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{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player and coach}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
| image_size = 230px
| caption =
| position = [[Left Wing (ice hockey)|Left wing]]
| played_for = [[Los Angeles Kings]]
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 165
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1930|12|01}}
| birth_place = [[Pembroke, Ontario|Pembroke]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2013|03|10|1930|12|01}}
| death_place = [[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| career_start = 1949
| career_end = 1970
}}
'''James William Anderson''' (December 1, 1930 – March 10, 2013) was a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] player and [[head coach]].<ref>{{cite web|author=David Molnar / The Republican |url=http://www.masslive.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/03/springfield_pro_hockey_great_j.html |title=Springfield pro hockey great Jimmy Anderson dies at 82 |publisher=masslive.com |date=2011-11-01 |accessdate=2013-03-12}}</ref> Anderson played 7 games with the [[Los Angeles Kings]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL), and was the first head coach of the [[Washington Capitals]]. He was born in [[Pembroke, Ontario|Pembroke]], [[Ontario]].
==Playing career==
Jim Anderson spent the majority of his 16-year [[minor hockey|minor league]] career with the [[Springfield Indians]] franchise of the [[American Hockey League|AHL]],<ref name=AHLhall>{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.sharksahl.com/story.asp?story_id=1340 |title=Sharks AHL |publisher=Sharks AHL |date=2008-11-24 |accessdate=2013-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216083712/http://www.sharksahl.com/Story.asp?story_id=1340 |archive-date=2008-12-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and remains the all-time leader in games played, goals and points for the franchise. In his first season with Springfield, Anderson scored 39 goals and was awarded the [[Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award]] as  AHL [[rookie]] of the year in [[1954–55 AHL season|1954–55]].<ref name=AHLhall /> In the early 1960s, Anderson scored 35 or more goals for Springfield for five straight years, helping lead the team to three consecutive [[Calder Cup]] championships, to this day the only AHL franchise to win three straight. In [[1960–61 AHL season|1960–61]], Anderson was named an AHL Second Team All-Star, scoring 81 points (the most of his career) with a league-leading 43 goals.<ref name=AHLhall /> The 40 goals he scored in [[1963–64 AHL season|1963–64]] earned him the [[Willie Marshall Award]] as the AHL's leading goal scorer, and also led again to be named a Second Team All-Star.
In the [[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]] season, the National Hockey League [[1967 NHL expansion|expanded]] to twelve teams, and the new [[Los Angeles Kings]] took over the  Springfield franchise as their top minor league affiliate, rebranding them as the Springfield Kings. That season, Anderson finally made his first NHL appearance with the parent Kings, playing in 7 games, and scoring 1 goal and 2 assists.<ref name=AHLhall />
Anderson's AHL career concluded with 426 goals and 821 points in 943 games, at the time in the top five all-time in each category in the AHL. As of the 2015 season, he remains 11th all-time in games played, fifth in goals scored and ninth in points scored.
==Coaching career==
Anderson was twice Springfield's head coach ([[1969–70 AHL season|1969-70]] and [[1975–76 AHL season|1975-76]]), and was the first head coach in the history of the NHL's [[Washington Capitals]].<ref name="Caps 1st night">{{cite web|last=Vogel|first=Mike|title=Opening Night: Oct. 9, 1974|url=http://capitals.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=42541|publisher=Washington Capitals|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref>  After being replaced mid-season by [[George Sullivan (ice hockey)|George Sullivan]],<ref name=74-75>{{cite web|title=1974-75 Season|url=http://capitals.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=42825|publisher=Washington Capitals|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref>  Anderson became a professional scout for the Los Angeles Kings' organization for 19 years.
In November 2008, Anderson's career was recognized with induction into the fourth class (2009) of the AHL Hall of Fame.  He continued to make his off-season home in the Springfield area, and after retirement was a local skating instructor until shortly before his death.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [[1949–50 OHA season|1949–50]]
| [[Windsor Spitfires (1946–1953)|Windsor Spitfires]]
| [[Ontario Hockey Association|OHA]]
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 9 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1949–50 IHL season|1949–50]]
| [[Detroit Hettche]]
| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
| 31 || 18 || 14 || 32 || 12
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1950–51 OHA season|1950–51]]
| Windsor Spitfires
| OHA
| 53 || 21 || 22 || 43 || 35
| 7 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1951–52
| Glace Bay Miners
| MMHL
| 88 || 51 || 33 || 84 || 14
| 4 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 2
|-
| [[1952–53 WHL season|1952–53]]
| [[Edmonton Flyers]]
| [[Western Hockey League (1952–74)|WHL]]
| 44 || 11 || 11 || 22 || 8
| 15 || 12 || 3 || 15 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1952–53
| [[Shawinigan Falls Cataractes]]
| [[Quebec Senior Hockey League|QSHL]]
| 22 || 7 || 4 || 11 || 8
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1953–54 WHL season|1953–54]]
| Edmonton Flyers
| WHL
| 66 || 23 || 21 || 44 || 22
| 13 || 6 || 2 || 8 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1954–55 AHL season|1954–55]]
| [[Springfield Indians]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 63 || 39 || 32 || 71 || 40
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[1955–56 AHL season|1955–56]]
| Springfield Indians
| AHL
| 61 || 28 || 23 || 51 || 44
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1956–57 AHL season|1956–57]]
| Springfield Indians
| AHL
| 64 || 30 || 25 || 55 || 32
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1957–58
| [[Trois-Rivières Lions (1955–1960)|Trois-Rivières Lions]]
| QSHL
| 34 || 14 || 18 || 32 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1957–58 AHL season|1957–58]]
| Springfield Indians
| AHL
| 11 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 12
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1957–58
| [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|Buffalo Bisons]]
| AHL
| 14 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 4
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1958–59 AHL season|1958–59]]
| Springfield Indians
| AHL
| 69 || 27 || 36 || 63 || 16
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1959–60 AHL season|1959–60]]
| Springfield Indians
| AHL
| 56 || 16 || 21 || 37 || 10
| 4 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1960–61 AHL season|1960–61]]
| Springfield Indians
| AHL
| 72 || 43 || 38 || 81 || 18
| 8 || 5 || 0 || 5 || 0
|-
| [[1961–62 AHL season|1961–62]]
| Springfield Indians
| AHL
| 70 || 38 || 41 || 79 || 24
| 11 || 7 || 1 || 8 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1962–63 AHL season|1962–63]]
| Springfield Indians
| AHL
| 70 || 35 || 26 || 61 || 6
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1963–64 AHL season|1963–64]]
| Springfield Indians
| AHL
| 72 || 40 || 32 || 72 || 14
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1964–65 AHL season|1964–65]]
| Springfield Indians
| AHL
| 72 || 40 || 29 || 69 || 14
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1965–66 AHL season|1965–66]]
| Springfield Indians
| AHL
| 69 || 27 || 20 || 47 || 12
| 6 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1966–67 AHL season|1966–67]]
| Springfield Indians
| AHL
| 63 || 25 || 29 || 54 || 4
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]]
| [[Los Angeles Kings]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 7 || 1 || 2 || 3 ||
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1967–68 AHL season|1967–68]]
| [[Springfield Kings]]
| AHL
| 62 || 22 || 24 || 46 || 26
| 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-
| [[1968–69 AHL season|1968–69]]
| Springfield Kings
| AHL
| 54 || 12 || 15 || 27 || 10
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1969–70 AHL season|1969–70]]
| Springfield Kings
| AHL
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | AHL totals
! 943 !! 426 !! 395 !! 821 !! 286
! 37 !! 14 !! 3 !! 17 !! 4
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 7 !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 2
! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
|}
==Coaching record==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="6"|Regular Season !! colspan="1"|Post Season
|-
! G !! W !! L !! T !! Pts !!Finish !! Result
|-
! [[Washington Capitals]]
| [[1974–75 NHL season|1974–75]]
| 54 || 4 || 45 || 5 || 9
| 5th in Norris || Fired
|}
==References==
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==External links==
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