Anderson played collegiate hockey for two years at Boston University where he registered 87 points in 62 games for the Terriers.
[2] In 1980–81 he joined the staff at Merrimack as an assistant and was picked as the replacement for Bruce Parker on the eve of the Warriors' return to Division I.
Their performance couldn't have come at a better time because the NCAA expanded the playoff and Anderson's team became the first independent squad invited to the postseason since 1960.
In the quarterfinals they defeated eventual champion Lake Superior State 4-3 in the first game before their luck ran out and the Warriors were drubbed 5-0 to lose the series.
Before the second round began Anderson was told that his contract would not be renewed[5] and the 7-2 loss to Boston College turned out to be his last game behind the bench.
Anderson accepted a position as an amateur scout for the Chicago Blackhawks in 1999 and served in that capacity for 9 seasons before being named Director of Player Recruitment in 2008.