18 Facts About Tom Anastos

Thomas A Anastos was born on July 5,1963 and is an American ice hockey coach, former player, and former league administrator.

Tom Anastos was most recently the head coach of the Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team, a member of the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Tom Anastos played junior hockey for the Paddock Pool Saints, college hockey for the Michigan State University Spartans and professional hockey for the Sherbrooke Canadiens.

Tom Anastos played junior hockey from 1979 to 1981 for the Paddock Pool Saints in Ecorse, Michigan, a US Junior A hockey program of the Great Lakes Junior Hockey League, now named the North American Hockey League.

Tom Anastos has the distinction of being the first ever NAHL player drafted by an NHL team when he was selected in the sixth round, 124th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.

In 1980, Tom Anastos was drafted by the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League, but he chose to play college hockey at Michigan State after being recruited by MSU assistant coach Shawn Walsh.

Tom Anastos holds the MSU school record for short-handed goals in a season.

Tom Anastos joined the American Hockey League Sherbrooke Canadiens, the top farm club of the Montreal Canadiens, in 1985.

Tom Anastos retired from playing hockey in 1986 to finish his college degree.

Tom Anastos has coached for one National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics program, the University of Michigan-Dearborn Wolves, and one NCAA program, the Michigan State University Spartans.

In eight seasons as a head coach, Tom Anastos has compiled a record of 136 wins, 127 losses and 41 ties.

Shortly after Tom Anastos resigned, Michigan-Dearborn dropped varsity hockey since the sport was not sanctioned by the NAIA and the team was not sanctioned by the NCAA.

On July 21,1992, Tom Anastos resigned as assistant coach at Michigan State to enter private business in the Detroit area.

Tom Anastos returned to Michigan State on March 23,2011 when he was named head coach.

Tom Anastos was the sixth head coach in the history of Michigan State hockey.

Tom Anastos was announced as the new commissioner of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association on March 18,1998, a role he served in through 2011.

Tom Anastos served as President of the Hockey Commissioner's Association, a group composed of the five commissioners from NCAA Division I Hockey.

Tom Anastos received a bachelor's degree in construction management from Michigan State University in 1987.