Derek Michael Sanderson (born June 16, 1946), dubbed " Turk ", is a former Canadian professional hockey center who is now a financial advisor to athletes.
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Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Sanderson is the son of Canadian Private Army Harold A. Sanderson, and Caroline Hall Gillespie from Dysart, Scotland. Her sister Karen was born when her father served in France in 1944. As a boy, Sanderson took to hockey, playing skating in countless times on what is roughly a half-size version of the NHL rink. His father built it, covering two backyards of small bakery cutters, with plenty provided for a small price to a soldier like himself returning from war.
He played junior hockey in his hometown with the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association. His time with the Flyers saw him named for the Second All-Star Team in 1965-66, to the First All-Star Team in 1966-67 and won the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy as top scorer at the OHA also in 1966-67. In 1964 -1965, Sanderson helps the Flyers reach the Memorial Cup final where they will play against Edmonton Oil Kings. The Flyers will defeat the Oil Kings in five games to become champions. After spending four years at the OHA, Sanderson turned pro by signing the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League in 1965-1966. He will make his professional debut of the season by playing two games with the Bruins. Sanderson also played two games at CPHL with the Oklahoma City Blazers in 1965-1966, recording a goal.
Early career with Boston Bruins (1968-1972)
In 1967-68, Sanderson joined the full-time Boston Bruins in the NHL. He played in 71 games, contributing 24 goals and 49 points. Sanderson also collected 98 PIMs in his rookie season, establishing himself as a "tough guy" in the league. At the end of the season, Sanderson was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL Rookie of the Year, an honor that Bobby Orr won the previous year, giving the Bruins Calder Memorial Trophy second in a row.
Although he has been the top scorer in junior hockey, his role in the Bruins with a high score is to center their defense with winger Ed Westfall and Don Marcotte. The line was superior in killing the punishment. In 1969-1970, the Boston Bruins made it to the Stanley Cup Final, where they faced St. Louis Blues. The series goes to the fourth game where Boston leads the three best series of three games to none. After three periods, the teams are tied 3-3, and the fourth game will require an extension. After just 40 seconds of overtime, Bobby Orr scored the winning goal that won the first Stanley Cup at the Bruins in 29 years. Bobby Orr's goal then became one of the most famous destinations in the history of hockey. What is often overlooked is Sanderson is a player who provides feedback to Bobby Orr for that goal.
During his time in Boston, Sanderson became a celebrity. Sanderson received a lot of publicity for his flamboyant fashionable lifestyle as seen by his Rolls-Royce. Named by Cosmopolitan Magazine as one of the sexiest men in America, she is the subject of gossip columns, often a guest on television talk shows, and regularly photographed in the company of a number of beautiful women. Sanderson will help the Bruins finish first in the league the next two seasons (1970-71 and 1971-72). He also helped the Bruins win the Stanley Cup in 1971-1972 against the New York Rangers.
Philadelphia Blazers (1972-1973)
In the summer of 1972, Sanderson made headlines throughout the sporting world when he signed what became the richest contract in the history of professional sports. The Philadelphia Blazers of the World Hockey Association's league rival signed Sanderson on a $ 2.6 million contract, making him the highest paid athlete in the world at the time. His time with Blazer was a disaster, because, injury-stricken, Sanderson appeared in just eight games, scoring six points. Blazers management team is enough and at the end of the season, Sanderson paid $ 1 million to return to the Bruins.
Downward spiral (1973-1978)
After being kicked off the Blazers list, Sanderson plays with the Bruins for two seasons, where he is fit for just 54 matches from 156 possibilities. The Bruins, seeing no future for Sanderson, sent him to the American Hockey League with Boston Braves for three matches before trading him to the New York Rangers in 1974-75. Meanwhile, in the intermission of a hockey career, along with New England Patriots Jim Colclough, and New York Jets quarterback football star Joe Namath, Sanderson opened "Bachelors III", a trendy nightclub on New York City's Upper East Side. The negative publicity of some poor club patrons caused the problem and Sanderson finally had to get out of what changed from "gold mine" to a losing business. It started a downward spiral where Sanderson would rise from team to team, never be able to stay with the team for more than two full seasons, mainly because of his addiction to alcohol. Although Sanderson had a good first season with Rangers with 50 points in 75 matches, he traded eight games to St. Louis. Louis Blues next season. In St. Louis, Sanderson set a career high in assisting and scoring in a season with 43 assists and 67 points, but problems with alcohol and his recurrent knee problems caused Blues management to trade it in 1976-77 to Vancouver Canucks. Struggling with his addiction to alcohol, Sanderson scored 16 points in 16 games with the Canucks, but he was still sent to minors. As with the Blues, Canucks' impatience with Sanderson's struggle with alcohol and his knee problems led them to the decision not to re-sign it. Pittsburgh Penguins signed Sanderson as a free agent in 1977-78; he played 13 games with Penguins and eight matches in his childhood before retiring.
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In April 1979, Sanderson married Rhonda Rapport, former Playboy Bunny from Chicago. Their son, Scott Leslie Sanderson, died at birth on October 4, 1981, at Niagara Falls. According to a story in Toronto Star by Ellie Tesher on March 21, 1982, the couple split up soon after, and Rhonda Sanderson's detailed question of the death of their son led to an investigation by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. "Because of this situation, an innocent life is lost and I'm almost dead, too," he told Tesher. "It should not happen to other women, they have to learn to talk when they know something is wrong."
During his career, Sanderson made a lot of bad investments and lost millions of dollars; he went bankrupt when he retired and had substance abuse problems. He ends up without a penny, one sleeping on a New York City park bench, and in poor health. A few years after Sanderson's retirement, Bobby Orr spent his own money to inspect Sanderson and several other former Bruins into rehab. Sanderson entered rehab in 1979, defeated his addiction, and took a job as a professional sports broadcaster, working for ten years with the New England Sports Network. Wanting to ensure that other hockey players will not follow his path, Sanderson organizes the Professional Group on the State Street's Global Advisor, where he is the Director of the Sports Group who provides professional financial advice to athletes in the 90s.
In 2012, Sanderson became Managing Director of The Sports Group, in Boston. His team works with athletes and high-value individuals, but he is not currently listed on the company's website. His autobiography, Crossing the Line: The Original Hockey Story , written with Kevin Shea, was released in October 2012. In September 2013, Sanderson received the Hockey Legacy Award from The Sports Museum at TD Garden.
Awards and achievements
- Memorial Cup champion in 1965.
- Selected for OHA-Jr. The Second All-Star Team in 1966.
- Selected for OHA-Jr. First All-Star Team 1967.
- Memorial Winner Eddie Powers (Top scorer at the OHA) in 1967.
- The winner of the Calis Memorial Trophy in 1968.
- The winner of the Prince of Wales Trophy in 1970-71 and 1971-72.
- Stanley Cup Winners in 1970 and 1972.
- Eddie Shore Trophy, Delivered by Gods Gallery in 1972.
- 7 Player Award in 1972.
Career statistics
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or Internet Hockey Database
- Official website
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