Dean Anderson
Born (1966-07-14) July 14, 1966
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Wisconsin
Newmarket Saints
Flint Spirits
Knoxville Cherokees
NHL Draft 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 19841992

Dean Anderson (born July 14, 1966) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender who was an All-American for Wisconsin.[1]

Career

Anderson began attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1984 and became the ice hockey team's starting goaltender as a freshman. In his sophomore season, Anderson shared the starting role with Mike Richter, a future NHLer, and was relegated to backup duties as a junior. Richter left after 1987 to pursue a professional career, leaving Anderson a chance to reclaim the primary job. Anderson was tremendous in his final season, setting a program record with 30 wins and being named an All-American.[2] Anderson led the team to the WCHA Championship and was named Tournament MVP, the first time the award was ever given.[3] Wisconsin won their first round match in the NCAA Tournament but fell in the quarterfinal round.

Because of his spectacular renaissance, Anderson was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1988 Supplemental Draft and joined the team's farm system the following year. Anderson didn't have much success in 1989, allowing more than 6 goals per game in what few appearances he was allowed. He showed a marked improvement the following year, but it was in 1991 when it appeared he had caught on to the professional game. Anderson led the Knoxville Cherokees to a regular season ECHL title, boasting the best save percentage in the league. He was named a First-Team All-Star and even got a brief recall to the Newmarket Saints. Unfortunately, Anderson had a terrible season in 1992, seeing his goals against average balloon to more than five and a half goal per game. He retired after the season.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPWLTMINGASOGAASV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1982–83 Markham Waxers OJHL 25
1983–84 Markham Waxers OJHL 3911111132211014.99
1984–85 Wisconsin WCHA 3621130207114804.20.875
1985–86 Wisconsin WCHA 20136011288004.25.861
1986–87 Wisconsin WCHA 94204092703.96.874
1987–88 Wisconsin WCHA 4530132271814823.27.898
1988–89 Newmarket Saints AHL 201038406.32.800 1
1988–89 Flint Spirits IHL 1611207708216.39
1989–90 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 176839977304.39.890
1990–91 Newmarket Saints AHL 31201801605.33.835
1990–91 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 29233216258032.95.909 3030
1991–92 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 379205200418805.63.855
NCAA totals 11068342632640323.82.882
ECHL totals 83383110462634134.42.880
AHL totals 51302182005.50.829

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-WCHA Second Team 1987–88 [4]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1987–88 [1]
WCHA All-Tournament Team 1988 [5]
ECHL First-Team All-Star 1990–91

References

  1. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. "Wisconsin Badgers Men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  3. "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  4. "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  5. "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
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