Glenn Anderson

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Hockey Hall of Fame , 2008
Glenn Anderson
Date of birth October 2, 1960
place of birth Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada
size 180 cm
Weight 79 kg
position wing
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1979 , 4th lap, 69th position
Edmonton Oilers
Career stations
1977-1988 Bellingham Blazers
1978-1979 University of Denver
1979-1980 Hockey Canada
1980 Seattle Breakers
1980-1991 Edmonton Oilers
1991-1994 Toronto Maple Leafs
1994 New York Rangers
1994-1995 Hockey Canada
1995 St. Louis Blues
Augsburger Panther
1995-1996 Hockey Canada
1996 Edmonton Oilers
St. Louis Blues
1996-1997 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
HC Bozen

Glenn Christopher Anderson (born October 2, 1960 in Vancouver , British Columbia ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 1354 games for the Edmonton Oilers , Toronto Maple Leafs , New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues played in the National Hockey League on the position of right winger . Anderson won the Stanley Cup six times during his 16 seasons in the NHL  - five times between 1984 and 1990 with the Edmonton Oilers and in 1993 with the New York Rangers. His career was crowned with his induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2008.

Career

Anderson spent his junior years on the University of Denver team before playing with Team Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid . Then it went to the Seattle Breakers in the WHL.

Already in the NHL Entry Draft 1979 he had been drafted by the Edmonton Oilers as 69th, but only in the 1980/81 season he made the jump into the NHL. There he joined a team that couldn't have been more talented. The young Paul Coffey , Jari Kurri , Mark Messier and Wayne Gretzky were on their way to becoming the most successful team of the 80s. Gretzky led the team to four Stanley Cup wins. At Rendez-vous '87 he was a member of the NHL team. Even after Gretzky's departure, the Oilers managed to bring the Cup to Edmonton again, and Anderson was one of the pillars of this team. This was followed by almost three years with the Toronto Maple Leafs , who gave him to the New York Rangers in exchange for Mike Gartner shortly before the end of the 1993/94 season . Here Anderson came to his sixth title win. When the NHL was on strike in the following league, he made a guest appearance in Finland with Lukko Rauma and played five times in the DEL with the Augsburg Panthers . After the strike he played in St. Louis , but then doubted the continuation of his NHL career. He started again in Augsburg in the DEL, but followed the call from the NHL after nine games and returned to Edmonton. After a short interlude he switched again to the St. Louis Blues . With a few games in Switzerland and Italy he let his active career end in 1997.

Anderson took part in two world championships and two Canada Cup tournaments.

Anderson was repeatedly criticized for his not always good relationship with the media and an indictment of unpaid alimony . Although only three of his former teammates from Edmonton (Gretzky, Messier and Kurri) scored more points in the playoffs, he was denied sporting awards for a long time. On November 10, 2008, Anderson was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame along with Igor Larionow , Ray Scapinello and Ed Chynoweth . His shirt number 9 will no longer be awarded after a ceremony on January 18, 2009 by the Edmonton Oilers.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1977/78 Bellingham Blazers BCJHL 64 62 69 131 46 - - - - -
1977/78 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 1 0 1 1 2 - - - - -
1978/79 Seattle Breakers WHL 2 0 1 1 0 - - - - -
1978/79 University of Denver NCAA 40 26th 29 55 58
1979/80 Hockey Canada International 49 21st 21st 42 46
1979/80 Seattle Breakers WHL 7th 5 5 10 4th 2 0 1 1 0
1980/81 Edmonton Oilers NHL 58 30th 23 53 24 9 5 7th 12 12
1981/82 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 38 67 105 71 5 2 5 7th 8th
1982/83 Edmonton Oilers NHL 72 48 56 104 70 16 10 10 20th 32
1983/84 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 54 45 99 65 19th 6th 11 17th 33
1984/85 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 42 39 81 69 18th 10 16 26th 38
1985/86 Edmonton Oilers NHL 72 54 48 102 90 10 8th 3 11 14th
1986/87 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 35 38 73 65 21st 14th 13 27 59
1987/88 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 38 50 88 58 19th 9 16 25th 49
1988/89 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 16 48 64 93 7th 1 2 3 8th
1989/90 Edmonton Oilers NHL 73 34 38 72 107 22nd 10 12 22nd 20th
1990/91 Edmonton Oilers NHL 74 24 31 55 59 18th 6th 7th 13 41
1991/92 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 72 24 33 57 100 - - - - -
1992/93 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 76 22nd 43 65 117 21st 7th 11 18th 31
1993/94 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 73 17th 18th 35 50 - - - - -
1993/94 New York Rangers NHL 12 4th 2 6th 12 23 3 3 6th 42
1994/95 Rauman Lukko SM-liiga 4th 1 1 2 0 - - - - -
1994/95 Augsburg panther DEL 5 6th 2 8th 10 - - - - -
1994/95 Hockey Canada International 26th 11 8th 19th 40
1994/95 St. Louis Blues NHL 36 12 14th 26th 37 6th 1 1 2 49
1995/96 Augsburg panther DEL 9 5 3 8th 48 - - - - -
1995/96 Hockey Canada International 11 4th 4th 8th 39
1995/96 Edmonton Oilers NHL 17th 4th 6th 10 27 - - - - -
1995/96 St. Louis Blues NHL 15th 2 2 4th 6th 11 1 4th 5 6th
1996/97 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds NLA 23 14th 15th 29 103 - - - - -
1996/97 HC Bolzano Series A1 2 0 1 1 0 - - - - -
W (C) HL total 10 5 7th 12 6th - - - - -
NHL overall 1129 498 601 1099 1120 225 93 121 214 442

International

Represented Canada to:

 

Represented the National Hockey League at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1980 Canada Olympia 6th place 6th 2 2 4th 4th
1984 Canada Canada Cup 1st place, gold 8th 1 4th 5 16
1987 NHL All-Stars Date - 2 1 0 1 2
1987 Canada Canada Cup 1st place, gold 7th 2 1 3 4th
1989 Canada WM 2nd place, silver 6th 2 2 4th 4th
1992 Canada WM 8th place 6th 2 1 3 16
Men overall 33 9 10 19th 44

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Anderson, Glenn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Anderson, Glenn Christopher (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Vancouver ( British Columbia )