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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Glenn
Anderson
Selected in fourth round
No.
69 overall by Edmonton Oilers
Born October 2,
1960
 | Position:
Right Wing / Left Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Denver (WCHA)
Birthplace: Vancouver, B.C. (Canada)
Hometown:
Burnaby, British Columbia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
Bellingham | BCJHL |
64 | 62 |
69 | 131 |
46 | | |
New Westminster | WCHL |
1 | 0 |
1 | 1 |
2 | | 1978-79 |
Seattle | WHL |
2 | 0 |
1 | 1 |
0 | | |
Denver | WCHA |
40 | 26 |
29 | 55 |
58 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
1977-78: Played one game for New Westminster (WCHL) team that went on
to win Memorial Cup, but was not with team in postseason. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1980 (Quebec at Edmonton)
Numbers: 9 (Edmonton); 10, 9 (Toronto); 36 (NYR);
36, 9 (St. Louis)
Stanley Cup: 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1994
Playing Status: Retired 1997 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM |
| 1980-1996 |
EDM, TOR, NYR, STL | 1,129 |
498 | 601 |
1,099 | 1,120 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM |
| 1981-1996 |
EDM, TOR, NYR, STL | 225 |
93 | 121 |
214 | 442 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Hockey News NHL All-Star Second Team: 1985-86 (Edmonton)
All-Star Game: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988 (Edmonton)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1983 (Edmonton)
Edmonton Rookie of Year: 1980-81
Edmonton Booster Club Most Popular Player: 1980-81
Edmonton Dodge
Ram Tough Award: 1989-90
NHL Records: Most points in one period
of one playoff game (4 for Edmonton vs. Winnipeg in third period on April 6,
1988, shares record)
Edmonton
Records: Most career power-play goals (126), most assists by a right wing in one season (67 in 1981-82), most
points in one playoff year by a rookie (12 in 1981, shares record), most
career playoff overtime goals (3), fastest goal from start of a Stanley Cup
Finals game (10 seconds in Game 4 vs. Boston on May 24, 1988, shares record),
most points in one period of one playoff game (4 vs. Winnipeg in third period
on April 6, 1988, shares record)
100-Point Seasons: 1981-82 (105), 1982-83 (104), 1985-86 (102)
50-Goal Seasons: 1983-84 (54), 1985-86 (54)
NHL Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1995 (St. Louis) (49 PIM)
Edmonton Playoffs Goals
Leader: 1986 (8, tie)
St. Louis Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader:
1995 (49)
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1980-81 season with damaged cartilage and
bone chips in knee, an injury suffered during Edmonton's Dec. 20, 1980, game
vs. Montreal. The injury required surgery. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season
with bruised chest. ... Played on line with Mark Messier and Matti Hagman for
Edmonton in 1980-81. ... Suffered minor nose injury that affected his
breathing in fight with Mark Hunter during Edmonton's Dec. 1, 1981, game at
Montreal. The injury did not cause him to miss any games, but required
postseason surgery. ... Played on line with Wayne Gretzky and Jarri Kurri for
Edmonton from 1981-82 season through 1987-88 season. ... Set Edmonton
single-season record (since broken) for points by a right wing with 105 in
1981-82. .. Set Edmonton single-season record (since broken) for goals by a
right wing with 48 in 1982-83. ... Played on line with Mark Messier and Ken
Linseman for Edmonton in 1983-84. ... Set Edmonton record (since broken) for
goals by a right wing with 54 in 1983-84. ... Suspended eight games by NHL in
1985-86 season for incident in which his high stick clipped Dave Silk's ear
during Edmonton's Dec. 13, 1985, game at Winnipeg. Anderson received a match
penalty for "intent to injure" at 18:30 of the second period. A suspension
hearing was held on Dec. 19, 1985, added six games to the two he had already
missed. Anderson claimed he only hit Silk because he was trying to wrestle
free of his grasp. ... Scored 1987 Stanley Cup-clinching goal at 17:36 of
third period in Game 7 vs. Philadelphia on May 31, 1987. The goal gave the Oilers a 2-1 lead in a 3-1 win. ...
Missed start of Edmonton's 1987 training camp due to contract dispute. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with pulled
muscle in side, an injury suffered during Edmonton's Nov. 26, 1988, game at
Montreal. ... Fined $500 by NHL during 1989-90 season for deliberately
breaking Tomas Sandstrom's cheekbone in a fight during Edmonton's Feb. 28,
1990, game at Los Angeles. The injury was deemed deliberate because Anderson
had taped his right hand at the time of the fight, even though Anderson hit
Sandstrom with his left hand. The fine was issued on March 2, 1990. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with thigh injury, suffered during
Edmonton's March 5, 1991, game at Winnipeg. ... Scored 400th career goal
during Edmonton's Jan. 13, 1991, game at Philadelphia. ... Missed parts of
1992-93 season with sprained knee, an injury suffered during Toronto's Dec. 3,
1992, game at Chicago, and with knee injury, suffered during Toronto's Feb. 3,
1993, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Registered his 1,000th career NHL point
while playing for Toronto in Feb. 22, 1993, game at Vancouver. ... Was denied
permission to leave NHL and join Team Canada for 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer,
Norway. The decision upset him because he had always said he preferred
international hockey to the NHL and had the Maple Leafs' approval to travel to
Norway if the NHL allowed it. ... Considered
retirement after winning Stanley Cup with N.Y. Rangers in 1994, but instead
chose to play in Europe. He played in Europe during NHL's 1994 lockout,
competing in Germany and Finland as well as with Team Canada before retiring
for the first time ... Lured out of his first retirement by St. Louis, which
outbid N.Y. Rangers to sign him as an unrestricted free agent on Feb. 13,
1995. ... Suspended for one 1995 playoff game and fined $1,000 by NHL for
high-sticking incident during St. Louis' May 17, 1995, game vs. Vancouver. ...
Became unrestricted free agent after 1995 season and returned to Europe for
start of 1995-96 season before returning to NHL for last time. ... Played on line with Doug Weight and Zdeno Ciger for Edmonton in 1995-96. ... Left NHL
for good to play in Europe
after final contract expired
and he became an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 1996.
Anderson
"Retires": Anderson missed the start of 1990-91 season in contract
dispute, even though he still had two years remaining on the eight-year deal
he signed with the Oilers prior to the 1984-85 season. On Oct. 2, 1990,
Anderson complained that he had been seeking a re-negotiation which the Oilers
would not grant, and he would therefore retire from hockey. Oilers general
manager Glen Sather was angered by Anderson's actions, and threatened to play
the entire 1990-91 season without him. Sather said Anderson was seeking
$900,000 per year -- an amount the Oilers absolutely refused to pay. Anderson
said he was only seeking around $700,000, but Sather argued that Anderson only
became interested in more money after learning that Scott Stevens had signed a
huge free agent deal with St. Louis. Anderson was scheduled to earn $380,000
in 1990-91, and Sather was offering a new four-year deal at $500,000 per year.
The unpleasant squabble finally ended on Oct. 15, 1990, when Anderson returned
to practice and negotiations resumed. Anderson's agent, Tom Reich, did not
believe it was in Anderson's interest to miss a season.
Return to Edmonton:
After leaving the Oilers in 1991, Anderson hoped he was done with Edmonton
forever. Unfortunately, he wasn't so lucky, as a string of events in January
1996 brought him back to his former team. The chain reaction started when
Anderson came back from Europe and signed with Vancouver as an unrestricted
free agent for $400,000 on Jan. 21, 1996. He was hoping to score his 500th NHL
goal and win another Stanley Cup in Vancouver. But an NHL rule, ironically
championed by Edmonton's Glen Sather, required players who had spent a part of
the season in Europe to clear waivers before signing with a new NHL team.
Anderson went through two practices with Vancouver, but before he could appear
in a game, the Canucks had to put him on waivers. Sather and the Oilers
quickly pounced on Anderson, stealing his dream of playing for his hometown
Canucks. The move was also a shrewd one by Edmonton because the Oilers knew
that St. Louis had also put in a waivers claim for Anderson. In March 1996,
Edmonton was able to swing a deal in which the Blues sent David Roberts to
Edmonton in exchange for the Oilers promise to put put Anderson back on
waivers so that St. Louis could claim him. The Blues did so, and Anderson
found himself reunited with longtime linemate Wayne Gretzky, who was also
finishing the year in St. Louis. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Team Canada; Seattle (WHL);
Augsburg (Germany), Rauma (Finland); Bolzano (Italy); Chaux-de-Fonds
(Switzerland)
Olympics: 1980
(sixth place)
NHL-USSR Rendez-vous Series: 1987
Canada Cup: 1984 (first place),
1987 (first place)
World Championships: 1989 (silver medal), 1992
(eighth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1996-97: Played two games for Bolzano team that went on to win Italian
championship, but was not with team during postseason.
Miscellaneous: Joined Seattle (WHL)
for balance of 1979-80 season after competing in 1980 Olympics at Lake
Placid, N.Y. ... Scored goal in opening game of Rendez-Vous '87 series. ... Rejoined Team Canada for parts of 1994-95 and 1995-96
seasons. ... Was active in charitable causes during his playing days in
Edmonton, including work as honorary chairman of Uncles at Large. He also
helped raise money for a local cancer institute. ... Invested in thoroughbred
horses and cellular telephone company during his playing days in
Edmonton. ... Played in Heroes of Hockey game during NHL All-Star Weekend in
2000 and 2001.
Glenn Anderson, Deadbeat Dad: Anderson was involved in
bitter legal battle over child support for a boy he
fathered out of wedlock in 1989. The case was settled out of court in the
middle of a November 2002 trial in Vancouver. He had been sued by his
ex-girlfriend, Patricia O'Connor, who gave birth to Anderson's son,
Nicholas. Anderson was accused of owing O'Connor more than $125,000 in child
support and hiding his financial assets so that his son couldn't lay claim to
them. Anderson had no relationship with his son at the time of the suit,
which was one of Canada's most high-profile "deadbeat dad" cases.
Personal: Full name is Glenn Christopher Anderson. ...
Older brother of former minor-leaguer David Anderson. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE/WAIVERS: Edmonton traded Anderson,
Grant Fuhr and Craig Berube to Toronto for Vincent Damphousse, Peter Ing,
Scott Thornton, Luke Richardson, future considerations and cash on September
19, 1991. Just over four years later, Edmonton got Anderson back when it
claimed him on waivers from Vancouver on January 25, 1996. Two months later,
Edmonton lost Anderson again when it placed him on waivers, and he was claimed
by St. Louis on March 12, 1996. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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