Jaret Anderson-Dolan
Jaret Lynn Anderson-Dolan (born September 12, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] Anderson-Dolan was selected in the second round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, 41st overall, by the Los Angeles Kings.
| Jaret Anderson-Dolan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | September 12, 1999 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams | Nashville Predators Los Angeles Kings | ||
| National team | Canada | ||
| NHL draft | 41st overall, 2017 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Playing career edit
Junior edit
As a 14-year old with the Edge School Mountaineers Bantam AAA team, Anderson-Dolan scored 103 points in 50 games.[2]
Anderson-Dolan was drafted 14th in the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft to the Spokane Chiefs.[3] He was expected to be one of the top 5 selections but slipped because some teams did not want to draft him because of his family situation.[3] He put up 76 points in 72 regular season games in his sophomore 2016–17 season.[4] He ended the season as the 21st ranked North American skater by NHL Central Scouting.[5]
Professional edit
Anderson-Dolan was drafted 41st overall in the 2nd round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings.[6][7] He signed a three-year entry level contract with the Kings on September 25, 2017.[8]
After completing the 2017–18 season with the Chiefs, Anderson-Dolan was loaned to the Kings American Hockey League affiliate, the Ontario Reign, on April 6, 2018.[9]
After attending the Kings training camp, Anderson-Dolan was named to the Kings opening night roster.[10] Sitting as a healthy scratch for the Kings first game on October 5,[11] he made his NHL debut on October 7 against the Detroit Red Wings. By making his debut, Anderson-Dolan became the youngest Kings player since Craig Redmond in 1984[12] and 10th youngest in franchise history.[13] Two games later on October 11, he recorded his first career NHL point, an assist on Michael Amadio's goal, in a 3–0 win over the Montreal Canadiens.[14] He was reassigned to the Spokane Chiefs on October 22, after playing in five NHL games and earning one point,[15] and in the same day was added to Team WHL to compete at the 2018 CHL Canada/Russia Series.[16] The following day, Anderson-Dolan was named co-captain of the Chiefs alongside Ty Smith.[17] On March 16, 2019, Anderson-Dolan was awarded the Chiefs' Players' Player award for the 2018–19 season.[18]
In the 2020–21 season, the Kings named Anderson-Dolan to their taxi squad.[19] He was recalled to the active roster on February 5, 2021, and on February 7 scored his first NHL goal on Robin Lehner in a 4–3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.[20]
As a restricted free agent, Anderson-Dolan was signed to a one-year, two-way contract extension with the Kings on July 23, 2022.[21]
He collected his first career multi-goal game in the NHL on January 22, 2023, scoring both Kings goals in a 2–1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.[22]
During the 2023–24 season, on March 7, 2024, Anderson-Dolan was claimed by the Nashville Predators off waivers from the Kings.[23]
International play edit
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Canada | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
| 2021 Latvia | ||
On April 12, 2017, Anderson-Dolan was selected as team captain to represent Canada at the 2017 IIHF World U18 Championships.[24][25] Team Canada was eliminated in the quarter-finals against Sweden.[26]
On December 25, 2018, Anderson-Dolan was named an alternate captain for Team Canada, along with Evan Bouchard and Ian Mitchell, for the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[27]
In May 2021, Anderson-Dolan joined Team Canada at the 2021 IIHF World Championship for his first senior international tournament. He was named Canada's player of the game following their May 28 win against Kazakhstan.[28]
Personal life edit
Prior to his draft year, Anderson-Dolan's personal life drew significant interest from hockey personnel. Anderson-Dolan and his older brother, Dorian were raised by two mothers, Fran and Nancy. As a result of his upbringing, Anderson-Dolan has been active in promoting support for the LGBTQ community and in efforts to end homophobia.[29][3] Both of his mothers were hockey players, and he learned to skate from mother Fran, his first coach.[30]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 65 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 72 | 39 | 37 | 76 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 70 | 40 | 51 | 91 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 32 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 53 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 34 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 54 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2021–22 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 46 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 127 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International edit
References edit
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- ^ a b c Horton, Josh (May 1, 2017). "Nothing about Chiefs' Jaret Anderson-Dolan is ordinary". The Spokesman-Review. from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ Kennedy, Ryan. "Prospect Need to Know: Opponents can't ignore Anderson-Dolan". The Hockey News. from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ Nichols, Dave (June 22, 2017). "NHL Draft preview: For pair of Spokane Chiefs, draft means chasing their dreams". The Spokesman-Review. from the original on April 29, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ Elliott, Helene (June 24, 2017). "Kings select Jaret Anderson-Dolan with 41st pick in NHL draft". Los Angeles Times. from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ Cohen, Jay (June 24, 2017). "Los Angeles Kings prospect Jaret Anderson-Dolan raised by two moms". Chicago Tribune. from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ "Kings' sign Anderson-Dolan to three-year entry-level deal". sportsnet.ca. September 25, 2017. from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "REIGN ANNOUNCE MULTIPLE TRANSACTIONS". ontarioreign.com. April 6, 2018. from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Anderson-Dolan and Yamamoto Among Six Chiefs on Opening Night NHL Rosters". spokanechiefs.com. October 3, 2018. from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "Game Day Preview #1, San Jose Sharks @ Los Angeles Kings". jewelsfromthecrown.com. October 5, 2018. from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ Greenspan, Dan (October 8, 2018). "Kovalchuk gets two assists in Kings' win against Red Wings". NHL.com. from the original on October 9, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ @LAKingsPR (October 8, 2018). "Last Night - Jaret Anderson-Dolan appeared in his first NHL game, becoming the 10th youngest player to wear a Kings uniform in team history (19 years, 25 days)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Campbell get first career shutout as Kings top Canadiens". TSN.ca. October 11, 2018. from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ "Anderson-Dolan Reassigned to Spokane". spokanechiefs.com. October 22, 2018. from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ "Anderson-Dolan Added to Team WHL for CIBC Canada Russia Series". spokanechiefs.com. October 22, 2018. from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ "Spokane Chiefs name Anderson-Dolan and Smith co-captains for 2018-19 season". whl.ca. October 23, 2018. from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ^ @spokeanechiefs (March 17, 2019). "Congratulations to the Spokane Chiefs' 2018-19 Players' Player, Jaret Anderson-Dolan! #GoChiefsGo" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "LA Kings Announce Opening Night Roster and Taxi Squad". NHL.com. 13 January 2021. from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Webster, Danny (7 February 2021). "Stephenson scores twice, Golden Knights top Kings for sweep". NHL.com. from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
Jaret Anderson-Dolan scored his first NHL goal for Los Angeles (3-6-2), which lost its fourth consecutive game despite scoring on its first two shots on goal.
- ^ "Kings sign Vilardi & Anderson-Dolan to contract extensions". Los Angeles Kings. July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ "Anderson-Dolan scores 2, Kings beat Blackhawks 2-1". AP News. January 22, 2023.
- ^ "Predators Claim Jaret Anderson-Dolan on Waivers from Los Angeles". Nashville Predators. March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Chiefs' Anderson-Dolan to Captain Canada at World Under-18 Hockey Championship". whl.ca. April 12, 2017. from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ "Spokane Chiefs' Jaret Anderson-Dolan named captain for Team Canada U18". The Spokesman-Review. April 12, 2017. from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ Rocca, Taylor (April 20, 2017). "Canada eliminated in quarter-finals at World U-18 Championship". whl.ca. Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia. from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ "Ducks prospect Comtois named captain for Canada at World Juniors". NHL.com. December 25, 2018. from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ^ . IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. May 28, 2021. Archived from the original on May 29, 2021.
- ^ Morreale, Mike G. (June 18, 2017). "Jaret Anderson-Dolan, prospect with two mothers, could be inspiration". nhl.com. from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ Dillman, Lisa (15 October 2018). "Jaret Anderson-Dolan's family travels a distance to witness his first week in the NHL". The Athletic. from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database