Dale Anderson (ice hockey)
Dale Norman Anderson (March 5, 1932 – December 6, 2015) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played 13 games for the Detroit Red Wings during the in the 1956–57 season.
| Dale Anderson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 5, 1932 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Died |
December 6, 2015 (aged 83) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenceman | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 1952–1968 | ||
Career
Anderson played 13 games for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League in the 1956–57 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1952 to 1968, was spent in the minor leagues.
Anderson also played professional hockey with the Vancouver Canucks, Saskatoon Quakers, and Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League, the Montreal Royals of the Quebec Hockey League as well as the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League.[1]
Anderson worked for Seagram in Saskatoon after retiring from hockey.[2]
Personal life
Anderson died on December 6, 2015, at the age of 83 at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1950–51 | Prince Albert Mintos | SJHL | 36 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 129 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 1950–51 | Prince Albert Mintos | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | ||
| 1951–52 | Prince Albert Mintos | SJHL | 49 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 217 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | ||
| 1952–53 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Nelson Maple Leafs | WIHL | 29 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1953–54 | Saskatoon Quakers | WHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Moose Jaw Millers | SSHL | 33 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 115 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | ||
| 1954–55 | Saskatoon Quakers | WHL | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Soo Indians | NOHA | 30 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 1955–56 | Soo Indians | NOHA | 59 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 184 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 | ||
| 1956–57 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 40 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 70 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 99 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 1958–59 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 52 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 63 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 1960–61 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 61 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 105 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1961–62 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 25 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 52 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 70 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Saskatoon Quakers | SSHL | 30 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | ||
| 1966–67 | Saskatoon Quakers | SSHL | 33 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 36 | ||
| 1966–67 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967–68 | Saskatoon Quakers | SSHL | — | 3 | 12 | 15 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHL totals | 226 | 10 | 84 | 94 | 332 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | ||||
| NHL totals | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
- Mancuso, Jim (2005-11-16). Hockey in Springfield. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4396-1651-2.
- "Remembering the life of Dale ANDERSON". thestarphoenix.remembering.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- "Dale Anderson Obituary". www.legacy.com. 2015-12-08.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database