| Position: | Defenceman |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 190 |
| Played For: | Detroit Red Wings |
| Birth Date: | 1932 3, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Death Place: | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1952 |
| Career End: | 1968 |
Dale Norman Anderson (March 5, 1932 – December 6, 2015) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played 13 games for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1956–57 season.
Anderson played 13 games for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League in the 1956–57 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1952 to 1968, was spent in the minor leagues.
Anderson also played professional hockey with the Vancouver Canucks, Saskatoon Quakers, and Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League, the Montreal Royals of the Quebec Hockey League as well as the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League.[1]
Anderson worked for Seagram in Saskatoon after retiring from hockey.[2]
Anderson died on December 6, 2015, at the age of 83 at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[3]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1950–51 | Prince Albert Mintos | SJHL | 36 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 129 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 1950–51 | Prince Albert Mintos | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | ||
| 1951–52 | Prince Albert Mintos | SJHL | 49 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 217 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | ||
| 1952–53 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Nelson Maple Leafs | WIHL | 29 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1953–54 | Saskatoon Quakers | WHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Moose Jaw Millers | SSHL | 33 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 115 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | ||
| 1954–55 | Saskatoon Quakers | WHL | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Soo Indians | NOHA | 30 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 1955–56 | Soo Indians | NOHA | 59 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 184 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 | ||
| 1956–57 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 40 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 70 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 99 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 1958–59 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 52 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 63 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 1960–61 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 61 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 105 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1961–62 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 25 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 52 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 70 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Saskatoon Quakers | SSHL | 30 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | ||
| 1966–67 | Saskatoon Quakers | SSHL | 33 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 36 | ||
| 1966–67 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967–68 | Saskatoon Quakers | SSHL | — | 3 | 12 | 15 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHL totals | 226 | 10 | 84 | 94 | 332 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | ||||
| NHL totals | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||