Dale Anderson

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 1956–57 season.

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.

Anderson worked for Seagram in Saskatoon after retiring from hockey.

Personal life Anderson died on December 6, 2015, at the age of 83 at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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