John Anderson

John Anderson 	John Anderson
Born 	March 28, 1957 (1957-03-28) (age 53),
Toronto, ON, CAN
Height
Weight 	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position 	Right wing
Shot 	Left
NHL teams 	
Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
Quebec Nordiques (NHL)
Hartford Whalers (NHL)
NHL Draft 	11th overall, 1977
Toronto Maple Leafs
WHA Draft 	14th overall, 1977
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1977–1994
John Murray Anderson (born March 28, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger and the former head coach of the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League. 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==
John 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 led 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, 2001–02 and 2007-08.
Anderson also helped establish "John Anderson's", a diner best known for its "Banquet Burger", as well as its $4 breakfast special. The original restaurant is located south of Yonge & Finch streets in Toronto, Ontario. There is another location at the corner of Dundas and Erindale Station Road in Mississauga, Ontario. The key items offered at the Mississauga location are the "Big Puck Burger" and "John's New Specialty", which is souvlaki on a sesame-seed bun. The original restaurant at Yonge & Finch has been moved to the southeast corner of Yonge and Hendon.
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.
On October 10, 2008, Anderson won his first game as an NHL coach 7-4 against his good friend Bruce Boudreau's Washington Capitals.
On April 14, 2010, Anderson was released as head coach of the Atlanta Thrashers after 2 seasons with the organization.
== 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
1973–74 	Toronto Marlboros 	OHA 		38 	22 	22 	44 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1974–75 	Toronto Marlboros 	OMJHL 		70 	49 	64 	113 	31 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1975–76 	Toronto Marlboros 	OMJHL 		39 	26 	25 	51 	19 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1976–77 	Toronto Marlboros 	OMJHL 		64 	57 	62 	119 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1977–78 	Dallas Black Hawks 	CHL 		52 	22 	23 	45 	6 		13 	11 	8 	19 	2
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 		9 	7 	9 	16 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
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 	Post season
Team	Year 	G 	W 	L 	OTL 	Pts 	Division rank 	Result
ATL 	2008–09	82 	35 	41 	6 	76 	4th in Southeast	Missed playoffs
ATL 	2009–10	82 	35 	34 	13 	83 	2nd in Southeast	Missed playoffs
== International play==
Anderson played for Canada at the 1977 IIHF World U-20 Championship.
Category:Atlanta Thrashers coaches