Craig Anderson
Date of birth | May 21, 1981 |
place of birth | Park Ridge , Illinois , USA |
size | 188 cm |
Weight | 79 kg |
position | goalkeeper |
number | # 41 |
Catch hand | Left |
Draft | |
NHL Entry Draft |
1999 , 3rd lap, 77th position Calgary Flames |
NHL Entry Draft |
2001 , 3rd round, 73rd position Chicago Blackhawks |
Career stations | |
1997-1998 | Chicago Jets |
1998 | Chicago Freeze |
1998-2001 | Guelph Storm |
2001-2002 | Norfolk Admirals |
2002-2006 | Chicago Blackhawks |
2006-2009 | Florida panthers |
2009-2011 | Colorado Avalanche |
since 2011 | Ottawa Senators |
Craig Peter Anderson (born May 21, 1981 in Park Ridge , Illinois ) is an American ice hockey goalkeeper who has played for the Ottawa Senators in the National Hockey League since February 2011 .
Career
Craig Anderson was initially active as a junior player from 1997 to 1998 for the Chicago Jets from the MEHL, before he started the following season at Chicago Freeze from the US junior league North American Hockey League . During the season he ventured into the Canadian top junior league Ontario Hockey League and went there for the Guelph Storm on the ice. After his debut season he was selected in the third round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft in a total of 77th position by the Calgary Flames . Anderson continued his career with the Guelph Storm in the OHL and established himself in the following two seasons as one of the best goalkeepers in the league, so that after the end of the 2000/01 season he was named OHL Goaltender of the Year and a nomination for First League All-Star Team . Since the Calgary Flames had not signed him within the two-year period from the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, which expired in early June 2001, the American was again available for the 2001 NHL Entry Draft . In the third round he was selected at position 73 by the Chicago Blackhawks .,
Anderson completed his first NHL appearances in the 2002/03 season , but most of the time he was used by the Blackhawks in their farm team , the Norfolk Admirals , in the American Hockey League . In June 2006, the Blackhawks transferred him to the Florida Panthers , where Anderson served as Tomáš Vokoun's backup goalie . In the 2007-08 season , Anderson set the NHL records for most shots blocked in one shutout (53 saves) and most shots blocked in consecutive shutouts (93 saves). On July 1, 2009, he signed a contract with the Colorado Avalanche as a free agent . In the 2009/10 season , Anderson prevailed against his competitor Peter Budaj for the place of the goalkeeper. He had an excellent season and set several franchise records. Anderson made a record 71 regular season games and saved 2047 shots, more than any other Avalanche goalkeeper.
The goalkeeper continued his excellent season in the playoffs when he saved 51 shots on goal and booked a shutout in the third encounter of the first round against the San Jose Sharks . In NHL history, only Dominik Hašek and Patrick Roy managed more saves in a playoff game, which they finished without conceding a goal. In the 2010/11 season , the American initially failed to match the excellent performance of the previous season and he found himself with the Avalanche at the bottom of the table over the course of the season. After declining an offered contract extension, the Avs gave him to the Ottawa Senators on February 18, 2011 in exchange for Brian Elliott . In his first appearance as a goalkeeper for the Senators, Anderson recorded a shutout when he parried 47 shots in the game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on February 19, 2011 . Around a month later, his excellent performance in Ottawa was rewarded with a four-year contract extension to 2015. Anderson ended the 2010/11 season with 18 NHL games for the Senators and a catch rate of 93.9 percent.
As a result, the American established himself as the undisputed goalkeeper of the Senators and reached the conference final with the team in the 2017 playoffs , but lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins there . This was also a special season for Anderson personally, as his wife got cancer and he left the team for a short time. His wife recovered from the disease, while Anderson was honored with the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy at the end of the season . He then signed a new two-year contract in Ottawa in September 2017.
International
For the United States , Anderson took part in the 2006 and 2008 World Championships . At the 2006 World Cup, Anderson was the USA's regular goalkeeper and guarded the goal in five matches. He achieved an average of 2.36, a catch quota of 90.8 percent and a shutout . In the quarter-final game, the Americans lost 6-0 against Sweden with Anderson between the posts , who had to vacate his place after the end of the second period and four goals against and was replaced by Jason Bacashihua for the rest of the game .
Two years later, Anderson was reassigned to the US squad for the 2008 World Cup and this time had two strong rivals for the position of goalkeeper, Tim Thomas and Robert Esche . While Thomas and Esche had a good tournament, Anderson made two weak appearances and finished them with an average of 5.61 goals against and a catch rate of only 71.4 percent.
Achievements and Awards
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Career statistics
Status: end of the 2019/20 season
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season | team | league | Sp | S. | N | U / OT | Min. | GT | SO | GTS | Sv% | Sp | S. | N | Min. | GT | SO | GTS | Sv% | |||
1998/99 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 21st | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1006 | 52 | 1 | 3.10 | 91.1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 9 | 0 | 4.74 | 89.9 | |||
1999/00 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 38 | 12 | 17th | 2 | 1955 | 117 | 0 | 3.59 | 90.3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 5 | 0 | 2.73 | 93.1 | |||
2000/01 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 59 | 30th | 19th | 9 | 3555 | 156 | 3 | 2.63 | 91.8 | 4th | 0 | 4th | 240 | 17th | 0 | 4.25 | 86.9 | |||
2001/02 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 28 | 9 | 13 | 4th | 1568 | 77 | 2 | 2.95 | 88.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21st | 1 | 0 | 2.85 | 93.8 | |||
2002/03 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 6th | 0 | 3 | 2 | 270 | 18th | 0 | 4.00 | 85.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2002/03 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 32 | 15th | 11 | 5 | 1795 | 58 | 4th | 1.94 | 92.3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 344 | 15th | 0 | 2.62 | 92.0 | |||
2003/04 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 37 | 17th | 20th | 0 | 2108 | 74 | 3 | 2.11 | 91.4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 327 | 10 | 0 | 1.83 | 93.4 | |||
2003/04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 21st | 6th | 14th | 0 | 1205 | 57 | 1 | 2.84 | 90.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2004/05 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 15th | 9 | 4th | 1 | 886 | 27 | 2 | 1.83 | 92.9 | 6th | 2 | 4th | 356 | 14th | 0 | 2.35 | 92.5 | |||
2005/06 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 29 | 6th | 12 | 4th | 1553 | 86 | 1 | 3.32 | 88.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2006/07 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 34 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 2060 | 88 | 1 | 2.56 | 91.9 | 6th | 2 | 4th | 376 | 18th | 0 | 2.87 | 90.9 | |||
2006/07 | Florida panthers | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 217 | 8th | 0 | 2.21 | 93.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2007/08 | Florida panthers | NHL | 17th | 8th | 6th | 1 | 935 | 35 | 2 | 2.24 | 93.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2008/09 | Florida panthers | NHL | 31 | 15th | 7th | 5 | 1636 | 74 | 3 | 2.71 | 92.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2009/10 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 71 | 38 | 25th | 7th | 4235 | 186 | 7th | 2.63 | 91.7 | 6th | 2 | 4th | 366 | 16 | 1 | 2.62 | 93.3 | |||
2010/11 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 33 | 13 | 15th | 3 | 1810 | 99 | 0 | 3.28 | 89.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2010/11 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 18th | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1055 | 36 | 2 | 2.05 | 93.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2011/12 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 64 | 33 | 22nd | 6th | 3492 | 165 | 3 | 2.83 | 91.3 | 7th | 3 | 4th | 419 | 14th | 1 | 2.00 | 93.3 | |||
2012/13 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 24 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1421 | 40 | 3 | 1.69 | 94.1 | 10 | 5 | 4th | 578 | 29 | 0 | 3.01 | 91.8 | |||
2013/14 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 53 | 25th | 16 | 8th | 3000 | 150 | 4th | 3.00 | 91.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2014/15 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 35 | 14th | 13 | 8th | 2093 | 87 | 3 | 2.49 | 92.3 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 142 | 4th | 1 | 0.97 | 97.2 | |||
2015/16 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 60 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 3477 | 161 | 4th | 2.78 | 91.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2016/17 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 40 | 25th | 11 | 4th | 2422 | 92 | 5 | 2.28 | 92.6 | 19th | 11 | 8th | 1179 | 46 | 1 | 2.34 | 92.2 | |||
2017/18 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 58 | 23 | 25th | 6th | 3251 | 180 | 2 | 3.32 | 89.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2018/19 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 50 | 17th | 27 | 4th | 2786 | 163 | 2 | 3.51 | 90.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2019/20 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 34 | 11 | 17th | 2 | 1846 | 100 | 0 | 3.25 | 90.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
OHL total | 118 | 54 | 41 | 12 | 6516 | 325 | 4th | 3.02 | 91.2 | 10 | 0 | 7th | 464 | 31 | 0 | 3.94 | 89.7 | |||||
AHL total | 146 | 73 | 58 | 11 | 8417 | 324 | 12 | 2.31 | 91.4 | 23 | 8th | 15th | 1424 | 58 | 0 | 2.30 | 92.6 | |||||
NHL overall | 648 | 289 | 251 | 69 | 36702 | 1737 | 42 | 2.84 | 91.3 | 46 | 23 | 22nd | 2788 | 109 | 4th | 2.35 | 92.9 |
International
Represented the USA at:
year | team | event | result | Sp | S. | N | Min. | GT | SO | GTS | Sv% | |
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2006 | United States | WM | 7th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 280 | 11 | 1 | 2.36 | 90.8 | |
2008 | United States | WM | 6th place | 2 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 6th | 0 | 5.61 | 71.4 | |
Men overall | 7th | 4th | 3 | 344 | 17th | 1 | 2.96 | 87.2 |
( Legend for the goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draws or overtime or shootout defeats; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; 1 play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)
Web links
- Player biography on the Ottawa Senators website
- Craig Anderson at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Craig Anderson at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Craig Anderson at hockeygoalies.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ IIHF World Championship 2006, Sweden - USA 6–0 (PDF; 52 kB)
- ↑ IIHF World Championship 2008, Goalkeepers (SVS%) (PDF; 67 kB)
Goalkeeper:
Craig Anderson |
Anders Nilsson
Defender:
Mark Borowiecki ( A ) |
Erik Brännström |
Thomas Chabot |
Ron Hainsey ( A ) |
Mike Reilly |
Nikita Saizew
attacker:
Artyom Anissimow |
Mikkel Bødker |
Connor Brown |
Logan Brown |
Anthony Duclair |
Jayce Hawryluk |
Nick Paul |
Matthew Peca |
Bobby Ryan |
Chris Tierney |
Brady Tkachuk |
Colin White
Head Coach: DJ Smith Assistant Coach : Jack Capuano | Bob Jones | Davis Payne General Manager: Pierre Dorion
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Anderson, Craig |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anderson, Craig Peter (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ice hockey goalkeeper |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1981 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Park Ridge , Illinois |