Michael Murray Buchanan (March 1, 1932 – January 3, 2017) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. Buchanan played one game in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1951–52 NHL season, on February 17, 1952 against the Boston Bruins. He also played two games in the American Hockey League for the St. Louis Flyers. He played two seasons for the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League before opting to enroll at the University of Michigan and played for their Wolverines for the next two years. He was selected for the NCAA West First All-American Team in 1955. He returned to hockey in 1957 for a season in England with the Wembley Lions before retiring for good in 1958. He died in 2017 at the age of 84.[1]
Mike Buchanan | |||
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Born |
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada | March 1, 1932||
Died |
January 3, 2017 White Rock, British Columbia, Canada | (aged 84)||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Chicago Black Hawks Wembley Lions | ||
Playing career |
1951–1954 1956–1958 |
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1947–48 | Ottawa St. Pats | OCJHL | 20 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1948–49 | St. Michael's Majors | OHA | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1949–50 | Galt Black Hawks | OHA | 42 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1950–51 | Galt Black Hawks | OHA | 52 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 86 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||
1951–52 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1951–52 | Galt Black Hawks | OHA | 46 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1951–52 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1952–53 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 43 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1953–54 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 39 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1954–55 | University of Michigan | WICHL | — | 3 | 7 | 10 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1955–56 | University of Michigan | WICHL | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1957–58 | Wembley Lions | BNL | 22 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
IHL totals | 82 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honors edit
Award | Year | |
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AHCA All-American | 1954–55 | |
NCAA All-Tournament Second Team | 1955 | [2] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Michael BUCHANAN Obituary (2017) - Surrey, BC - the Province". Legacy.com.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database