Matt Anderson

Matthew Anderson (born October 31, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils.

Early life Anderson was born in West Islip, New York. As a youth, he played in the 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the New York Islanders minor ice hockey team.

Playing career Before the 2010–11 season with the Albany Devils, Anderson attended the New Jersey Devils training camp. On January 29, 2013, Anderson made his NHL debut for the Devils against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden during the 2012–13 season. He recorded his first NHL point in a 5-4 overtime loss to the New York Islanders.

On May 5, 2013, Anderson signed his first professional contract in Russia, signing a one-year deal with HC Spartak Moscow of the KHL. In his first KHL season in 2013–14, Anderson secured his place among the checking lines of Spartak Moscow, to finish the season with 11 goals and 20 points in 54 games.

He transferred on a one-year deal to fellow KHL club, KHL Medveščak Zagreb on June 11, 2014. In the 2014–15 season, Anderson appeared in 35 games with the Croatian-based club, scoring 19 points before he was traded mid-season to Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in exchange for financial compensation on December 3, 2014. He finished the season with Nizhnekamsk with 16 points in 28 games, easily surpassing his first year in the KHL.

On April 9, 2015, Anderson moved to his fourth club in three years as he moved to the Swedish Hockey League as a free agent with Djurgårdens IF. He completed his 12-year professional career following further stints with Skellefteå AIK and Rögle BK.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2002–03 UMass Amherst HE 36 10 21 31 34 — — — — — 2004–05 UMass Amherst HE 18 7 13 20 34 — — — — — 2005–06 UMass Amherst HE 36 7 13 20 30 — — — — — 2006–07 UMass Amherst HE 38 10 10 20 32 — — — — — 2006–07 Chicago Wolves AHL — — — — — 13 1 1 2 6 2007–08 Chicago Wolves AHL 14 1 1 2 8 10 1 1 2 4 2007–08 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 37 14 14 28 28 8 3 2 5 0 2008–09 Chicago Wolves AHL 66 13 18 31 32 — — — — — 2009–10 Chicago Wolves AHL 63 16 29 45 18 14 0 12 12 4 2010–11 Albany Devils AHL 76 23 32 55 49 — — — — — 2011–12 Albany Devils AHL 56 10 21 31 30 — — — — — 2012–13 Albany Devils AHL 67 13 30 43 42 — — — — — 2012–13 New Jersey Devils NHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2013–14 Spartak Moscow KHL 54 11 9 20 63 — — — — — 2014–15 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL 35 9 10 19 30 — — — — — 2014–15 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 28 6 10 16 18 — — — — — 2015–16 Djurgårdens IF SHL 52 18 22 40 30 8 2 5 7 0 2016–17 Djurgårdens IF SHL 50 18 16 34 16 3 0 0 0 0 2017–18 Skellefteå AIK SHL 23 3 5 8 18 — — — — — 2018–19 Rögle BK SHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — NHL totals 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — KHL totals 117 26 29 55 111 — — — — — SHL totals 126 39 43 82 66 11 2 5 7 0