Dean Anderson (ice hockey)

Dean Anderson (born July 14, 1966) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender who was an All-American for Wisconsin.[1]

Dean Anderson
Born (1966-07-14) July 14, 1966 (age 57)
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Wisconsin
Newmarket Saints
Flint Spirits
Knoxville Cherokees
NHL draft 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1984–1992

Career edit

Anderson began attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1984 and became the ice hockey team's starting goaltender as a freshman. In his sophomore season, Anderson shared the starting role with Mike Richter, a future NHLer, and was relegated to backup duties as a junior. Richter left after 1987 to pursue a professional career, leaving Anderson a chance to reclaim the primary job. Anderson was tremendous in his final season, setting a program record with 30 wins and being named an All-American.[2] Anderson led the team to the WCHA Championship and was named Tournament MVP, the first time the award was ever given.[3] Wisconsin won their first round match in the NCAA Tournament but fell in the quarterfinal round.

Because of his spectacular renaissance, Anderson was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1988 Supplemental Draft and joined the team's farm system the following year. Anderson didn't have much success in 1989, allowing more than 6 goals per game in what few appearances he was allowed. He showed a marked improvement the following year, but it was in 1991 when it appeared he had caught on to the professional game. Anderson led the Knoxville Cherokees to a regular season ECHL title, boasting the best save percentage in the league. He was named a First-Team All-Star and even got a brief recall to the Newmarket Saints. Unfortunately, Anderson had a terrible season in 1992, seeing his goals against average balloon to more than five and a half goal per game. He retired after the season.

Statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1982–83 Markham Waxers OJHL 25
1983–84 Markham Waxers OJHL 39 11 11 1 1322 110 1 4.99
1984–85 Wisconsin WCHA 36 21 13 0 2071 148 0 4.20 .875
1985–86 Wisconsin WCHA 20 13 6 0 1128 80 0 4.25 .861
1986–87 Wisconsin WCHA 9 4 2 0 409 27 0 3.96 .874
1987–88 Wisconsin WCHA 45 30 13 2 2718 148 2 3.27 .898
1988–89 Newmarket Saints AHL 2 0 1 0 38 4 0 6.32 .800 1
1988–89 Flint Spirits IHL 16 1 12 0 770 82 1 6.39
1989–90 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 17 6 8 3 997 73 0 4.39 .890
1990–91 Newmarket Saints AHL 3 1 2 0 180 16 0 5.33 .835
1990–91 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 29 23 3 2 1625 80 3 2.95 .909 3 0 3 0
1991–92 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 37 9 20 5 2004 188 0 5.63 .855
NCAA totals 110 68 34 2 6326 403 2 3.82 .882
ECHL totals 83 38 31 10 4626 341 3 4.42 .880
AHL totals 5 1 3 0 218 20 0 5.50 .829

Awards and honors edit

Award Year
All-WCHA Second Team 1987–88 [4]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1987–88 [1]
WCHA All-Tournament Team 1988 [5]
ECHL First-Team All-Star 1990–91

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Wisconsin Badgers. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  4. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2014-06-26.

External links edit

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Award Created
WCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament
1988
Succeeded by