| Ron Anderson | |
| Position: | Right Wing |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 170 |
| Birth Date: | 29 July 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Red Deer, Alberta, Canada |
| Played For: | Detroit Red Wings Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues Buffalo Sabres Alberta/Edmonton Oilers |
| Career Start: | 1965 |
| Career End: | 1975 |
Ronald Chester Goings Anderson (born July 29, 1945)[1] is a Canadian former ice hockey right winger.
Anderson played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and Buffalo Sabres between 1967 and 1972. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Alberta/Edmonton Oilers between 1972 and 1974. On October 11, 1972, in the first WHA regular season game (versus the Ottawa Nationals), he scored the first goal in WHA history.[2]
In his NHL career, Anderson played in 251 games, scoring 28 goals and adding 30 assists. He played in 92 WHA games, scoring 19 goals and adding 17 assists.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1962–63 | Edmonton Oil Kings | CAHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Edmonton Oil Kings | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1963–64 | Edmonton Oil Kings | CAHL | 14 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1963–64 | Edmonton Oil Kings | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 17 | ||
| 1964–65 | Edmonton Oil Kings | ASHL | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1964–65 | Edmonton Oil Kings | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 42 | ||
| 1965–66 | Edmonton Oil Kings | ASHL | 30 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 51 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 31 | ||
| 1965–66 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Edmonton Oil Kings | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 21 | ||
| 1965–66 | Memphis Wings | CPHL | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Memphis Wings | CPHL | 39 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1967–68 | Fort Worth Wings | CPHL | 39 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 56 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 59 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 74 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 37 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | WHL | 26 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Alberta Oilers | WHA | 77 | 32 | 48 | 80 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973–74 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 19 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974–75 | Mohawk Valley Comets | NAHL | 64 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| WHA totals | 92 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 251 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 146 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||