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Craig Anderson
File:Craig Anderson (ice hockey).jpg
Born (1981-05-21) May 21, 1981 (age 43)
Park Ridge, IL, USA
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Ottawa Senators
Chicago Blackhawks
Florida Panthers
Colorado Avalanche
National team  United States
NHL draft 77th overall, 1999
Calgary Flames
73rd overall, 2001
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2001–present

Craig Anderson (born May 21, 1981) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender who plays for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Anderson was originally drafted by Calgary Flames in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, in the 3rd round 77th overall. However, because Calgary failed to sign him to a contract he was returned into the entry draft a few years later. In 2001, Anderson was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He was chosen with the 73rd overall selection in the 3rd round. After two seasons as backup goalie in Chicago, he was traded to the Florida Panthers in 2006. He has also played parts of five seasons in the AHL with the Norfolk Admirals (4) and the Rochester Americans (1).

Anderson during his time with the Panthers.

During the 2007–08 season, Anderson set the NHL records for the most saves in a shutout (53) and most saves in consecutive shutouts (93). During the 2008–09 season, He recorded 15 wins for the Panthers as they battled (but ultimately failed) to qualify for a playoff spot.

Anderson signed a two-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche on July 1, 2009.[1] He won the starting job from Peter Budaj in training camp for the goalie position and started the 2009–10 season. Anderson became the second American in Avalanche history to mind the net, the other being Philippe Sauvé.[2]

He began his career with the Avalanche on a positive note, recording a shutout in his second game,[3] and was named the league's second star of the week twice in October.[4] Eventually, he was also named the league's first star for the month of October. Anderson went on to set a Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise record on October 24, 2009, when he started his 10th consecutive game as a goalie to begin the season, a game the Avs went on to win 5-4 against the Carolina Hurricanes at home. His marathon record of starts ended at 15. On December 2, 2009, the Avalanche's 29th game of the season and his 27th start came against his former club, the Florida Panthers. In overtime he was run over just outside of the crease by former teammate Keith Ballard rendering Anderson out of play for the remainder of the game with a neck injury. He was replaced in net by backup Peter Budaj who played the remainder of overtime and ended up allowing the game winning goal in the shootout, losing 6-5. Anderson missed four games, and came back against the Tampa Bay Lightning winning 2-1 in the shootout.

Anderson became the fourth goaltender in Avalanche history to win 30 games in a season, following Patrick Roy, David Aebischer, and current Avs starter Peter Budaj. In his first season with the Avs, he has established numerous franchise records, surpassing Patrick Roy in the following categories: most minutes played in a season, most regular season games played, and most shots faced in the regular season.

Anderson in 2009

After being predicted to finish last in the Western Conference by most hockey pundits, the Avalanche made the playoffs ending the regular season in 8th place in the West, the better-than-expected performance widely attributed to Anderson's play in net, where he posted a record of 38-25-7 and seven shutouts in 71 games played. His first career test in the NHL playoffs came against the first seeded San Jose Sharks.

Anderson tallied his first career playoff shutout in round 1 against San Jose on April 18, 2010. Following 51 seconds of overtime and 51 Anderson saves, the Avalanche posted a 1-0 victory - putting them ahead in the series 2-1. Only Patrick Roy and Dominik Hašek have made more saves in a playoff shutout. Roy stopped all 63 shots through triple overtime to win the deciding game of the Stanley Cup final June 10, 1996, against the Florida Panthers and Hašek recorded 70 saves in a shutout 4-OT win against the New Jersey Devils April 27, 1994. Anderson, however, owns the record for the most saves made in a playoff shutout within regulation time with 50 as his 51st save came in overtime. After this performance, he went on to lose the next three consecutive games, giving up 10 goals in that span, and the Avs were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round.

On February 18, 2011, Anderson was traded to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Brian Elliott.[5] The following evening, Anderson played his first game as a Senator and posted a 47-save performance to shut out the Toronto Maple Leafs in his first experience in the "Battle of Ontario".

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1998–99 Guelph Storm OHL 21 12 5 1 1006 52 1 3.10 .903 3 0 2 114 9 0 4.74 —
1999–00 Guelph Storm OHL 38 12 17 2 1955 117 0 3.59 .903 3 0 2 114 9 0 4.73 .875
2000–01 Guelph Storm OHL 59 30 19 9 3555 156 3 2.63 .918 4 0 4 240 17 0 4.25 .869
2001–02 Norfolk Admirals AHL 28 9 13 4 1568 77 2 2.95 .886 1 0 1 21 1 0 2.85 .938
2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 6 0 3 2 270 18 0 4.00 .856 — — — — — — — —
2002–03 Norfolk Admirals AHL 32 15 11 5 1795 58 4 1.94 .923 5 2 3 344 15 0 2.62 .920
2003–04 Norfolk Admirals AHL 37 17 20 0 2108 74 3 2.11 .914 5 2 3 327 10 0 1.83 .934
2003–04 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 21 6 14 0 1205 57 1 2.84 .905 — — — — — — — —
2004–05 Norfolk Admirals AHL 15 9 4 1 886 27 2 1.83 .929 6 2 4 356 14 0 2.35 .925
2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 29 6 12 4 1553 86 1 3.32 .886 — — — — — — — —
2006–07 Rochester Americans AHL 34 23 10 1 2060 88 1 2.56 .919 6 2 4 376 18 0 2.87 .909
2006–07 Florida Panthers NHL 5 1 1 1 217 8 0 2.21 .931 — — — — — — — —
2007–08 Florida Panthers NHL 17 8 6 1 935 35 2 2.24 .935 — — — — — — — —
2008–09 Florida Panthers NHL 31 15 7 5 1636 74 3 2.71 .924 — — — — — — — —
2009–10 Colorado Avalanche NHL 71 38 25 7 4235 186 7 2.63 .917 6 2 4 366 16 1 2.62 .933
NHL totals 180 74 68 20 10051 464 14 2.77 .913 6 2 4 366 16 1 2.62 .933

International

Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2008[6] United States WC 2 0 1 0 64 6 0 5.61 .714
Senior int'l totals 2 0 1 0 64 6 0 5.61 .714

References

  1. ^ Dater, Adrian (2009-07-02). "Avs' new goalie up for No. 1 task". Denver Post. Retrieved 2009-07-02. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Looks of Avs' new No. 1 goalie deceiving". Denver Post. 2009-09-13. Retrieved 2011-02-22. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Anderson handles Canucks, gets first shutout with Avalanche". CBS Sports. 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-10-22. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Frei: Anderson soaking in superior Avs' start". Denver Post. 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2009-10-22. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Senators Acquire G Anderson from AVS for G Elliott". TSN. 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2011-02-18. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Goalkeepers (SVS%)" (PDF). IIHF.com. Retrieved 2008-10-31.

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