What is Mike Buchanan?
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Michael M. Buchanan.png | image_size = 230px | caption = Buchanan from 1957 ''Michiganensian'' | birth_date = {{birth date|1932|3|1|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]], [[Ontario]], Canada | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|1|3|1932|3|1}} | death_place = [[White Rock, British Columbia]], Canada | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 185 | position = [[Defenceman|Defence]] | shoots = Left | played_for = [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] | ntl_team = | career_start = 1951 | career_end = 1954<br>1956–1958 }} '''Michael Murray Buchanan''' (March 1, 1932 – January 3, 2017) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] retired professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]]. He played 1 game in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He played for the [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]]. ==Career== Before playing in the NHL, Buchanan played 49 games with the [[Galt Black Hawks]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League|Ontario Hockey Association]] (OHA) and 2 games with the [[St. Louis Flyers]] of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL). Buchanan played in his first and only game in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) with the [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] during the [[1951-52 NHL season|1951-52 season]]. He scored no points. Buchanan spent 2 years playing for the [[Fort Wayne Komets]] of the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|International Hockey League]] (IHL) and decided to enroll at the [[University of Michigan]] where he played for the Wolverines for two years. During his time there, he was named to the NCAA West First All-American Team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8445238&view=notes|accessdate=March 22, 2015|title=Mike Buchanan - Notes|publisher=NHL}}</ref> He retired from playing hockey in 1954. He came out of retirement to play a season with the [[Wembley Lions]] of the [[British National League (1954–60)|British National League]] (BNL) before he retired again in