Glenn Anderson
Glenn Christopher Anderson ( born October 2, 1960 in Vancouver, British Columbia ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who from 1985 to 2000 for the Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League as well as Augsburger Panther in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga played.
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Career
His junior time spent in the Anderson team from the University of Denver before he played with Team Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Then we went to the Seattle Breakers in the WHL. Even in the NHL Entry Draft in 1979, he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers 69th, but only for the 1980/81 season he made the jump to the NHL. There he came to a team that is not with more talent could be equipped. The young Paul Coffey, Jari Kurri, Mark Messier and Wayne Gretzky were there on the way to becoming the most successful team of the 80s. Gretzky led the team to four Stanley Cup victories. When Rendez -vous '87 he belonged to the squad of NHL teams. Even after Gretzky 's departure succeeded the Oilers once again to bring the Cup to Edmonton, and Anderson was one of the pillars of this team. It was followed almost three years with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the charges in exchange for Mike Gartner to the New York Rangers him shortly before the end of the 1993/94 season. Here Anderson came to his sixth title. When the NHL went on strike in the following league, he has performed in Finland Lukko Rauma and played five times in the DEL with the Augsburger Panther. After the strike ended, he played in St. Louis, but then doubted from continuing his NHL career. He started again in Augsburg in the DEL, but was followed by nine games back to the call from the NHL and returned to Edmonton. After a brief interlude, he moved again to the St. Louis Blues. With some games in Switzerland and in Italy he left in 1997 end his active career.
Anderson participated in two World Championships and Canada Cup tournaments.
Because of its not always good relationship with the media and a charge of unpaid alimony Anderson was repeatedly criticized. Although only three of his former teammates from Edmonton ( Gretzky, Messier and Kurri ) scored more points scorer in the playoffs, sports awards were denied him long. November 10, 2008 Anderson was added together with Igor Larionov, Ray Scapinello and Ed Chynoweth in the Hockey Hall of Fame. His number 9 will no longer be awarded after a ceremony on 18 January 2009 by the Edmonton Oilers.
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- 1980 Winter Olympics
- Canada Cup 1984
- Canada Cup 1987
- World Cup 1989
- World Cup 1992
Represented the National Hockey League at:
- Rendez -vous '87
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )