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| Murray Anderson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1949-08-28)August 28, 1949 | ||
| Died | May 13, 2025(2025-05-13) (aged 75) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Washington Capitals | ||
| NHL draft | 44th overall,1969 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1970–1977 | ||
Murray Craig Anderson (August 28, 1949 – May 13, 2025) was a Canadian ice hockeydefenceman. He played 40 games in theNational Hockey League with theWashington Capitals during the1974–75 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1970 to 1977, was spent in the minor leagues.
As a junior player in theMJHL andWCHL for theFlin Flon Bombers, Anderson teamed with future NHL greatsReggie Leach andBobby Clarke.[1]
Anderson was drafted in 1969 by theMontreal Canadiens with the 44th overall pick, but spent his early career playing in theAHL. Following the 1972-73 season, Montreal traded him to theMinnesota North Stars withTony Featherstone for cash. After 1973-74, Anderson's most productive season in professional hockey (nine goals and 34 assists), Minnesota left him unprotected and he was claimed by theWashington Capitals during the1974 NHL Expansion Draft.
In Anderson's only NHL season, 1974-75, he played 40 games for the hapless expansion Capitals[2] (8-67-5 for 21 points) tallying a single point on an assist in a 10-3 loss to theChicago Black Hawks. Anderson then played another two seasons in the minors before retiring.
Anderson died on May 13, 2025, at the age of 75.[3]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1966–67 | Selkirk Steelers | MJHL | 47 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 55 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 87 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | ||
| 1968–69 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 53 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 120 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1969–70 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 50 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 150 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 20 | ||
| 1970–71 | Rochester Americans/Montreal Voyageurs | AHL | 52 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 64 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1972–73 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 71 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | ||
| 1973–74 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 76 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 79 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1974–75 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 33 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1975–76 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 75 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 373 | 27 | 99 | 126 | 332 | 45 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 34 | ||||
| NHL totals | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
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