What quickly drew my eyes to Anderson was the combination of size and skill that he used to be a prolific chance creator in transition. His heavy activity in transition play stemmed from his desire to push plays north whether that was as a puck handler, showing a good amount of finesse for his size to work his way past opponents and gain the zone with possession, or setting up chances off the rush by using quick reads to feed teammates driving down the middle lane of the ice. Another area where he excelled was at the net front in the offensive zone, both at even strength and the powerplay, where he used his big frame to take away the eyes of the goaltender and provide a screen for shooters but was also quick to react to second chance opportunities and jump onto loose pucks around the net.

One of a few players in the class who’ve begun to establish themselves as somewhat of a power forward, Cameron Anderson used a great blend of brute-force and fine finesse to impact the game on the offensive side of things, along with applying some pressure when away from the puck. On the forecheck he quickly would angle off puck carriers, connect on physical body checks, force the puck free, and be quick to drive the crease, overpowering opponents with some good edgework and power. Around the goalmouth he was consistently dominant, winning battles and getting to rebounds first, he was a handful to deal with from the dangerous areas of the ice. Some nice small area play complimented his strength nicely, slipping pucks through feet and sticks to connect on 3-4-5-foot passes to open teammates around the dots and hash marks, he had some nice set up plays as well.

Below the goal line is where Anderson thrived in this game, by winning battles for the puck using his long reach and setting up teammates around the net. He made a great play on the 2-2 goal where he beat the defenseman to the puck behind the net and then wrapped the puck around to Chinlund who tapped it past the netminder. He followed up that shift by creating yet another chance by sending a puck from below the goal line to in front of the net, but it just missed his teammates stick. He almost tied the game up at 3 on the power play with a good opportunity on the back door but the puck unfortunately bounced awkwardly off his stick.

Cameron Anderson’s simple, but effective, and brute-force game made him one of the more notable players on the ice for his team in their victory. To kick things off he had a good look settling a bouncing puck around the crease, he fired a puck short side after battling with his stick to free up the space to collect the puck. Throughout the entire game he had put on a great display of creating chances as a result of forcing turnovers around the offensive zone and being quick to make a play as opposing defenders attempted to strip him back of the puck. His work in small areas allowed him to be an effective scoring and passing threat. His goal in this one came as a result of battling for ice in front of the net, being first to the rebound, and hooking the puck around the sprawling goaltender. He had a few other nice looks as he slipped away from coverage, battled through some physicality and stick work from opponents, and popped free open to catch passes and get sticks on pucks directed towards the crease. Overall, a solid game from the sizeable Anderson, using his size to get things done between the dots.