Tom Anastos
| Sport(s) | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Michigan State University |
| Record | 68–90–34 (.442) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
July 5, 1963 Dearborn, Michigan |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1985 | Michigan State University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986–1987 | Michigan-Dearborn (Asst.) |
| 1987–1990 | Michigan-Dearborn |
| 1990–1992 | Michigan State (Asst.) |
| 2011–2017 | Michigan State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 136-127-41 (.514) |
Thomas A. "Tom" Anastos (born July 5, 1963 in Dearborn, Michigan) is an American ice hockey coach, former player, and former league administrator. He was most recently the head coach of the Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team (MSU), a member of the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten) in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). He played junior hockey for the Paddock Pool Saints, college hockey for the Michigan State University Spartans and professional hockey for the Sherbrooke Canadiens. He was an ice hockey league administrator most recently serving as commissioner of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), a now defunct NCAA Division I conference, from 1998-2012. Anastos is a member of the Dearborn (Michigan) Sports Hall of Fame, inducted in 2000.
Anastos played junior hockey from 1979-1981 for the Paddock Pool Saints in Ecorse, Michigan, a U.S. Junior A hockey program of the Great Lakes Junior Hockey League, now named the North American Hockey League. Paddock Pool won the league championship during both of Anastos' seasons with the team. He 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. Anastos played the center position in juniors.
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