Murray Bannerman

Murray Bannerman
Bannerman in 1985
Born	(1957-04-27) April 27, 1957 Fort Frances, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Vancouver Canucks Chicago Blackhawks
NHL draft	58th overall, 1977 Vancouver Canucks
WHA draft	88th overall, 1977 Winnipeg Jets
Playing career	1978–1987

Murray Bannerman (born April 27, 1957 in Fort Frances, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender.

Murray spent most of his career with the Chicago Blackhawks. In 1983, he was a part of the Campbell Conference's roster at the 35th National Hockey League All-Star Game. Murray's career started with the Vancouver Canucks in the 1977 season, where he played one period for the team. It ended with the 1988 season with the Hawks. Tony Esposito's backup for the early portion of his career, Murray 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.

He became the number one goalie 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 Hawk net. Bannerman was the 'player to be named later' when he came to Chicago in 1978. Pit Martin, once traded for Phil Esposito, was dealt by Chicago to Vancouver in 1977.

Bannerman sits fifth on the Blackhawks' all-time goalie list with 116 wins and 288 games played. He finished with a 3.83 goals against average and over 1,600 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.

He also does periodic work for the Blackhawk Alumni Association.

Murray is currently the vice president of sales - USA at Traffic Tech, Inc. a Montreal based transportation and logistics provider. Murray is based out of Traffic Tech's USA Chicago corporate office.

Awards and achievements

• MJHL Second All-Star Team (1973)
• MJHL top goaltender (1973)

External links

• Murray Bannerman career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database