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Lawrence Robert Anderson (July 26, 1931 – March 20, 1984) was a Canadian professional
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who played three games in the
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(NHL) with the
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during the 1951–52 season. In his third and final NHL game, he gave up the fastest
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in NHL history, in 21 seconds, to Bill Mosienko of the
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on March 23, 1952. Anderson was born in
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* 1931 births 1984 deaths Atlantic City Sea Gulls (EHL) players Boston Olympics players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey goaltenders New Haven Tomahawks players New York Rangers players New York Rovers players Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players Ice hockey people from Renfrew County 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-goaltender-stub