Ron Anderson (ice hockey, born 1945)
Ronald Chester Goings Anderson is a Canadian former ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and Buffalo Sabres. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the Alberta/Edmonton Oilers. On October 11, 1972, in the first WHA regular season game, 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.
