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Derek Sanderson

Position: C ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: June 16, 1946 in Niagara Falls, Ontario

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 20, 2013 3:25 PM
Skater Rank: #239. Ivan Boldirev… #240. Dennis Hull… #241. Frank Boucher… #242. DEREK SANDERSON… #243. Jean-Guy Talbot… #244. Dave Babych… #245. Esa Tikkanen… 

NHL/WHA Standard

Scoring Stats Goals Assists Ice Time
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW EV SH PP S S% TOI ATOI
1965-66 19 BOS NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966-67 20 BOS NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967-68 21 BOS NHL 71 24 25 49 20 11 98 19 4 1 6 24 0 1 187 12.8
1968-69 22 BOS NHL 61 26 22 48 20 35 146 22 1 3 3 20 0 2 194 13.4
1969-70 23 BOS NHL 50 18 23 41 16 8 118 8 5 5 2 16 2 5 179 10.1
1970-71 24 BOS NHL 71 29 34 63 25 39 130 22 1 6 0 28 6 0 217 13.4
1971-72 25 BOS NHL 78 25 33 58 22 25 108 18 0 7 2 28 5 0 198 12.6
1972-73 26 PHB WHA 8 3 3 6 2 69 2 0 1
1972-73 26 BOS NHL 25 5 10 15 5 11 38 3 0 2 0 5 4 1 41 12.2
1973-74 27 BOS NHL 29 8 12 20 8 17 48 8 0 0 1 9 2 1 64 12.5
1974-75 28 NYR NHL 75 25 25 50 21 10 106 20 3 2 3 23 0 2 188 13.3
1975-76 29 TOT NHL 73 24 43 67 25 5 63 12 6 6 1 28 3 12 200 12.0
1975-76 29 NYR NHL 8 0 0 0 0 -8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0.0
1975-76 29 STL NHL 65 24 43 67 25 13 59 12 6 6 1 28 3 12 171 14.0
1976-77 30 TOT NHL 48 15 22 37 14 -3 56 8 5 2 3 14 0 8 74 20.3
1976-77 30 STL NHL 32 8 13 21 8 -8 26 5 3 0 2 7 0 6 53 15.1
1976-77 30 VAN NHL 16 7 9 16 6 5 30 3 2 2 1 7 0 2 21 33.3
1977-78 31 PIT NHL 13 3 1 4 2 -6 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 27.3
Career NHL 598 202 250 452 179 152 911 142 26 34 21 196 22 32 1553 13.0
Career WHA 8 3 3 6 2 69 2 0 1

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1965-66 19 BOS NHL 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
1966-67 20 BOS NHL 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
1967-68 21 BOS NHL 71 0.34 0.35 0.69 0.28 1.38 2.63 26 27 53 22 60 6 50 7 11 3.8 1.0 4.8
1968-69 22 BOS NHL 61 0.43 0.36 0.79 0.33 2.39 3.18 25 22 47 20 62 6 41 20 35 4.0 1.6 5.6
1969-70 23 BOS NHL 50 0.36 0.46 0.82 0.32 2.36 3.58 18 24 42 16 56 15 54 21 8 3.3 0.6 3.9
1970-71 24 BOS NHL 71 0.41 0.48 0.89 0.35 1.83 3.06 26 31 57 23 82 3 69 29 39 4.9 1.3 6.2
1971-72 25 BOS NHL 78 0.32 0.42 0.74 0.29 1.38 2.54 24 33 57 22 73 1 86 39 25 4.0 1.4 5.4
1972-73 26 PHB WHA 8 0.38 0.38 0.75 0.31 8.63
1972-73 26 BOS NHL 25 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.22 1.52 1.64 5 9 14 5 18 0 20 13 11 0.6 0.6 1.1
1973-74 27 BOS NHL 29 0.28 0.41 0.69 0.27 1.66 2.21 7 11 18 7 31 2 23 11 17 1.2 0.7 1.8
1974-75 28 NYR NHL 75 0.33 0.33 0.67 0.28 1.41 2.51 21 22 43 17 80 10 83 23 10 2.8 1.3 4.1
1975-76 29 TOT NHL 73 0.33 0.59 0.92 0.35 0.86 2.74 21 38 59 22 86 23 103 45 5 4.3 1.1 5.4
1975-76 29 NYR NHL 8 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 3.63 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 5 -8 -0.3 -0.1 -0.5
1975-76 29 STL NHL 65 0.37 0.66 1.03 0.39 0.91 2.63 21 38 59 22 86 23 90 40 13 4.7 1.2 5.9
1976-77 30 TOT NHL 48 0.31 0.46 0.77 0.30 1.17 1.54 13 20 33 13 52 17 44 6 -3 2.3 0.7 3.0
1976-77 30 STL NHL 32 0.25 0.41 0.66 0.25 0.81 1.66 7 12 19 7 27 9 27 1 -8 1.1 0.3 1.4
1976-77 30 VAN NHL 16 0.44 0.56 1.00 0.39 1.88 1.31 6 8 14 5 25 8 17 5 5 1.2 0.4 1.6
1977-78 31 PIT NHL 13 0.23 0.08 0.31 0.15 0.00 0.85 3 1 4 2 5 1 15 5 -6 0.0 0.0 0.1
Career NHL 598 0.34 0.42 0.76 0.30 1.52 2.61 189 238 427 168 605 84 588 219 152 31.0 10.2 41.2
Career WHA 8 0.38 0.38 0.75 0.31 8.63

NHL/WHA Playoffs

Scoring Stats Goals Ice Time
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1967-68 21 BOS NHL 4 0 2 2 1 9 0 0 0 0
1968-69 22 BOS NHL 9 8 2 10 5 36 5 0 3 2
1969-70 23 BOS NHL SC 14 5 4 9 4 72 2 1 2 0
1970-71 24 BOS NHL 7 2 1 3 1 13 2 0 0 0
1971-72 25 BOS NHL SC 11 1 1 2 1 44 0 0 1 0
1972-73 26 BOS NHL 5 1 2 3 1 13 1 0 0 0
1974-75 28 NYR NHL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975-76 29 STL NHL 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Career NHL 2 56 18 12 30 13 187 10 2 6 2

Other Standard

Scoring Stats Goals Ice Time
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1962-63 16 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 2 0 0 0 10
1963-64 17 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 42 12 15 27 42
1964-65 18 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 55 19 46 65 128
1965-66 19 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 48 33 43 76 238
1965-66 19 Oklahoma City Blazers CPHL 2 1 0 1 0
1966-67 20 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 47 41 60 101 193
1973-74 27 Boston Braves AHL 3 4 3 7 2
1976-77 30 Kansas City Blues CHL 8 4 3 7 6
1977-78 31 2 Teams CHL 8 1 3 4 0
1977-78 31 Tulsa Oilers CHL 4 0 0 0 0
1977-78 31 Kansas City Red Wings CHL 4 1 3 4 0
Career 1 Season AHL 3 4 3 7 2
Career 2 Seasons CHL 16 5 6 11 6
Career 1 Season CPHL 2 1 0 1 0
Career 5 Seasons OHA-Jr. 194 105 164 269 611

Other Playoffs

Scoring Stats Goals Ice Time
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1962-63 16 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 1 0 0 0 0
1962-63 16 Niagara Falls Flyers M-Cup 1 0 0 0 0
1963-64 17 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 4 0 1 1 0
1964-65 18 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 11 9 8 17 26
1965-66 19 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 6 6 0 6 72
1965-66 19 Oklahoma City Blazers CPHL 4 0 4 4 5
1965-66 19 Niagara Falls Flyers M-Cup 11 7 6 13 78
1966-67 20 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 13 8 17 25 70
1966-67 20 Oklahoma City Blazers CPHL 2 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons CPHL 6 0 4 4 5
Career 2 Seasons M-Cup 12 7 6 13 78
Career 5 Seasons OHA-Jr. 35 23 26 49 168

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 13 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Derek Sanderson 6.2 5.6 5.4 5.4 4.8 4.1 3.9 3.0 1.8 1.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1
Nelson Emerson 93.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.2 4.1 3.7 2.9 2.5 2.2 0.8 0.4 0.1
Eddie Wiseman 90.8 4.8 4.3 3.9 3.5 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.1 2.1 1.1
Bobby Schmautz 89.8 6.5 6.2 5.5 5.4 5.2 4.7 4.2 3.0 2.8 1.4 0.6 0.4 -0.2
Mike Fisher 89.7 6.4 6.0 5.1 5.1 4.5 3.9 3.2 3.0 2.6 2.5 1.3 0.7 0.4
Mario Tremblay 89.6 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.3 4.7 3.3 3.2 2.7 2.4 2.3 1.1 0.8
Fred Stanfield 88.9 6.9 6.4 5.7 5.7 5.1 4.3 4.1 2.9 2.7 0.7 0.3 -0.1 -0.6
Mike Murphy 88.5 6.5 5.6 5.3 4.5 4.1 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.1 1.7 0.8 0.6
Cliff Koroll 87.9 5.4 5.3 4.9 4.4 4.3 4.3 3.3 2.3 2.1 1.3 -0.6
Steve Reinprecht 87.9 6.0 5.6 4.5 4.5 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.0 2.8 0.9 0.0
Mark Parrish 87.8 7.9 5.3 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.4 4.2 3.4 2.1 1.2 -0.1 -0.4
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Derek Sanderson 6.2 5.6 5.4 5.4 4.8 4.1 3.9 3.0 1.8 1.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1
Nelson Emerson 93.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.2 4.1 3.7 2.9 2.5 2.2 0.8 0.4 0.1
Eddie Wiseman 90.8 4.8 4.3 3.9 3.5 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.1 2.1 1.1
Bobby Schmautz 89.8 6.5 6.2 5.5 5.4 5.2 4.7 4.2 3.0 2.8 1.4 0.6 0.4 -0.2
Mike Fisher 89.7 6.4 6.0 5.1 5.1 4.5 3.9 3.2 3.0 2.6 2.5 1.3 0.7 0.4
Mario Tremblay 89.6 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.3 4.7 3.3 3.2 2.7 2.4 2.3 1.1 0.8
Mike Murphy 88.5 6.5 5.6 5.3 4.5 4.1 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.1 1.7 0.8 0.6
Fred Stanfield 88.2 6.9 6.4 5.7 5.7 5.1 4.3 4.1 2.9 2.7 0.7 0.3 -0.1 -0.6 -0.7
Cliff Koroll 87.9 5.4 5.3 4.9 4.4 4.3 4.3 3.3 2.3 2.1 1.3 -0.6
Steve Reinprecht 87.9 6.0 5.6 4.5 4.5 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.0 2.8 0.9 0.0
Mark Parrish 87.8 7.9 5.3 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.4 4.2 3.4 2.1 1.2 -0.1 -0.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Rate Statistic Requirements
Awards
1967-68 NHL Calder Memorial Trophy
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1970 Boston Bruins (NHL)
1972 Boston Bruins (NHL)
Games Played
1971-72 NHL 78 (4)
Plus/Minus
1968-69 NHL 35 (10)
1970-71 NHL 39 (10)
Penalties in Minutes
1968-69 NHL 146 (6)
Short-Handed Goals
1968-69 NHL 3 (3)
1969-70 NHL 5 (2)
1970-71 NHL 6 (3)
1971-72 NHL 7 (1)
 1972-73 NHL 2 (7)
1975-76 NHL 6 (2)
Career NHL 34 (11)
Game-Winning Goals
1967-68 NHL 6 (7)
Power Play Goals On-Ice Against
1971-72 NHL 39 (7)
1975-76 NHL 45 (5)

Transactions

Transaction information may be incomplete.

February 12, 1972: Selected by Miami-Philadelphia (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.

February, 1973: Signed as a free agent by Boston after securing release from Philadelphia (WHA), February, 1973.

June 12, 1974: Traded to NY Rangers by Boston for Walt McKechnie, June 12, 1974.

October 30, 1975: Traded to St. Louis by NY Rangers for NY Rangers' 1st round choice (previously acquired, NY Rangers selected Lucien DeBlois) in 1977 Amateur Draft, October 30, 1975.

February 18, 1977: Traded to Vancouver by St. Louis for cash, February 18, 1977.

March 14, 1978: Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh, March 14, 1978.

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