Michael Murray Buchanan (March 1, 1932 – January 3, 2017) was a Canadian
ice hockey
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defenceman
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. Buchanan played one game in the
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
for the
Chicago Black Hawks
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during the
1951–52 NHL season
The 1951–52 NHL season was the 35th season of the National Hockey League. The Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup by sweeping the Montreal Canadiens four games to none.
League business
A long standing feud between Boston president Weston Adam ...
, on February 17, 1952 against the
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...
. He also played two games in the
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary Minor league#Ice hockey, developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 AHL se ...
for the
St. Louis Flyers
The St. Louis Flyers were a minor league ice hockey team, based in St. Louis, Missouri, playing home games at the St. Louis Arena in the Cheltenham, St. Louis neighborhood, across from Forest Park.
The Flyers played fourteen seasons in the Am ...
. He played two seasons for the
Fort Wayne Komets
The Fort Wayne Komets are a minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play their home games at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This team was previously a member of the Central Hockey League, the original Inte ...
of the
International Hockey League before opting to enroll at the
University of Michigan
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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
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with the
Wembley Lions
The Wembley Lions were an English ice hockey team.
History
The team were founded in 1934 but showed a continuity with the London Lions team which had played at various venues since 1924. The Wembley team were based at the newly built Empire ...
before retiring for good in 1958. He died in 2017 at the age of 84.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Awards and honors
See also
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List of players who played only one game in the NHL
References
External links
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1932 births
2017 deaths
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Chicago Blackhawks players
Fort Wayne Komets players
Galt Black Hawks players
Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey players
NCAA men's ice hockey national champions
St. Louis Flyers players
Ice hockey people from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Wembley Lions players