Matthew Anderson (born October 31, 1982) is an

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former professional

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player. He played in the

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with the

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Early life

Anderson was born in

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. As a youth, he played in the 1996

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with the New York Islanders

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team.

Career

Prior to the 2010–11 season with the

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, Anderson attended the New Jersey Devils training camp. On January 29, 2013, Anderson made his NHL debut for the Devils against the

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during the 2012–13 season. He recorded his first NHL point in a 5-4 overtime loss to the

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. On May 5, 2013, Anderson signed his first professional contract in Russia, signing a one-year deal with

HC Spartak Moscow HC Spartak Moscow (russian: ХК Спартак Москва, en, Spartak Moskva) is a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. They played in the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League during the 2013–14 KHL season, 20 ...

of the KHL. In his first KHL season in 2013–14, Anderson secured his place among the checking lines of Spartak Moscow, to finish the season with 11 goals and 20 points in 54 games. He transferred on a one-year deal to fellow KHL club,

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on June 11, 2014. In the 2014–15 season, Anderson appeared in 35 games with the Croatian-based club, scoring 19 points before he was traded mid-season to Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in exchange for financial compensation on December 3, 2014. He finished the season with Nizhnekamsk with 16 points in 28 games, easily surpassing his first year in the KHL. On April 9, 2015, Anderson moved to his fourth club in three years as he moved to the Swedish Hockey League as a free agent with

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. He completed his 12-year professional career following further stints with

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and

Rögle BK Rögle BK (Rögle Bandyklubb) is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Ängelholm that has been playing in the SHL since the 2015–16 season. Rögle has previously played in the SHL (previously named Elitserien) in 1992–1996, 2008–20 ...

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* 1982 births Living people Albany Devils players American expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Chicago Wolves players Djurgårdens IF Hockey players Gwinnett Gladiators players HC Spartak Moscow players Ice hockey players from New York (state) KHL Medveščak Zagreb players HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players New Jersey Devils players People from West Islip, New York Sportspeople from Suffolk County, New York Rögle BK players Skellefteå AIK players UMass Minutemen ice hockey players Undrafted National Hockey League players American men's ice hockey right wingers {{US-icehockey-winger-stub