Ronald Chester Goings Anderson (born July 29, 1945) is a Canadian former

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Career

Anderson played in the

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(NHL) for the

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St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the s ...

, and

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between 1967 and 1972. He also played in the

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(WHA) with the Alberta/Edmonton Oilers between 1972 and 1974. On October 11, 1972, in the first WHA regular season game (versus the

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), he scored the first goal in WHA history. In his NHL career, Anderson played in 251 games, scoring 28 goals and adding 30 assists. He played in 92 WHA games, scoring 19 goals and adding 17 assists.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* 1945 births Living people Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players Buffalo Sabres players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey right wingers Detroit Red Wings players Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) players Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players Fort Worth Wings players Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) players Ice hockey people from Alberta Los Angeles Kings players Memphis Wings players St. Louis Blues players Salt Lake Golden Eagles (WHL) players Sportspeople from Red Deer, Alberta {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1940s-stub