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Perry Anderson | |||
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Born |
(1961-10-14) October 14, 1961 (age 62) Barrie, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
St. Louis Blues New Jersey Devils San Jose Sharks | ||
NHL draft |
117th overall, 1980 St. Louis Blues | ||
Playing career | 1981–1994 |
Perry Lynn "Wheels" Anderson (born October 14, 1961) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played for the: St. Louis Blues, New Jersey Devils and San Jose Sharks of theββNHL. Anderson was drafted by the St. Louis Blues with the 117th overall pick in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.
Careerβ»
Junior hockeyβ»
Born in Barrie, Ontario, Anderson played with the Alliston Hornets of the OHA-C in the 1977β78 season, "earning 60 points in 45 games," as he was drafted by the Kingston Canadians of the OMJHL.
He joined the Canadians as a 17-year-old in the 1978-79 season, "where as a rookie," Anderson had 19 points in 61 games, followed by three points in five playoff games. Anderson improved his numbers in the 1979β80 season, as he scored 17 goals. And 33 points in 63 games with Kingston. He was held pointless in three playoff games.
Anderson began the 1980β81 season with Kingston, earning 22 points in 38 games, along with 118 PIM, before being traded to the Brantford Alexanders. In 31 games with Brantford, Anderson had 35 points. In the "playoffs," Anderson had four goals and "six points in six games."
Professional careerβ»
St. Louis Bluesβ»
Anderson was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the sixth round, 117th overall, in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. The Blues had Anderson begin the 1981β82 season with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles of the CHL, where he recorded 32 goals and 64 points in 72 games, as well as 117 PIM. Anderson appeared in two playoff games with the Golden Eagles, scoring goal. Anderson also had his first taste of the NHL in 1981β82, as he appeared in five games with the Blues, scoring goal and two assists. Anderson then suited up for ten playoff games with St. Louis, scoring two goals.
Anderson spent the majority of the 1982β83 season with Salt Lake, earning 42 points in 57 games, along with 140 PIM, however, he was once again called up to St. Louis, where in 18 games, Anderson had five goals and seven points.
In the 1983β84 season, Anderson played in eight games with the Montana Magic of the CHL, where he had 10 points in eight games. He spent most of the season with St. Louis, where Anderson played in 50 games, earning 12 points, while accumulating 195 PIM. He was held pointless in nine playoff games, as he had 27 PIM.
Anderson spent the entire 1984β85 season with the Blues, earning 18 points in a career high 71 games. He appeared in three playoff games, as he was held pointless.
On August 29, 1985, the Blues traded Anderson to the New Jersey Devils for Rick Meagher and the Devils twelfth round draft pick in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft.
New Jersey Devilsβ»
Anderson would score a career high 19 points with the Devils in the 1985β86 season in 51 games, as he had seven goals and twelve assists, however, the Devils did not advance to the playoffs.
He would match his career high 19 points in 1986β87, as he had a career best ten goals for New Jersey in 57 games. The Devils would once again fail to make the playoffs. Anderson also had a stint with the Maine Mariners of the AHL, earning nine points in nine games.
In 1987β88, Anderson saw his production drop, as he had only ten points in 60 games, his lowest point total since the 1982-83 season. Anderson also saw his penalty minutes jump, as he had a career high 222. In the playoffs, Anderson had no points in ten games, while recording a Devils playoff record 113 penalty minutes.
He ran into some injury problems in the 1988β89 season, as Anderson dressed for only 39 games with New Jersey, earning nine points, as well as 128 PIM.
Anderson spent the entire 1989β90 season with the Utica Devils of the AHL, where he scored 13 goals and 30 points in 71 games. Most of the 1990-91 season was spent in Utica once again, as Anderson had 19 goals and 33 points in 68 games, as well as 245 PIM. Anderson did spend a part of the season in New Jersey, where he appeared in only one regular season game, going pointless, before earning an assist in four playoff games with the Devils.
On July 8, 1991, Anderson left the Devils as a free agent, as he signed with the San Jose Sharks.
San Jose Sharksβ»
Anderson once again had a regular spot in the NHL, as he appeared in 48 games with the expansion team San Jose Sharks, earning 12 points while posting 143 PIM. It would be Anderson's only season in San Jose.
Minor leaguesβ»
Anderson signed with the San Diego Gulls of the IHL for the 1992β93 season, where he had 21 points in 51 games before going pointless in five playoff games.
Anderson finished his career with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles of the IHL in 1993β94, where he appeared in only two games, going pointless, while having 21 PIM. He retired from hockey following the season.
Career statisticsβ»
Regular season and playoffsβ»
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1978β79 | Kingston Canadians | OMJHL | 61 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 85 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
1979β80 | Kingston Canadians | OMJHL | 63 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
1980β81 | Kingston Canadians | OHL | 38 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 118 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1980β81 | Brantford Alexanders | OHL | 31 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | ||
1981β82 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 71 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 117 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1981β82 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
1982β83 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 57 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 140 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1982β83 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1983β84 | Montana Magic | CHL | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 34 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1983β84 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 50 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 195 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
1984β85 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 71 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 146 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
1985β86 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 51 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 91 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1986β87 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 42 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1986β87 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 57 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 107 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1987β88 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 60 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 222 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | ||
1988β89 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 39 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 128 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1989β90 | Utica Devils | AHL | 71 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 128 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
1990β91 | Utica Devils | AHL | 68 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 245 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1990β91 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
1991β92 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 48 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 143 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1992β93 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 51 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 217 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
1993β94 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
NHL totals | 400 | 50 | 59 | 109 | 1051 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 161 |
See alsoβ»
- Currently works for Krasiva Windows & Doors https://krasivawindows.com/
- List of St. Louis Blues players
- List of New Jersey Devils players
- List of San Jose Sharks players
Referencesβ»
External linksβ»
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Brantford Alexanders players
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Canadian people of Scottish descent
- Kingston Canadians players
- Maine Mariners (AHL) players
- Montana Magic players
- New Jersey Devils players
- St. Louis Blues draft picks
- St. Louis Blues players
- Salt Lake Golden Eagles (CHL) players
- Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) players
- San Diego Gulls (IHL) players
- San Jose Sharks players
- Utica Devils players
- Ice hockey people from Barrie
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States