Jim Anderson (ice hockey)

Jim Anderson
Born	(1930-12-01)December 1, 1930 Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
Died	March 10, 2013(2013-03-10) (aged 82) Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	1949–1970

James William Anderson (December 1, 1930 – March 10, 2013) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and head coach. Anderson played 7 games with the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL), and was the first head coach of the Washington Capitals. He was born in Pembroke, Ontario.

Playing career

Jim Anderson spent the majority of his 16-year minor league career with the Springfield Indians franchise of the AHL, and remains the all-time leader in games played, goals and points for the franchise. In his first season with Springfield, Anderson scored 39 goals and was awarded the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as AHL rookie of the year in 1954–55. In the early 1960s, Anderson scored 35 or more goals for Springfield for five straight years, helping lead the team to three consecutive Calder Cup championships, to this day the only AHL franchise to win three straight. In 1960–61, Anderson was named an AHL Second Team All-Star, scoring 81 points (the most of his career) with a league-leading 43 goals. The 40 goals he scored in 1963–64 earned him the Willie Marshall Award as the AHL's leading goal scorer, and also led again to be named a Second Team All-Star.

In the 1967–68 season, the National Hockey League expanded to twelve teams, and the new Los Angeles Kings took over the Springfield franchise as their top minor league affiliate, rebranding them as the Springfield Kings. That season, Anderson finally made his first NHL appearance with the parent Kings, playing in 7 games, and scoring 1 goal and 2 assists.

Anderson's AHL career concluded with 426 goals and 821 points in 943 games, at the time in the top five all-time in each category in the AHL. As of the 2015 season, he remains 11th all-time in games played, fifth in goals scored and ninth in points scored.

Coaching career

Anderson was twice Springfield's head coach (1969-70 and 1975-76), and was the first head coach in the history of the NHL's Washington Capitals. After being replaced mid-season by George Sullivan, Anderson became a professional scout for the Los Angeles Kings' organization for 19 years.

In November 2008, Anderson's career was recognized with induction into the fourth class (2009) of the AHL Hall of Fame. He continued to make his off-season home in the Springfield area, and after retirement was a local skating instructor until shortly before his death.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1949–50	Windsor Spitfires	OHA		3	0	0	0	0		9	1	4	5	0
1949–50	Detroit Hettche	IHL		31	18	14	32	12		—	—	—	—	—
1950–51	Windsor Spitfires	OHA		53	21	22	43	35		7	2	2	4	6
1951–52	Glace Bay Miners	MMHL		88	51	33	84	14		4	3	0	3	2
1952–53	Edmonton Flyers	WHL		44	11	11	22	8		15	12	3	15	0
1952–53	Shawinigan Falls Cataractes	QSHL		22	7	4	11	8		—	—	—	—	—
1953–54	Edmonton Flyers	WHL		66	23	21	44	22		13	6	2	8	2
1954–55	Springfield Indians	AHL		63	39	32	71	40		4	0	0	0	0
1955–56	Springfield Indians	AHL		61	28	23	51	44		—	—	—	—	—
1956–57	Springfield Indians	AHL		64	30	25	55	32		—	—	—	—	—
1957–58	Trois-Rivières Lions	QSHL		34	14	18	32	2		—	—	—	—	—
1957–58	Springfield Indians	AHL		11	3	0	3	12		—	—	—	—	—
1957–58	Buffalo Bisons	AHL		14	1	4	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
1958–59	Springfield Indians	AHL		69	27	36	63	16		—	—	—	—	—
1959–60	Springfield Indians	AHL		56	16	21	37	10		4	1	0	1	0
1960–61	Springfield Indians	AHL		72	43	38	81	18		8	5	0	5	0
1961–62	Springfield Indians	AHL		70	38	41	79	24		11	7	1	8	2
1962–63	Springfield Indians	AHL		70	35	26	61	6		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Springfield Indians	AHL		72	40	32	72	14		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Springfield Indians	AHL		72	40	29	69	14		—	—	—	—	—
1965–66	Springfield Indians	AHL		69	27	20	47	12		6	1	1	2	0
1966–67	Springfield Indians	AHL		63	25	29	54	4		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		7	1	2	3			—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Springfield Kings	AHL		62	22	24	46	26		4	0	1	1	2
1968–69	Springfield Kings	AHL		54	12	15	27	10		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Springfield Kings	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				943	426	395	821	286		37	14	3	17	4
NHL totals				7	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season						Post Season
		G	W	L	T	Pts	Finish	Result
Washington Capitals	1974–75	54	4	45	5	9	5th in Norris	Fired

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database