Doug Anderson

Douglas MacLean "Andy" Anderson (October 20, 1927 – January 8, 1998) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played two playoff games for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 1952–53 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1947 to 1963, was mainly spent in the minor professional Western Hockey League. Anderson also played with the 1947–48 Edmonton Flyers team that won the 1948 Allan Cup the senior Canadian championship.

Playing career Anderson played with the 1947–48 Edmonton Flyers that won the 1948 Allan Cup.

Anderson played two playoff games for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League during the 1953 playoffs. He scored no points and had no penalty minutes during those two games. He qualified to be engraved on the Stanley Cup, but his name was left off, since he did not play regularly with Montreal. He spent most of his career playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the minor professional Western Hockey League. He retired from hockey after the 1962–63 season.

He was inducted with the rest of the 1947–48 Edmonton Flyers team to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2005.

Personal life Anderson, who married Barbara Gayle Webster in 1953, devoted the rest of his life to raising his three children (David, Deborah and Sheri) and spending time with his family. He died on January 8, 1998. Due to his commitment to athletes getting a good education, a memorial bursary was set up in his name and memory at the University of Victoria. His death date was confirmed with a newspaper obituary in Victoria.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1945–46 Edmonton Canadians EJrHL — — — — — — — — — — 1945–46 Edmonton Canadians M-Cup — — — — — 10 3 4 7 0 1946–47 Edmonton Canadians EJrHL 6 4 4 8 2 — — — — — 1947–48 Edmonton Flyers WCSHL 40 15 35 50 10 10 5 10 15 4 1947–48 Edmonton Flyers Al-Cup — — — — — 14 6 19 25 2 1948–49 Edmonton Flyers WCSHL 40 16 31 47 20 9 2 2 4 6 1949–50 Edmonton Flyers WCSHL 45 18 44 62 28 6 1 5 6 7 1950–51 Edmonton Flyers WCSHL 51 16 30 46 20 7 1 5 6 0 1951–52 Vancouver Canucks PCHL 67 14 33 47 10 13 4 4 8 10 1952–53 Vancouver Canucks WHL 70 18 50 68 14 — — — — — 1952–53 Montreal Canadiens NHL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0 1953–54 Vancouver Canucks WHL 60 7 15 22 10 — — — — — 1953–54 Buffalo Bisons AHL 7 0 2 2 4 — — — — — 1954–55 Vancouver Canucks WHL 51 15 28 43 4 3 0 0 0 0 1955–56 Victoria Cougars WHL 62 23 40 63 24 9 3 2 5 4 1956–57 Vancouver Canucks WHL 70 22 42 64 22 3 1 0 1 0 1957–58 Vancouver Canucks WHL 26 4 9 13 2 — — — — — 1958–59 Vancouver Canucks WHL 67 16 32 48 12 3 0 2 2 0 1959–60 Vancouver Canucks WHL 70 10 22 32 2 11 2 2 4 0 1960–61 Vancouver Canucks WHL 70 6 30 36 12 5 1 4 5 0 1961–62 Portland Buckaroos WHL 54 4 22 26 2 7 1 2 3 7 1962–63 Portland Buckaroos WHL 60 5 6 11 0 — — — — — PCHL/WHL totals 727 144 329 473 114 54 12 16 28 21 NHL totals — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0