Murray Anderson (ice hockey)
| Murray Anderson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 28, 1949 The Pas, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died | May 13, 2025 (aged 75) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Washington Capitals | ||
| NHL draft |
44th overall, 1969 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1970–1977 | ||
Murray Craig Anderson (August 28, 1949 – May 13, 2025) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He played 40 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 1974–75 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1970 to 1977, was spent in the minor leagues.
Career
As a junior player in the MJHL and WCHL for the Flin Flon Bombers, Anderson teamed with future NHL greats Reggie Leach and Bobby Clarke.[1]
Anderson was drafted in 1969 by the Montreal Canadiens with the 44th overall pick, but spent his early career playing in the AHL. Following the 1972-73 season, Montreal traded him to the Minnesota North Stars with Tony Featherstone for cash. After 1973-74, Anderson's most productive season in professional hockey (nine goals and 34 assists), Minnesota left him unprotected and he was claimed by the Washington Capitals during the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft.
In Anderson's only NHL season, 1974-75, he played 40 games for the hapless expansion Capitals[2] (8-67-5 for 21 points) tallying a single point on an assist in a 10-3 loss to the Chicago Black Hawks. Anderson then played another two seasons in the minors before retiring.
Death
Anderson died on May 13, 2025, at the age of 75.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1966–67 | Selkirk Steelers | MJHL | 47 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 55 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 87 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | ||
| 1968–69 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 53 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 120 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1969–70 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 50 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 150 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 20 | ||
| 1970–71 | Rochester Americans/Montreal Voyageurs | AHL | 52 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 64 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1972–73 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 71 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | ||
| 1973–74 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 76 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 79 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1974–75 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 33 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1975–76 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 75 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 373 | 27 | 99 | 126 | 332 | 45 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 34 | ||||
| NHL totals | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards
- WCHL All-Star Team – 1970
References
- ^ "Elite Prospects - 1967-1968 Regular Season Player Stats for Flin Flon Bombers". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ^ "Washington Capitals announce the tragic passing of alumni player". Capitals Insider. 2025-05-20. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
- ^ "Official Obituary of Murray Anderson".
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database