Glenn Anderson

Glenn Christopher "Andy" Anderson (born October 2, 1960) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger in the National Hockey League (NHL) who played for the Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, and St. Louis Blues. Anderson was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 10, 2008.
==Playing career==
Anderson played for the Burnaby Winter Club and then University of Denver in the NCAA for a year before joining the Canadian National Team in 1979–80, helping to represent Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics. He also played with the Seattle Breakers in the WHL that season. The Oilers drafted him in the fourth round of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft, 69th overall. He joined the Oilers roster in the 1980–81 season.
Anderson played 10 full seasons with the Oilers, from the 1980–81 to 1990–91 season inclusive. He would later briefly return in 1995–96 to play with the Oilers. He won 5 cups with Edmonton in the years 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, and 1990. In his final season with the Oilers, during game seven of the playoff series against the Calgary Flames (April 17, 1991), Glenn Anderson was lined up against the boards by Theoren Fleury. Anderson ducked just as he was about to be hit, resulting in a dislocated shoulder for Fleury.
On September 19, 1991 Anderson was traded (with Grant Fuhr) to the Toronto Maple Leafs, where he played two seasons and part of another. There, he reached the 1000th point plateau and played a key role in the Leafs' 1993 playoff run to the Conference Finals. The Leafs traded Anderson to the Rangers (for Mike Gartner) just in time for their 1994 Stanley Cup win. 
Although Anderson played the 1994–95 with the St. Louis Blues and the 1995–96 season split with the Oilers and the Blues, he did not play much in the NHL after his time winning the 1994 Stanley Cup (his 6th Cup) with the Rangers, playing only another 68 regular season and 17 playoff games split over those two seasons (he also played part of 1994–95 with the European hockey teams Lukko Rauma of the FNL and with the Augsburger Panther of the DEL in 1994–95 and 1995–96). He was also, briefly, a Vancouver Canuck, but never played with them as upon signing with them as a free agent in January 1996 after coming back from playing with the Augsburger Panther he had to clear waivers, and the Oilers claimed him. (At the time, it was assumed this was long-awaited revenge for the Canucks having claimed Colin Campbell from waivers off the Oilers in the early 1980s. Then-GM Glen Sather is reputed to have never forgotten that incident, as he felt that the Canucks had agreed to not claim Campbell.) Due to the Oilers grabbing him from waivers, Anderson was reluctant on his return stint in Edmonton, as the team was no longer the same team he had won Stanley Cups with. Sather had hoped that Anderson could guide the then young, rebuilding Oilers with his leadership and experience, while also hoping to see Anderson hit his expected career milestones of 500 goals and 600 assists as an Oiler (he would not hit 500 goals but did get the 600 assists milestone but not as an Oiler). In 17 games on his return to the Oilers, he still managed 10 points (4 goals, 6 assists) before being claimed on waivers by the St. Louis Blues from the Edmonton Oilers (Anderson requested Sather to let him go if near the trade deadline that the Oilers were not playoff bound), for another stint with the Blues (15 games, 2 goals, 2 assists, 4 points) where he finished off the remainder of the 1995–96 season. In the 1996 playoffs, Anderson played 11 games producing 5 points (1 goal, 4 assists) in his final post-season in the NHL. 
Anderson was noted for his aggressive "to the net" playing style, typifying the NHL power forward in the early 1980s. As an NHL player, he scored 498 goals and 601 assists in 1129 regular season games, and added another 93 goals and 121 assists in 225 playoff games. Noted as a "clutch" player, he was able to score key goals when the team most needed them. He scored 5 playoff overtime goals, third only to Joe Sakic's 8 and Maurice Richard's 6. On top of that he had 17 playoff game winning goals, good for fifth in the all time history of the NHL.
On June 17, 2008, it was announced that Anderson would be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a player. For the Rangers, it marked the second straight year that a member of their 1994 Stanley Cup winning team had been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, following Mark Messier in 2007.
His jersey number was retired on January 18, 2009 before the game between the Edmonton Oilers and the Phoenix Coyotes
Oilers to retire Glenn Anderson's No. 9 this season.
He had the largest alumni turnout since the Heritage Classic for his jersey retirement. 
Anderson continues to play for the NHL Alumni Legends of Hockey.
==Transactions==
*September 19, 1991 - Traded by the Edmonton Oilers, along with Grant Fuhr and Craig Berube, to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Vincent Damphousse, Peter Ing, Scott Thornton and Luke Richardson.
*March 21, 1994 - Traded by the Toronto Maple Leafs, along with Scott Malone and Toronto's 1994 4th round draft choice, to the New York Rangers in exchange for Mike Gartner.
*February 13, 1995 - Signed as a free agent with the St Louis Blues.
*January 22, 1996- Signed as a free agent with Vancouver Canucks.
*January 25, 1996- Claimed on waivers by the Edmonton Oilers from the Vancouver Canucks.
*March 12, 1996- Claimed on waivers by the St. Louis Blues from the Edmonton Oilers. 
==Awards and achievements==
Glenn Anderson won 5 Stanley Cups with the Oilers and another with the Rangers. He represented Canada at the 1980 Olympic Games, as well as twice at the World Championships and twice at the Canada Cup.
==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 	Bellingham Blazers 	BCJHL 	 	64 	62 	69 	131 	46 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1977–78 	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL 	 	1 	0 	1 	1 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1978–79 	U. of Denver 	WCHA 	 	41 	26 	29 	55 	58 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1979–80 	Seattle Breakers 	WHL 	 	7 	5 	5 	10 	4 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0
1980–81 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	58 	30 	23 	53 	24 	 	9 	5 	7 	12 	12
1981–82 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	80 	38 	67 	105 	71 	 	5 	2 	5 	7 	8
1982–83 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	72 	48 	56 	104 	70 	 	16 	10 	10 	20 	32
1983–84 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	80 	54 	45 	99 	65 	 	19 	6 	11 	17 	33
1984–85 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	80 	42 	39 	81 	69 	 	18 	10 	16 	26 	38
1985–86 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	72 	54 	48 	102 	90 	 	10 	8 	3 	11 	14
1986–87 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	80 	35 	38 	73 	65 	 	21 	14 	13 	27 	59
1987–88 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	80 	38 	50 	88 	58 	 	19 	9 	16 	25 	49
1988–89 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	79 	16 	48 	64 	93 	 	7 	1 	2 	3 	8
1989–90 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	73 	34 	38 	72 	107 	 	22 	10 	12 	22 	20
1990–91 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	74 	24 	31 	55 	59 	 	18 	6 	7 	13 	41
1991–92 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	72 	24 	33 	57 	100 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	76 	22 	43 	65 	117 	 	21 	7 	11 	18 	31
1993–94 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	73 	17 	18 	35 	50 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	12 	4 	2 	6 	12 	 	23 	3 	3 	6 	42
1994–95 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	36 	12 	14 	26 	37 	 	6 	1 	1 	2 	49
1994–95 	Lukko Rauma 	FNL 	 	4 	1 	1 	2 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Augsburger Panther 	DEL 	 	5 	6 	2 	8 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Augsburger Panther 	DEL 	 	9 	5 	3 	8 	48 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	17 	4 	6 	10 	27 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	15 	2 	2 	4 	6 	 	11 	1 	4 	5 	6
1996–97 	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 	Swiss-A 	 	23 	14 	15 	29 	103 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Bolzano HC 	Italy 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	1129 	498 	601 	1099 	1120 	 	225 	93 	121 	214 	442
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==International career==
  	  	 	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Season 	Team 	League	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1979–80	Canadian National Team	Intl 	 	 	 	 	 	
1980 	Canada 	Oly 	 	 	 	 	 	
1984 	Canada 	C Cup 	 	 	 	 	 	
1987 	Canada 	C Cup 	 	 	 	 	 	
1989 	Canada 	WCh 	 	 	 	 	 	
1994–95	Canadian National Team	Intl 	 	26 	11 	8 	19 	40
1995–96	Canadian National Team	Intl 	 	11 	4 	4 	8 	39
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==See also==
* List of NHL statistical leaders
* List of NHL players with 1000 points
==References==
==External links==
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*Oilers Heritage profile
*Official Website
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Bellingham Blazers players
Category:Denver Pioneers players
Category:Seattle Breakers alumni
Category:Edmonton Oilers players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Lukko Rauma players
Category:Augsburger Panthers players
Category:HC La-Chaux-de-Fonds players
Category:HC Bolzano players
Category:Born in 1960
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Retired in 1997