Oilers to retire Anderson's #9 on Jan 18, 2009

[RoboNerd]

Way, way, way overdue. I'm glad to see Andy given his due, finally. He deserves his number up in the rafters as much as Coffey, Kurri or Moose. He spent the vast majority of his career with the Oilers except four seasons from 1991-1995. He played his final year as an Oiler before retiring in 1996.

Bravo.

Per the Oilers' Press Release:

In 12 seasons with the Oilers (1980-81 to 1990-91 & 1995-96), “Andy” scored 417-489-906 with 798 penalty minutes in 845 career games to rank fourth all-time on the Edmonton scoring list. His name can be found among the Oilers career leaders in games (3rd), goals (3rd), assists (4th), hat tricks (2nd with 20), powerplay goals (1st with 126), game winning goals (1st with 73) and multiple point games (4th with 240).

As spectacular as he was in the regular season, Anderson was brilliant in the post-season. The winner of six Stanley Cups, including five as an Oiler, Anderson ranks as the fourth leading scorer in Stanley Cup Playoff history with 93-121-214 in 225 games. He is ranked among the NHL’s all-time post-season career leaders in goals (5th), assists (7th), overtime goals (3rd with five) and game winning goals (6th with 17).

A member of the 1980 Canadian Olympic Team, Anderson also represented Canada at the 1984 and 1987 Canada Cups and the 1989 and 1992 IIHF World Championships.

[UTMCretin]

About time. The only reason it took this long for the Oilers to retire his jersey was because the Hall took so long in inducting him. It's nice to finally see Anderson get his due from both organizations. He really was a key contributor during the Stanley Cup years, and his playoff legacy still stands to this day.

[Nolan]

Yah this is definitely overdue a great player with a great legacy.