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Born	March 28, 1957 (age 52),; Toronto, ON, CAN
Height; Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m); 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Left
Pro clubs	Dallas Black Hawks (CHL); Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL); Quebec Nordiques (NHL); Hartford Whalers (NHL); Binghamton Whalers (AHL); Fort Wayne Komets (IHL); New Haven Nighthawks (AHL); San Diego Gulls (IHL)
Ntl. team	Canada
NHL Draft	11th overall, 1977; Toronto Maple Leafs
WHA Draft	14th overall, 1977; Quebec Nordiques
Pro career	1977 – 1994

John Murray Anderson (born March 28, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger and the current head coach of the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League. He played 12 seasons in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and Hartford Whalers. He joined the Thrashers on June 20, 2008 after 11 seasons coaching the Chicago Wolves of the AHL.

[edit] Playing career

Anderson was drafted in the 1st round, 11th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft. He played 814 career NHL games, scoring 282 goals and 349 assists for 631 points from 1977–78 until 1988–89. His best statistical season was the 1982–83 season, when he set career highs with 49 assists and 80 points. Anderson was the captain of his junior team the Toronto Marlboros.

[edit] Post-playing career

John Anderson, the father of Craig Anderson, is the Chicago Wolves franchise's all-time coaching leader in wins with 371 and holds the club mark for postseason victories as well with 80. John also lead the Wolves to the Turner Cup/Calder Cup four times in the past eight seasons. His team was crowned league champions in 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02 and 2007-08.

The Chicago Wolves are the AHL affiliate to the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers.

Anderson also helped establish "John Anderson's", a diner best known for its "Banquet Burger", as well as its $4 breakfast special. The original restaurant is located south of Yonge & Finch streets in Toronto, Ontario. There is another location at the corner of Dundas and Erindale Station Road in Mississauga, Ontario. The key items offered at the Mississauga location are the "Big Puck Burger" and "John's New Specialty", which is souvlaki on a sesame-seed bun. The original restaurant at Yonge & Finch has been moved to the southeast corner of Yonge and Hendon.

Anderson coached the American gold medal winning team in the 2007 Jewish World Cup hockey tournament in Israel.

On June 20, 2008, Anderson was named as the fourth head coach of the Atlanta Thrashers.

On October 10, 2008, Anderson won his first game as an NHL coach 7-4 against his good friend Bruce Boudreau's Washington Capitals.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1973–74	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	38	22	22	44	6	—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Toronto Marlboros	OMJHL	70	49	64	113	31	—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Toronto Marlboros	OMJHL	39	26	25	51	19	—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Toronto Marlboros	OMJHL	64	57	62	119	42	—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Dallas Black Hawks	CHL	52	22	23	45	6	13	11	8	19	2
1977–78	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	17	1	2	3	2	2	0	0	0	0
1978–79	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	71	15	11	26	10	6	0	2	2	0
1979–80	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	74	25	28	53	22	3	1	1	2	0
1980–81	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	75	17	26	43	31	2	0	0	0	0
1981–82	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	69	31	26	57	30	—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	80	31	49	80	24	4	2	4	6	0
1983–84	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	73	37	31	68	22	—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	75	32	31	63	27	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	65	21	28	49	26	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Hartford Whalers	NHL	14	8	17	25	2	10	5	8	13	0
1986–87	Hartford Whalers	NHL	76	31	44	75	19	6	1	2	3	0
1987–88	Hartford Whalers	NHL	63	17	32	49	20	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Hartford Whalers	NHL	62	16	24	40	28	4	0	1	1	2
1989–90	Binghamton Whalers	AHL	3	1	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Milan	Italy	Statistics unavailable
1990–91	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL	63	40	43	83	24	1	3	0	3	0
1991–92	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL	68	41	54	95	24	4	0	4	4	0
1992–93	San Diego Gulls	IHL	65	34	46	80	18	11	5	6	11	4
1993–94	San Diego Gulls	IHL	72	24	24	48	32	4	1	1	2	8
NHL totals			814	282	349	631	263	37	9	18	27	2
AHL totals			71	42	55	97	24	4	0	4	4	0
IHL totals			200	98	113	211	74	16	9	7	16	12

[edit] NHL coaching statistics

Team	Year	Regular season						Post season
Team	Year	G	W	L	OTL	Pts	Division rank	Result
ATL	2008–09	82	35	41	6	76	4^th in Southeast	Missed playoffs

[edit] International play

Anderson played for Canada at the 1977 IIHF World U-20 Championship.

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