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| Frank Banham | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 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.
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 | 
|
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
- SM-liiga champion (with Jokerit) – 2001–02
- Erste Bank Eishockey Liga champion (with Red Bull Salzburg) (2) – 2006–07, 2007–08
- WHL East First All-Star Team – 1996
- Number 39 retired by the Saskatoon Blades
References
- "Frank Banham re-signs to SAPA AV19 team" (in Hungarian). Alba Volán Székesfehérvár. July 9, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - "Saskatoon Blades set to retire jersey of all-time leading scorer Frank Banham - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1975 births
- Fehérvár AV19 players
- Baltimore Bandits players
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Hungarian ice hockey players
- Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players
- EC Red Bull Salzburg players
- EHC Biel players
- Espoo Blues players
- HC Dynamo Moscow players
- HC Fribourg-Gottéron players
- HDD Olimpija Ljubljana players
- Ice hockey people from Alberta
- Jokerit players
- KHL Medveščak Zagreb players
- Living people
- Malmö Redhawks players
- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players
- People from Sturgeon County
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- SaiPa players
- Saskatoon Blades players
- Springfield Falcons players
- Washington Capitals draft picks
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Hungary
- Naturalized citizens of Hungary
- Naturalised ice hockey players