Mike Buchanan
# Mike Buchanan

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.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | IHL totals | IHL totals | 82 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and honors

| Award | Year |
| - | - |
| AHCA All-American | 1954–55 |
| NCAA All-Tournament Second Team | 1955 |
