| Derek Sanderson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sanderson in 2010 | |||
| Born |
June 16, 1946 Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins Philadelphia Blazers New York Rangers St. Louis Blues Vancouver Canucks Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1965–1978 | ||
| Website |
sandersonhockey | ||
Derek Michael Sanderson (born June 16, 1946), nicknamed "Turk", is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and two-time Stanley Cup champion who helped transform the culture of the professional athlete in the 1970s era. He set up the epic overtime goal scored by Boston Bruins teammate Bobby Orr that clinched the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals, widely considered to be the greatest goal in National Hockey League history.[1][2][3] Over 13 NHL seasons, he amassed 202 goals, 250 assists, 911 penalty minutes and a plus-141 rating in 598 games with five teams.
In the 1975-76 season, Sanderson scored his 32nd career short-handed goal to surpass Toronto Maple Leafs center Dave Keon as the all-time league leader. He owned the record for eight seasons. Nearly half a century after his last appearance with Boston, Sanderson still owns the Bruins team record for most career shorthanded goals (six) in the playoffs, a mark that he shares with Ed Westfall, his longtime teammate. Through the 2021-22 campaign, his 24 short-handed tallies in the regular season ranked third behind Brad Marchand and Rick Middleton in club history.
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- ^ Simpson, Rob (2008). Black and gold: four decades of Boston Bruins photographs. John Wiley & Sons Canada. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-470-15473-1.
- ^ "Orr soars voted top moment in History vs. History". Fox News. June 8, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2013.