Murray Bannerman (born April 27, 1957) is a
Canadian
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former
ice hockey
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goaltender
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. He spent the majority of his career with the
Chicago Blackhawks
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, though also briefly played for the
Vancouver Canucks
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, who selected him in the
1977 NHL amateur draft.
Playing career
Bannerman was born in
Fort Frances, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1969
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
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with a
minor ice hockey
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team from
Winnipeg
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.
His NHL career started with the
Vancouver Canucks
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in the 1977 season, where he played one period for the team without allowing a goal making him the only goalie in Canucks history to not allow a goal. He spent most of his career with the
Chicago Blackhawks
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. In 1983, he was a part of the
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's roster at the
35th National Hockey League All-Star Game
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.
Tony Esposito
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's backup for the early portion of his career, Bannerman finally got a chance to shine in the first round of the 1982 playoffs. He won his first two games-on the road-and powered his Chicago team to a series victory over the
Minnesota North Stars
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. His career ended after the 1988 season.
He became the number one goaltender in Chicago the next season, with Esposito acting as his backup, and eventually tended goal twice in the NHL All-Star game for his yeoman work in the Chicago net. Bannerman was the 'player to be named later' when he came to Chicago in 1978.
Pit Martin
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, once traded for
Phil Esposito
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, was dealt by Chicago to
Vancouver
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in 1977.
Bannerman sits fifth on the Blackhawks' all-time goaltender list with 116 wins and 288 games played. He finished with 3.83
goals against average
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and over 16,000 minutes played in a Chicago jersey. Bannerman is also fourth on the all-time Blackhawks' goaltender playoff statistics list with 20 wins and 40 games played.
Post-playing career
Bannerman resides and works in th
Chicago area He still follows the Hawks and has many great memories of his time wearing the Indianhead. He fondly recalls the intensity of the fans back at the old Chicago Stadium. He also does periodic work for the Blackhawk Alumni Association.
, Bannerman is the vice president of sales at the USA at Traffic Tech, Inc. a Montreal-based transportation and logistics provider.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Awards and achievements
*
MJHL
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The MJHL consists of thirteen teams all based ...
Second All-Star Team (1973)
*MJHL top goaltender (1973)
References
External links
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1957 births
Living people
Baltimore Skipjacks players
Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
Chicago Blackhawks players
Ice hockey people from Ontario
National Hockey League All-Stars
Saginaw Hawks players
St. James Canadians players
Sportspeople from Fort Frances
Vancouver Canucks draft picks
Vancouver Canucks players
Victoria Cougars (WHL) players
Winnipeg Clubs players
Winnipeg Jets (WHA) draft picks