Craig Anderson

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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

Anderson in the Jersey of the Florida Panthers

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 in the
Colorado Avalanche dress

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

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2019/20 season

    Regular season   Playoffs
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%
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

Commons : Craig Anderson  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. IIHF World Championship 2006, Sweden - USA 6–0 (PDF; 52 kB)
  2. IIHF World Championship 2008, Goalkeepers (SVS%) (PDF; 67 kB)