John Anderson (ice hockey)

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John Anderson
Born	(1957-03-28) March 28, 1957 (age 67) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs Quebec Nordiques Hartford Whalers
National team	Canada
NHL draft	11th overall, 1977 Toronto Maple Leafs
WHA draft	14th overall, 1977 Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1977–1994

John Murray Anderson (born March 28, 1957) is a Canadian former ice hockey right winger. He was the head coach of the Chicago Wolves of the International Hockey League (IHL) and American Hockey League (AHL) from 1997 to 2008 ,again from 2013 to 2016. Anderson also serves as interim head coach for the Wolves in 2023. In the National Hockey League (NHL), he is a former head coach of the Atlanta Thrashers and assistant coach of the Phoenix Coyotes and Minnesota Wild. He played 12 seasons in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers.