Ron Anderson
Born (1949-01-21) January 21, 1949
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Washington Capitals
Wiener EV
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1970–1978
Current position
TitleDir. of Player Recruitment
TeamChicago Blackhawks
Playing career
Position(s)Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1979Welland Steelers
1980–1983Merrimack (assistant)
1983–1998Merrimack
1999–2008Chicago Blackhawks (scout)
2008–presentChicago Blackhawks (Dir. of Player Recruitment)
Head coaching record
Overall254–253–24 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1987 ECAC East regular season
1987 ECAC East Tournament
1988 ECAC East Regular Season
1988 ECAC East Tournament
1989 ECAC East Regular Season
1989 ECAC East Tournament

Ronald Henry Anderson (born January 21, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He who played 28 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 1974–75 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1968 to 1978, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League. After his career he coached at the American collegiate level, and later joined NHL management.

Playing career

Anderson played collegiate hockey for two years at Boston University where he registered 87 points in 62 games for the Terriers. Anderson's scoring touch with BU didn't go unnoticed by the Boston Bruins who signed him as a free agent in 1972. He would play 2 seasons with their AHL affiliate the Boston Braves in 1972–73 and 1973–74. The NHL expanded by two teams in 1974–75, adding teams in Kansas City, Missouri and Washington, D.C. The expansion Washington Capitals selected him 34th from the Boston Bruins in the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft. He played 28 games during their inaugural season, tallying 9 goals and 7 assists for 16 points. He also spent time that year with the Richmond Robins, the AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers. After one more season in the minors Anderson headed to Europe and won a 2nd league title with Villacher SV followed by one more season on Wiener EV before retiring as a player in 1978.[1]

Coaching

Anderson continued his hockey career, turning almost immediately to coaching when he became a mid-season replacement for the Welland Steelers.[2] In 1980–81 he joined the staff at Merrimack as an assistant and was picked as the replacement for Bruce Parker on the eve of the Warriors' return to Division I.[3] After finishing as runner-up in the last Division II championship for 8 years, Anderson led Merrimack as a concurrent D-I independent and ECAC East member for the next five years as it tried to find a permanent home. Despite the difficulties of not being in a major conference the Warriors steadily improved until they compiled a magnificent 34-win season in 1987–88, the best in the history of the school (as of 2016). Their performance couldn't have come at a better time because the NCAA expanded the playoff and Anderson's team became the first independent squad invited to the postseason since 1960. Not satisfied with simply making the cut, Merrimack dropped the first game to Hockey East champion Northeastern before routing them in the second game to take the opening series 10-8 on aggregate. In the quarterfinals they defeated eventual champion Lake Superior State 4-3 in the first game before their luck ran out and the Warriors were drubbed 5-0 to lose the series.[4]

After another stellar season Merrimack was finally accepted into a major conference, joining Hockey East for the 1989–90 season. Their winning ways, however, didn't continue with their new, full-Division-I schedule. Anderson's team won only 10 games that campaign and would improve only marginally over the next few years. For their first nine seasons in Hockey East the Warriors would come close but never achieve a winning season. Between 1990 and 1997 Anderson was unable to get a single postseason series victory, going 1-9 in the Hockey East tournament. In 1998, however, they shocked the conference by defeating his top-ranked alma mater Boston University twice to reach the semifinals. Before the second round began Anderson was told that his contract would not be renewed[5] and the 7-2 loss to Boston College turned out to be his last game behind the bench.

Management

Anderson accepted a position as an amateur scout for the Chicago Blackhawks in 1999 and served in that capacity for 9 seasons before being named Director of Player Recruitment in 2008.[6] Anderson continues to serve in that capacity as of 2017 and has seen his name etched on the Stanley Cup three times as a result (2010, 2013 and 2015).

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1963–64 Moncton Beavers MKMHA 3505— —————
1963–64 Moncton Rovers MKMHA 81672312 —————
1964–65 Moncton Aces NBAHA 9157224 27296
1965–66 Moncton Beavers MKMHA 1920214110 10110
1966–67 Moncton Seals N-NBSHL 1814213520 —————
1966–67 Moncton Seals M-Cup ————— 131214260
1967–68 Moncton Seals NBJHL ————— 623512
1967–68 Moncton Hawks S-NBSHL 11120 —————
1967–68 Fredericton Junior Red Wings S-NBSHL 191622382 53582
1967–68 Fredericton Junior Red Wings M-Cup ————— 664102
1967–68 Halifax Junior Canadiens M-Cup ————— 40226
1968–69 Moncton Hawks NBSHL 2030366634 34040
1969–70 Moncton Hawks NBSHL ————— 1176132
1970–71 Boston University ECAC 3120214117 —————
1971–72 Boston University ECAC 3119274626 —————
1972–73 Boston Braves AHL 7341297053 —————
1973–74 Boston Braves AHL 7524315528 —————
1974–75 Washington Capitals NHL 2897168 —————
1974–75 Richmond Robins AHL 3820193919 —————
1975–76 Richmond Robins AHL 202356 —————
1975–76 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 171348 30000
1976–77 Villacher SV AUT-2 24261440— —————
1977–78 Wiener EV AUT 262883614 —————
AHL totals 2238885173114 30000
NHL totals 2897168 —————

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Merrimack Warriors (ECAC 2) (1983–1984)
1983–84 Merrimack 13–19–010–10–0T–12thNCAA Runner-Up
1984–85 Merrimack 16–16–312–6–39thECAC East Quarterfinals
Merrimack: 29–35–322–16–3
Merrimack Warriors (ECAC East) (1985–1989)
1985–86 Merrimack 19–12–216–4–22ndECAC East Semifinals
1986–87 Merrimack 29–7–022–2–01stECAC East Champion
1987–88 Merrimack 34–6–022–0–01stNCAA Quarterfinals
1988–89 Merrimack 27–7–014–2–01stECAC East Champion
Merrimack: 109–32–274–8–2
Merrimack Warriors (Hockey East) (1989–1998)
1989–90 Merrimack 10–25–13–18–08thHockey East Quarterfinals
1990–91 Merrimack 13–19–17–14–06thHockey East Quarterfinals
1991–92 Merrimack 13–21–04–17–08thHockey East Quarterfinals
1992–93 Merrimack 14–20–28–16–06thHockey East Quarterfinals
1993–94 Merrimack 16–19–2^10–14–2^7thHockey East Quarterfinals
1994–95 Merrimack 14–18–57–12–5–35thHockey East Quarterfinals
1995–96 Merrimack 10–19–54–18–2–09th
1996–97 Merrimack 15–19–211–11–25thHockey East Quarterfinals
1997–98 Merrimack 11–26–14–20–0t-8thHockey East Semifinals
Merrimack: 116–186–1958–140–11
Total:254–253–24

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

^ Maine was required to retroactively forfeit two victories against Merrimack which are reflected here. [7]

Awards and achievements

  • 1972–73 – Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award (AHL Rookie of the year)
  • 1972–73 – AHL Second Team All-Star
  • 2010 Stanley Cup (Chicago Blackhawks)
  • 2013 Stanley Cup (Chicago Blackhawks)
  • 2015 Stanley Cup (Chicago Blackhawks)

Transactions

  • Signed as a free agent by the Boston Bruins, June, 1972.
  • Claimed from the Boston Bruins by the Washington Capitals in the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft, June 12, 1974.
  • Traded by the Washington Capitals with Bob Gryp to the New Haven Nighthawks (AHL) for Rich Nantais and Alain Langlais, February 23, 1976.

References

  1. ↑ "Ron Anderson". Elite Prospects. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Ron Anderson". Hockey DB. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Merrimack Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  4. ↑ "GREATEST MOMENTS Merrimack won its place in 1988 NCAA Hockey Tournament". American Sports Network. July 7, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  5. ↑ "COLLEGES: HOCKEY NOTEBOOK -- HOCKEY EAST; Merrimack In a Shocker". NY Times. March 18, 1998. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Hockey Operations and Scouting". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Merrimack Year-By-Year Results" (PDF). Merrimack Warriors. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
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