| Round | Overall |
| 3 | 13 |
Ralph Buchanan
Selected by
Detroit from Montreal East (Que. Intermediate)
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6-foot-1, 178 pounds
Left-hand shot
Defense
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Statistics unavailable |
Pre-Draft Notes
Canadian • Born
October 5, 1947 in Montreal, Quebec • Hometown:
Montreal, Quebec
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Traded by Hamilton (OHA) to Kitchener in
December 1966.
- Traded by Kitchener (OHA) with
Jim Jones and Jack Rathwell to Peterborough in exchange for Henri
Levonen on Nov. 15, 1967.
- Traded by Peterborough
(OHA) with Jack Rathwell and Mike Lovett to Espanola (NOJHL) in
exchange for Bill White on Dec. 25, 1967.
- Traded by Columbus (IHL) with Moe Bartoli to Muskegon in exchange for Lynn Margarit and Pierre Leblanc in January 1969. The deal was subsequently voided when Bartoli refused to report to Muskegon.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Ralph Leonard Buchanan Jr.
Post-Draft Teams: Montreal (Quebec Midget); Hamilton, Kitchener,
Peterborough (OHA);
Espanola (NOJHL); Columbus (IHL); Kansas City (CHL); Nashville (EHL)
Family: Son of former NHL
player Ralph "Bucky" Buchanan. An Arena in East Montreal was named for
his father in 1965. ... Younger brother of former NHL and WHA
player Ron Buchanan.
| SNAPSHOT '64 | |
| Total Selected: | 24 |
| Forwards: | 15 |
| Defense: | 6 |
| Goaltenders: | 1 |
| Position n/a: | 2 |
| Major Junior: | 0 |
| College Players: | 0 |
| Canadian: | 23 |
| American: | 0 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 1 |
| Reached NHL: | 9 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 1 |
| Hall of Fame: | 1 |
| All-Star Game: | 3 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 1 |
| Olympians: | 0 |
| Picks Traded: | 0 |