Erik Anderson is an American former ice hockey center who was an All-American for St. Lawrence.
Career Anderson saw a great deal of success in his junior hockey career. His first year with the Stratford Cullitons saw him win both the league championship as well as the Sutherland Cup. The team repeated as MWJHL champions in 1996 and, while they were stopped just shy of a three-peat, Anderson personally had a superb final season. In 1997 he led the league in all three statistical categories, averaging more than 3 points per game for the year. He took his considerable scoring prowess to St. Lawrence but his freshman year was anything but spectacular. The decline was only temporary, however, and he more than doubled his point production as a sophomore, helping turn the Larries into one of the top teams in ECAC Hockey and getting them into the NCAA Tournament for the first time in seven years. Entering his junior season, Anderson was named an alternate captain and continued his scoring pace. This time, the team captured both conference championships and reached the Frozen Four for the first time in twelve years (the program's last appearance as of 2021). He was named team captain as a senior and, while the team declined a bit, Anderson had his best season yet, being named an All-American and ECAC Player of the Year.
After graduating, Anderson began playing professionally and started with the Milwaukee Admirals. He had some difficulty in adjusting to the AHL, averaging just over 1 point every 5 games, and found himself demoted to the ECHL before season's end. His second year began with him as a member of the Toledo Storm but he got off to a tremendous start. After six games, he had scored 10 points, was the team's leading scorer, and was recalled to the Milwaukee Admirals. While his scoring improved in year two, it still wasn't enough for the Admirals to keep him on the roster and he was eventually returned to Toledo.
Rather than continue in the minors, Anderson headed to England and joined the Sheffield Steelers. He finished second on the club in scoring and helped them win the inaugural EIHL championship, being named a second-team all-star for the year. After reaching the semifinals the next year, Anderson left the team and split the following year with two clubs in central Europe before returning across the pond and ending his playing career with the Elmira Jackals.
Anderson was inducted into the St. Lawrence Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019.
Statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1994–95 Stratford Cullitons MWJHL 4516365227————— 1995–96 Stratford Cullitons MWJHL 3829437210————— 1996–97 Stratford Cullitons MWJHL 48549114540————— 1997–98 St. Lawrence University ECAC 335131812————— 1998–99 St. Lawrence University ECAC 3910304018————— 1999–00 St. Lawrence University ECAC 3614253922————— 2000–01 St. Lawrence University ECAC 321734514————— 2001–02 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 49461010————— 2001–02 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 176131919————— 2002–03 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 34481210————— 2002–03 Toledo Storm ECHL 369152410————— 2003–04 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 563236681860000 2004–05 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 301416301210510156 2005–06 Herlev Hornets DEN 314121649————— 2005–06 EHC Freiburg 2.GBun 13381110102574 2006–07 Elmira Jackals UHL 7513375032————— EIHL totals 86 46 52 98 30 16 5 10 15 6 AHL totals 83 8 14 22 20 — — — — — ECHL totals 53 15 28 43 29 — — — — —
Awards and honors Award Year All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1999–00 All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2000–01 AHCA East First-Team All-American 2000–01 EIHL Second-Team All-Star 2003–04
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