Murray Anderson (ice hockey) explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:175
Played For:Washington Capitals
Birth Date:1949 8, mf=yes
Birth Place:The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Draft:44th overall
Draft Team:Montreal Canadiens
Draft Year:1969
Career Start:1970
Career End:1977

Murray Craig Anderson (born August 28, 1949) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. He played 40 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 1974–75 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1970 to 1977, was spent in the minor leagues.

Career

Anderson was drafted in 1969 by the Montreal Canadiens, but spent his career in the minors. He was claimed by the Washington Capitals during the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft. He played 40 games in the team's inaugural season, and then another two seasons in the minors before retiring.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1966–67Selkirk SteelersMJHL47 3 13 16 82
1967–68Flin Flon BombersWCHL55 5 14 19 8715 1 2 3 19
1968–69Flin Flon BombersWCHL53 17 30 47 12018 0 6 6 0
1969–70Flin Flon BombersWCHL50 5 23 28 15017 2 11 13 20
1970–71Rochester Americans/Montreal VoyageursAHL52 0 5 5 48
1971–72Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL64 11 6 17 3515 2 3 5 2
1972–73Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL71 1 24 25 5213 1 2 3 22
1973–74New Haven NighthawksAHL76 9 34 43 7910 0 3 3 6
1974–75Washington CapitalsNHL40 0 1 1 68
1974–75Richmond RobinsAHL33 3 9 12 567 1 2 3 4
1975–76Springfield IndiansAHL75 3 21 24 62
1976–77Tulsa OilersCHL38 0 0 0 4
AHL totals373 27 99 126 33245 4 10 14 34
NHL totals40 0 1 1 68

Awards