# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/derek-sanderson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:45:03.616Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/derek-sanderson"
name: "Derek Sanderson"
slug: "derek-sanderson"
description: "Derek Michael Sanderson, nicknamed \"Turk\", is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and two-time Stanley Cup champion who helped transform the culture of the professional athlete in the 1970s era. He set up the epic overtime goal scored by Boston Bruins teammate Bobby Orr that clinched the 1970 Stanley Cup Final, widely considered to be the greatest goal in National Hockey League history. Over 13 NHL seasons he amassed 202 goals, 250 assists, 911 penalty minutes and a plus-141 rating in 598 games with five teams."
tagline: "Canadian ice hockey player"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Derek_Sanderson.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Canada"
  isoCode: "CA"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1946-06-16"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           47.12
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.627869333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BA_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD"
    title: "Дерек Сендерсон"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_(%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8_%D9%87%D9%88%D9%83%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AF)"
    title: "ديريك سانديرسون (لاعب هوكى الجليد)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Sanderson"
    title: "Derek Sanderson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Sanderson"
    title: "Derek Sanderson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Sanderson"
    title: "Derek Sanderson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C_%D0%94%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BA"
    title: "Сандерсон, Дерек"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Sanderson"
    title: "Derek Sanderson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1200111"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump