Tommy Anderson (ice hockey)

Thomas Linton "Cowboy" Anderson (July 9, 1910 – September 15, 1971) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 8 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings and the New York/Brooklyn Americans. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and raised in Drumheller, Alberta and spent his final years in Sylvan Lake, Alberta. He was one of three children of Alexander Robert Thomas Anderson and Margaret Jane Anderson.

Tommy Anderson
Born (1910-07-09)July 9, 1910
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died September 15, 1971(1971-09-15) (aged 61)
Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for NHL
 New York Americans
 Detroit Red Wings
IHL
 Cleveland Falcons
 Detroit Olympics
AHL
 Providence Reds
CAHL
 Philadelphia Arrows
PCHL
 Hollywood Wolves
WCSHL
 Calgary Stampeders
Playing career 19301951

Playing career

Anderson played in the National Hockey League from 1934 to 1942. He played his first season for the Detroit Red Wings and his last seven for the New York/Brooklyn Americans.

For the 1941–42 season, Anderson switched positions from left wing to defence. The Americans finished last in the NHL, but Anderson had 41 points to set the league record for a defenceman. He also won the 1942 Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player, becoming the first player to win the award while on a team that missed the playoffs. That was Anderson's last season in the NHL as he enlisted in the Canadian Military at the onset of WWII.[1]

He was the last Hart Trophy winner to play for a non-Original Six team until 1973, when Bobby Clarke of the Philadelphia Flyers won the award. Anderson, José Théodore, and Al Rollins are the only winners of the Hart Trophy who have not been selected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1929–30 Drumheller Miners ASHL 1663918 20000
1930–31 Philadelphia Arrows Can-Am 38781589
1931–32 Philadelphia Arrows Can-Am 26561136
1932–33 Philadelphia Arrows Can-Am 4511243549 52465
1933–34 Philadelphia Arrows Can-Am 4020254546 20224
1934–35 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2752716
1934–35 Detroit Olympics IHL 20691532 50112
1935–36 New York Americans NHL 2432520 50006
1936–37 New York Americans NHL 4510152524
1936–37 Cleveland Barons IAHL 411217
1937–38 New York Americans NHL 454212522 61452
1937–38 New Haven Eagles IAHL 600015
1938–39 New York Americans NHL 4713274014 20000
1939–40 New York Americans NHL 4812193122 31340
1940–41 New York Americans NHL 35312158
1941–42 Brooklyn Americans NHL 4812294154
1942–43 Calgary Currie Army CNDHL 165111626 50446
1942–43 Calgary Currie Army Al-Cup 502210
1943–44 Calgary Currie Army CNDHL 1626821 20222
1944–45 Calgary Currie Army CNDHL 1113432 30008
1945–46 Providence Reds AHL 473172012
1946–47 Hollywood Wolves PCHL 609223142
NHL totals 31962127189180 162798

See also

References

  1. Duff, Bob and Shea, Kevin (2011). Hockey Hall of Fame MVP Trophies & Winners. Firefly Books Ltd. p. 65.
Preceded by
Charlie Conacher
Brooklyn Americans captain
1941–42
Succeeded by
Position abolished
Preceded by
Bill Cowley
Winner of the Hart Trophy
1942
Succeeded by
Bill Cowley


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