Jeff Buchanan
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Jeff Buchanan is a former professional ice hockey
defenceman
. He played in the NHL with the Colorado Avalanche
.
of the Western Hockey League
. After his overage year with the Blades in 1992, Jeff signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning
on July 13, 1992. Jeff was then assigned to the Lightning's affiliate the Atlanta Knights of the IHL.
Buchanan spent the next two seasons with the Knights before he was traded by the Lightning, along with Jim Cummins and Tom Tilley
, to the Chicago Blackhawks
for Paul Ysebaert
and Rich Sutter
on February 22, 1995. Buchanan never played with the Blackhawks instead playing with the Detroit Vipers
and Indianapolis Ice
to end the 1994–95 season.
Three years later, Buchanan was signed as a free agent
by the Colorado Avalanche
on August 25, 1998. He made his NHL debut in the 1998–99 season playing in 6 games for the Avalanche. After finishing the year with affiliate, the Hershey Bears
of the AHL
, Buchanan announced his retirement, to take up a Financial Consultant position, in August 1999.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
. He played in the NHL with the Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...
.
Playing career
Undrafted, Buchanan played with the Saskatoon BladesSaskatoon Blades
The Saskatoon Blades are a junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Division of the Western Hockey League. They are based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, playing at the 15,195 seat Credit Union Centre.-History:...
of the Western Hockey League
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...
. After his overage year with the Blades in 1992, Jeff signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...
on July 13, 1992. Jeff was then assigned to the Lightning's affiliate the Atlanta Knights of the IHL.
Buchanan spent the next two seasons with the Knights before he was traded by the Lightning, along with Jim Cummins and Tom Tilley
Tom Tilley
Thomas R. Tilley is a retired professional hockey player who played in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues. He played defense and shot right-handed....
, to the Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
for Paul Ysebaert
Paul Ysebaert
Paul Robert Ysebaert is a former professional ice hockey player. During his fourteen years playing career in the National Hockey League, Ysebaert played left wing for the New Jersey Devils, Detroit Red Wings, Winnipeg Jets, Chicago Blackhawks, and Tampa Bay Lightning...
and Rich Sutter
Rich Sutter
Richard G. Sutter is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning. He is part of the...
on February 22, 1995. Buchanan never played with the Blackhawks instead playing with the Detroit Vipers
Detroit Vipers
The Detroit Vipers was an International Hockey League team. The team was founded in 1994, and played at The Palace of Auburn Hills.-Beginning:...
and Indianapolis Ice
Indianapolis Ice
The Indianapolis Ice is the name of a former hockey team in Indianapolis, Indiana, that played in the International Hockey League from 1988–99 and in the Central Hockey League from 1999–2004. Their original home arena was the Indiana State Fairgrounds Pepsi Coliseum at the Indiana State Fairgrounds...
to end the 1994–95 season.
Three years later, Buchanan was signed as a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
by the Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...
on August 25, 1998. He made his NHL debut in the 1998–99 season playing in 6 games for the Avalanche. After finishing the year with affiliate, the Hershey Bears
Hershey Bears
The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of...
of the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
, Buchanan announced his retirement, to take up a Financial Consultant position, in August 1999.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | Saskatoon Blades Saskatoon Blades The Saskatoon Blades are a junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Division of the Western Hockey League. They are based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, playing at the 15,195 seat Credit Union Centre.-History:... |
WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
66 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 96 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 69 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 72 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 143 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 39 | ||
| 1992–93 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 68 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 282 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| 1993–94 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 76 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 253 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 1994–95 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Detroit Vipers Detroit Vipers The Detroit Vipers was an International Hockey League team. The team was founded in 1994, and played at The Palace of Auburn Hills.-Beginning:... |
IHL | 50 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Indianapolis Ice Indianapolis Ice The Indianapolis Ice is the name of a former hockey team in Indianapolis, Indiana, that played in the International Hockey League from 1988–99 and in the Central Hockey League from 1999–2004. Their original home arena was the Indiana State Fairgrounds Pepsi Coliseum at the Indiana State Fairgrounds... |
IHL | 25 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 77 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 277 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 1996–97 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 81 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 246 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 61 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Kansas City Blades Kansas City Blades The Kansas City Blades was a professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League from 1990–2001 until the demise of the league after the 2000–01 season. The Blades was based in Kansas City, Missouri at Kemper Arena.... |
IHL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 40 | ||
| 1998–99 | Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise... |
NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 1998–99 AHL season The 1998–99 AHL season was the 63rd season of the American Hockey League. Nineteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Providence Bruins finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.-Team changes:... |
Hershey Bears Hershey Bears The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
38 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 102 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||