# Dale Anderson (ice hockey)

Dale Norman Anderson (March 5, 1932 – December 6, 2015) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played 13 games for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1956–57 season.

## Career

Anderson played 13 games for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League in the 1956–57 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1952 to 1968, was spent in the minor leagues.
Anderson also played professional hockey with the Vancouver Canucks, Saskatoon Quakers, and Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League, the Montreal Royals of the Quebec Hockey League as well as the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League.
Anderson worked for Seagram in Saskatoon after retiring from hockey.

## Personal life

Anderson died on December 6, 2015, at the age of 83 at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1950–51 | Prince Albert Mintos | SJHL | 36 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 129 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 1950–51 | Prince Albert Mintos | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| 1951–52 | Prince Albert Mintos | SJHL | 49 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 217 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| 1952–53 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952–53 | Nelson Maple Leafs | WIHL | 29 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1953–54 | Saskatoon Quakers | WHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953–54 | Moose Jaw Millers | SSHL | 33 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 115 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| 1954–55 | Saskatoon Quakers | WHL | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954–55 | Soo Indians | NOHA | 30 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 1955–56 | Soo Indians | NOHA | 59 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 184 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| 1956–57 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956–57 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 40 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1957–58 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 70 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 99 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| 1958–59 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1959–60 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 52 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 63 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 |
| 1960–61 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 61 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 105 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1961–62 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 25 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962–63 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 52 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963–64 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 70 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965–66 | Saskatoon Quakers | SSHL | 30 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 |
| 1966–67 | Saskatoon Quakers | SSHL | 33 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 36 |
| 1966–67 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967–68 | Saskatoon Quakers | SSHL | — | 3 | 12 | 15 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| WHL totals | WHL totals | WHL totals | 226 | 10 | 84 | 94 | 332 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |