Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) Shoots Right | Position Defense Name R. Anderson | |
Born July 16, 1986 (age 37)
Lino Lakes, MN, USA ( 1986-07-16 ) Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) team
Former teams Free Agent
Springfield Falcons
Lake Erie Monsters
Binghamton Senators
Lillehammer IK
Malmo Redhawks
Valerenga NHL Draft 101st overall, 2004
Philadelphia Flyers | ||
R. J. "Rajon" Anderson (born July 16, 1986 in Lino Lakes, Minnesota) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently an Unrestricted Free Agent. He most recently played with Valerenga of the Norwegian GET-ligaen.
Playing career
R. J. Anderson was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 4th round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft as the 101st overall draft pick. He chose to go to college and in 2005 he enrolled at the University of Minnesota. In 2006, the Golden Gophers won the WCHA championship and made it to the NCAA Division I Playoffs, but lost in the first round to the Holy Cross Crusaders. In 2007, they again won the WCHA championship and made it to the NCAA Division I Playoffs, but lost in the quarter-finals to North Dakota in overtime. In 2008, they once again made it to the NCAA Division I playoffs, but lost in the first round to Boston College.
As he finished college in April 2008 he was signed to a professional Tryout contract first with American Hockey League team, the Springfield Falcons, before finishing the season with the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL.
In his first full professional season in 2009–10, Anderson re-signed with Johnstown and scored 19 points in 27 games, before he was traded in December 2009 to the Elmira Jackals for the remainder of the season.
In the following 2010–11 season, Anderson re-signed with Elmira and on November 4, 2010 he was loaned to the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL on November 4, 2010.
On May 27, 2011, he signed a contract with Lillehammer IK of the Norwegian GET-ligaen, where he joined former Golden Gophers Gino Guyer, Justin Bostrom and Kevin Wehrs. In the 2011–12 season, Anderson led the league amongst defenseman scoring 53 points in 45 games, vastly improving Lillehammer's power play.
On July 9, 2012, he signed a one-year contract with the Malmo Redhawks of the Swedish second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan (Swe.1). In 29 games during the 2012–13 season for Malmo he scored 5 goals and 10 points before he was mutually released to return to his previous success in the GET-ligaen in signing with Valerenga Ishockey for the remainder of the season on December 13, 2012.