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Frank Banham

Frank Banham
Born (1975-04-14) April 14, 1975 (age 49)
Calahoo, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Espoo Blues
Jokerit
Phoenix Coyotes
HC Dynamo Moscow
SaiPa
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
EC Red Bull Salzburg
Malmö Redhawks
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
EHC Biel
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
National team  Canada and
 Hungary
NHL draft 147th overall, 1993
Washington Capitals
Playing career 1995–2016

Frank Banham (born April 14, 1975) is a Canadian-born Hungarian former professional ice hockey winger who last played for Hungarian club, SAPA Fehérvár AV19 in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).

Playing career

Initially drafted 147th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, Banham played 27 regular season games in the NHL for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim scoring 9 goals and 2 assists for 11 points and 5 games for the Phoenix Coyotes, scoring no points and collecting 2 penalty minutes. He spent much of his time in the respective AHL affiliates, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks and the Springfield Falcons. He has also played in Finland, Russia, Switzerland, Austria and Sweden.

After a successful first season with Alba Volan, Banham opted to sign a two-year contract extension to remain with the Hungarian club, on July 9, 2013.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1989–90 St. Albert Sabres Bantam AAA CABHL 30 18 13 31 26
1990–91 Spruce Grove Broncos Bantam AAA AMBHL 32 23 34 57 105
1991–92 Fernie Ghostriders RMJHL 47 45 45 90 120
1992–93 Saskatoon Blades WHL 71 29 33 62 55 9 2 7 9 8
1993–94 Saskatoon Blades WHL 65 28 39 67 99 16 8 11 19 36
1994–95 Saskatoon Blades WHL 70 50 39 89 63 8 2 6 8 12
1995–96 Saskatoon Blades WHL 72 83 69 152 116 4 6 0 6 2
1995–96 Baltimore Bandits AHL 9 1 4 5 0 7 1 1 2 2
1996–97 Baltimore Bandits AHL 21 11 13 24 4
1996–97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 3 0 0 0 0
1997–98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 21 9 2 11 12
1997–98 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 35 7 8 15 39
1998–99 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 66 22 27 49 20 3 0 1 1 0
1999–00 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 72 19 22 41 58
1999–00 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 3 0 0 0 2
2000–01 Blues SM-l 56 24 27 51 70
2001–02 Jokerit SM-l 52 22 16 38 38 12 8 1 9 22
2002–03 Jokerit SM-l 17 3 4 7 12
2002–03 Springfield Falcons AHL 62 23 17 40 36 6 2 1 3 2
2002–03 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 5 0 0 0 2
2003–04 Springfield Falcons AHL 39 6 8 14 18
2003–04 Dynamo Moscow RSL 6 1 1 2 8
2004–05 SaiPa SM-l 56 24 25 49 70
2005–06 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 6 1 0 1 8
2005–06 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 45 24 25 49 40 11 5 7 12 10
2006–07 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 40 20 15 35 50 8 9 12 21 12
2007–08 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 31 10 14 24 22
2007–08 Malmö Redhawks SWE-1 8 4 3 7 6 10 3 6 9 8
2008–09 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana EBEL 52 30 29 59 100
2008–09 Biel NLA 6 2 3 5 0
2009–10 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana EBEL 42 30 32 62 34
2009–10 Lausanne NLB 5 2 3 5 0 11 3 6 9 2
2010–11 KHL Medveščak EBEL 51 19 28 47 46 5 2 4 6 8
2011–12 KHL Medveščak EBEL 47 19 23 42 34 5 1 6 7 29
2012–13 Alba Volán Székesfehérvár EBEL 51 19 19 38 24
2013–14 Alba Volán Székesfehérvár EBEL 54 20 31 51 34 4 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Alba Volán Székesfehérvár EBEL 48 19 27 46 18 6 2 4 6 6
2015–16 Alba Volán Székesfehérvár EBEL 26 8 10 18 22
EBEL totals 487 218 253 471 424 39 19 33 52 65
NHL totals 32 9 2 11 16

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2001 Canada SC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 4 0 4 2
2015 Hungary WC D1A 12th 5 1 4 5 2
2016 Hungary OGQ DNQ 3 2 0 2 2
2016 Hungary WC 15th 4 1 0 1 2
Senior totals 17 8 4 12 8

Awards and trophies

References

  1. ^ "Frank Banham re-signs to SAPA AV19 team" (in Hungarian). Alba Volán Székesfehérvár. July 9, 2013. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. ^ "Saskatoon Blades set to retire jersey of all-time leading scorer Frank Banham - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-10.