John Anderson

John Murray Anderson (born March 28, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger and currently head coach of the Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL. 
He played 12 seasons in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and Hartford Whalers. He joined the Thrashers on June 20, 2008 after 11 seasons coaching the Chicago Wolves of the AHL.
==Playing career==
Anderson was drafted in the 1st Round, 11th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft. He played 814 career NHL games, scoring 282 goals and 349 assists for 631 points from 1977–78 until 1988–89. His best statistical season was the 1982–83 season, when he set career highs with 49 assists and 80 points. Anderson was the captain of his junior team the Toronto Marlboros.
==Post-playing career==
Anderson is the Chicago Wolves franchise's all-time coaching leader in wins with 371 and holds the club mark for postseason victories as well with 80. John also lead the Wolves to the Turner Cup/Calder Cup four times in the past eight seasons. His team was crowned league champions in 1997–98, 1999–00 (Turner Cup), 2001–02 and 2007-08 (Calder Cup.
The Chicago Wolves are the AHL affiliate to the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers.
He also won the Colonial Hockey League title in 1996-97 with the Quad City Mallards
Anderson coached the American gold medal winning team in the 2007 Jewish World Cup hockey tournament in Israel.
On June 20, 2008, Anderson was named as the fourth head coach of the Atlanta Thrashers.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	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
1977–78 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	17 	1 	2 	3 	2 	  	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
1978–79 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	71 	15 	11 	26 	10 	  	6 	0 	2 	2 	0
1979–80 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	74 	25 	28 	53 	22 	  	3 	1 	1 	2 	0
1980–81 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	75 	17 	26 	43 	31 	  	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
1981–82 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	69 	31 	26 	57 	30 	  	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1982–83 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	80 	31 	49 	80 	24 	  	4 	2 	4 	6 	0
1983–84 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	73 	37 	31 	68 	22 	  	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	75 	32 	31 	63 	27 	  	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	65 	21 	28 	49 	26 	  	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	14 	8 	17 	25 	2 	  	10 	5 	8 	13 	0
1986–87 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	76 	31 	44 	75 	19 	  	6 	1 	2 	3 	0
1987–88 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	63 	17 	32 	49 	20 	  	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	62 	16 	24 	40 	28 	  	4 	0 	1 	1 	2
1989–90 	Binghamton Whalers 	AHL 	 	3 	1 	1 	2 	0 	  	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Milan 	Italy 	 	Statistics unavailable	Statistics unavailable	Statistics unavailable	Statistics unavailable	Statistics unavailable	Statistics unavailable	Statistics unavailable	Statistics unavailable	Statistics unavailable	Statistics unavailable	Statistics unavailable
1990–91 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 	 	63 	40 	43 	83 	24 	  	1 	3 	0 	3 	0
1991–92 	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL 	 	68 	41 	54 	95 	24 	  	4 	0 	4 	4 	0
1992–93 	San Diego Gulls 	IHL 	 	65 	34 	46 	80 	18 	  	11 	5 	6 	11 	4
1993–94 	San Diego Gulls 	IHL 	 	72 	24 	24 	48 	32 	  	4 	1 	1 	2 	8
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	814 	282 	349 	631 	263 	  	37 	9 	18 	27 	2
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals	 	71 	42 	55 	97 	24 	  	4 	0 	4 	4 	0
IHL totals	IHL totals 	IHL totals	 	200 	98 	113 	211 	74 	  	16 	9 	7 	16 	12
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
==NHL coaching statistics==
Team	Year 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season 	Playoffs
Team	Year 	G 	W 	L 	OTL 	Pts 	Division Rank 	Result
ATL 	2008–09	82 	35 	41 	6 	76 	4<SUP>th</SUP> in Southeast	Missed playoffs
==International play==
Anderson played for Canada at the 1977 International Ice Hockey Federation World U-20 Championship.
==Awards==
*1977-78 Max McNab Trophy (leading scorer - Central Hockey League)
*1991-92 Les Cunningham Award (most valuable player - American Hockey League)
*1991-92 Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award (sportsmanship - American Hockey League)
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1957
Category:Binghamton Whalers players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Wolves coaches
Category:Dallas Black Hawks players
Category:Fort Wayne Komets players
Category:Hartford Whalers players
Category:HC Milano players
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:New Haven Nighthawks players
Category:Quebec Nordiques (WHA) draft picks
Category:Quebec Nordiques players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Toronto Marlboros players
Category:Quad City Mallards coaches
Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches
Category:Winston-Salem Mammoths coaches
Category:San Diego Gulls (IHL) players
Category:Memorial Cup winners
Category:Born in 1957