Tommy Anderson (ice hockey)

For the footballer, see Tommy Anderson (footballer).

Thomas Linton "Cowboy" Anderson (July 9, 1910 – September 15, 1971) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League between 1934 and 1942 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.

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	New York Americans Detroit Red Wings
Playing career	1930–1951

Playing career

Anderson played in the National Hockey League (NHL) 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 World War II.^[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, and the only skater of the three.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1929–30	Drumheller Miners	ASHL		16	6	3	9	18		2	0	0	0	0
1930–31	Philadelphia Arrows	Can-Am		38	7	8	15	89		—	—	—	—	—
1931–32	Philadelphia Arrows	Can-Am		26	5	6	11	36		—	—	—	—	—
1932–33	Philadelphia Arrows	Can-Am		45	11	24	35	49		5	2	4	6	5
1933–34	Philadelphia Arrows	Can-Am		40	20	25	45	46		2	0	2	2	4
1934–35	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		27	5	2	7	16		—	—	—	—	—
1934–35	Detroit Olympics	IHL		20	6	9	15	32		5	0	1	1	2
1935–36	New York Americans	NHL		24	3	2	5	20		5	0	0	0	6
1936–37	New York Americans	NHL		45	10	15	25	24		—	—	—	—	—
1936–37	Cleveland Barons	IAHL		4	1	1	2	17		—	—	—	—	—
1937–38	New York Americans	NHL		45	4	21	25	22		6	1	4	5	2
1937–38	New Haven Eagles	IAHL		6	0	0	0	15		—	—	—	—	—
1938–39	New York Americans	NHL		47	13	27	40	14		2	0	0	0	0
1939–40	New York Americans	NHL		48	12	19	31	22		3	1	3	4	0
1940–41	New York Americans	NHL		35	3	12	15	8		—	—	—	—	—
1941–42	Brooklyn Americans	NHL		48	12	29	41	54		—	—	—	—	—
1942–43	Calgary Currie Army	CNDHL		16	5	11	16	26		5	0	4	4	6
1942–43	Calgary Currie Army	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		5	0	2	2	10
1943–44	Calgary Currie Army	CNDHL		16	2	6	8	21		2	0	2	2	2
1944–45	Calgary Currie Army	CNDHL		11	1	3	4	32		3	0	0	0	8
1945–46	Providence Reds	AHL		47	3	17	20	12		—	—	—	—	—
1946–47	Hollywood Wolves	PCHL		60	9	22	31	42		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				319	62	127	189	180		16	2	7	9	8

See also

• List of National Hockey League players born in the United Kingdom

References

1. Duff, Bob and Shea, Kevin (2011). Hockey Hall of Fame MVP Trophies & Winners. Firefly Books Ltd. p. 65.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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