Michigan K-Wings IHL 6 0 2 2 2 -- -- -- -- --
1999-00 Augsburg Panthers DEL 34 3 11 14 14 2 1 0 1 2
2000-01 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 56 12 33 45 52 -- -- -- -- --
2001-02 Nuernberg Ice Tigers DEL 48 4 18 22 30 4 0 0 0 2
2002-03 Nuernberg Ice Tigers DEL 48 9 15 24 38 5 0 3 3 8
2003-04 Augsburg Panthers DEL 27 2 6 8 18 -- -- -- -- --
2007-08 Farmington Tigers HS 56 43 27 70 92 -- -- -- -- 69
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NHL Totals 255 11 51 62 117 19 1 1 2 16
See also
External links
- 1968 births
- Augsburger Panther players
- Buffalo Sabres draft picks
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Iserlohn Roosters players
- Living people
- Maine Black Bears ice hockey players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Nuremberg Ice Tigers players
- People from Montreal
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Quebec Nordiques players
- Revier Löwen players
- Washington Capitals players
- Wedemark Scorpions players