Craig Anderson (ice hockey)

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Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg/12 st 6 lb)
NHL Team F. teams	Florida Panthers Chicago Blackhawks
Nationality	United States
Born	May 21, 1981 (1981-05-21) (age 27), Park Ridge, IL
NHL Draft	77th overall, 1999 Calgary Flames 73rd overall, 2001 Chicago Blackhawks
Pro career	2002 – present

Craig Anderson (May 21, 1981 in Park Ridge, Illinois) is a professional ice hockey goalie who currently is backup goaltender for the Florida Panthers in the National Hockey League.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Career statistics 3 International play 3.1 International statistics 4 External links

[edit] Playing career

He 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. Anderson has also played parts of five seasons in the AHL with the Norfolk Admirals (4) and the Rochester Americans (1).

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).

[edit] Career statistics

				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
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		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NHL Totals				78	21	36	8	4180	204	4	2.93	.904		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

[edit] International play

Played for the United States in:

• 2008 World Championships

[edit] International statistics

Year	Comp		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2008	WC
Senior int'l totals

[edit] External links

• Craig Anderson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database