Shot Right Playing career Role Ice hockey player Weight 88 kg Career end 1989 | NHL Draft Undrafted Name David Anderson Height 1.83 m Career start 1985 Position Right wing, Winger | |
Played for International Hockey League, Fort Wayne Komets | ||
David Anderson (born July 30, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
Playing career
Anderson attended the University of Denver where he played four seasons (1981 – 1985) of NCAA Division I hockey with the Denver Pioneers, scoring 56 goals and 71 assists for 127 points, while earning 198 penalty minutes, in 150 games played.
Anderson commenced his professional career with the 1985-86 Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League. On August 6, 1986, he was signed as a free agent by the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. As a member of the Devils' organization, Anderson as assigned to play with their American Hockey League affiliate, the Maine Mariners, for the 1986–87 season, and then with the Utica Devils for the 1987–88 season.
Anderson went overseas to play with the Durham Wasps of the British Hockey League before hanging up his skates following the 1988-89 season.