Dean Anderson (born July 14, 1966) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender who was an All-American for Wisconsin.
Career Anderson began attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1984 and became the ice hockey team's starting goaltender as a freshman. In his sophomore season, Anderson shared the starting role with Mike Richter, a future NHLer, and was relegated to backup duties as a junior. Richter left after 1987 to pursue a professional career, leaving Anderson a chance to reclaim the primary job. Anderson was tremendous in his final season, setting a program record with 30 wins and being named an All-American. Anderson led the team to the WCHA Championship and was named Tournament MVP, the first time the award was ever given. Wisconsin won their first round match in the NCAA Tournament but fell in the quarterfinal round.
Because of his spectacular renaissance, Anderson was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1988 Supplemental Draft and joined the team's farm system the following year. Anderson didn't have much success in 1989, allowing more than 6 goals per game in what few appearances he was allowed. He showed a marked improvement the following year, but it was in 1991 when it appeared he had caught on to the professional game. Anderson led the Knoxville Cherokees to a regular season ECHL title, boasting the best save percentage in the league. He was named a First-Team All-Star and even got a brief recall to the Newmarket Saints. Unfortunately, Anderson had a terrible season in 1992, seeing his goals against average balloon to more than five and a half goal per game. He retired after the season.
Statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1982–83 Markham Waxers OJHL 25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983–84 Markham Waxers OJHL 39 11 11 1 1322 110 1 4.99 — — — — — — — — — 1984–85 Wisconsin WCHA 36 21 13 0 2071 148 0 4.20 .875 — — — — — — — — 1985–86 Wisconsin WCHA 20 13 6 0 1128 80 0 4.25 .861 — — — — — — — — 1986–87 Wisconsin WCHA 9 4 2 0 409 27 0 3.96 .874 — — — — — — — — 1987–88 Wisconsin WCHA 45 30 13 2 2718 148 2 3.27 .898 — — — — — — — — 1988–89 Newmarket Saints AHL 2 0 1 0 38 4 0 6.32 .800 1 — — — — — — — 1988–89 Flint Spirits IHL 16 1 12 0 770 82 1 6.39 — — — — — — — — — 1989–90 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 17 6 8 3 997 73 0 4.39 .890 — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Newmarket Saints AHL 3 1 2 0 180 16 0 5.33 .835 — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 29 23 3 2 1625 80 3 2.95 .909 3 0 3 0 — — — — 1991–92 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 37 9 20 5 2004 188 0 5.63 .855 — — — — — — — — NCAA totals 110 68 34 2 6326 403 2 3.82 .882 — — — — — — — — ECHL totals 83 38 31 10 4626 341 3 4.42 .880 — — — — — — — — AHL totals 5 1 3 0 218 20 0 5.50 .829 — — — — — — — —
Awards and honors Award Year All-WCHA Second Team 1987–88 AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1987–88 WCHA All-Tournament Team 1988 ECHL First-Team All-Star 1990–91
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