- Drew Bannister
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Drew Bannister Born April 9, 1974
Belleville, ON, CANHeight 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) Position Defence Shoots Right EIHL team
Former teamsBraehead Clan
NHL
Tampa Bay Lightning
Edmonton Oilers
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
New York Rangers
SM-liiga
Kärpät
Espoo Blues
RSL
Severstal Cherepovets
DEL
Nürnberg Ice Tigers
Kassel Huskies
EIHL
Hull StingraysNHL Draft 26th overall, 1992
Tampa Bay LightningPlaying career 1994–present Drew Bannister (born April 9, 1974) is a professional ice hockey defenceman, and current player/head coach for the Braehead Clan of the British Elite Ice Hockey League. He has also played in the NHL for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Edmonton Oilers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and New York Rangers.
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Playing career
Bannister was selected in the second round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 26th overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Bannister was drafted from the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey LeagueWhere he won a Memorial Cup in 93 and was chosen to the Memorial Cup All Star team 91-92 and 92-93 he also won a World Junior Championship with Canada in 1994; (OHL). Upon completing his junior eligibility, Bannister spent a year and a half with the Atlanta Knights of the International Hockey League, Tampa Bay's farm team.
Bannister has bounced around the NHL and the minors for most of his career, seeing NHL time with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, and New York Rangers. His most successful season came in 1996–97, when he played 65 games, scored a career-high 18 points, and played in 12 playoff games for the Oilers.
In 2002, Bannister made the move to Europe and has played for teams in Finland, Russia and Germany. He played in Kassel, Germany and in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons he was chosen the best defenseman in the second league. He also scored the deciding goal in the play-off finals, so Kassel returned to the DEL after two years.
On August 6, 2009, Bannister made a return to North America after 7 seasons, signing a one-year deal with the Ottawa Senators.[1]
On 16 November 2010, Bannister signed for the Hull Stingrays in the British Elite Ice Hockey League as a player/assistant coach. On 29 July 2011, Bannister was announced as the player/head coach of the Braehead Clan in the British Elite Ice Hockey League for the 2011/12 season, replacing Bruce Richardson.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1990–91 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 41 2 8 10 51 4 0 0 0 0 1991–92 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 64 4 21 25 122 16 3 10 13 36 1992–93 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 59 5 28 33 114 18 2 7 9 12 1993–94 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 58 7 43 50 108 14 6 9 15 20 1994–95 Atlanta Knights IHL 72 5 7 12 74 5 0 2 2 22 1995–96 Atlanta Knights IHL 61 3 13 16 105 3 0 0 0 4 1995–96 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 13 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 1996–97 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 64 4 13 17 44 — — — — — 1996–97 Edmonton Oilers NHL 1 0 1 1 0 12 0 0 0 30 1997–98 Edmonton Oilers NHL 34 0 2 2 42 — — — — — 1997–98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 27 0 6 6 47 — — — — — 1998–99 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 21 1 2 3 24 — — — — — 1998–99 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 16 2 1 3 73 — — — — — 1999–2000 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 44 6 14 20 121 18 2 9 11 53 2000–01 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 73 9 30 39 143 5 0 2 2 6 2000–01 New York Rangers NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2001–02 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 30 1 10 11 57 3 0 1 1 6 2001–02 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2002–03 Kärpät SM-l 41 2 12 14 81 14 2 0 2 42 2003–04 Severstal Cherepovets RSL 3 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2003–04 Blues SM-l 36 2 8 10 42 9 0 3 3 26 2004–05 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 46 1 12 13 97 — — — — — 2005–06 Kassel Huskies DEL 44 9 12 21 79 — — — — — 2006–07 Kassel Huskies 2.Gbun 43 9 32 41 109 8 1 6 7 8 2007–08 Kassel Huskies 2.Gbun 41 11 27 38 73 15 4 12 16 28 2008–09 Kassel Huskies DEL 34 2 15 17 84 — — — — — 2009–10 Binghamton Senators AHL 57 4 10 14 77 — — — — — NHL Totals 164 5 25 30 161 12 0 0 0 30 Transactions
- March 18, 1997 - Tampa Bay Lightning trades Bannister and a sixth-round draft pick (Peter Sarno) to Edmonton Oilers for Jeff Norton.
- January 9, 1998 - Edmonton trades Bannister to Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for Bobby Dollas.
- December 10, 1998 - Anaheim trades Bannister to Tampa Bay for a fifth-round draft pick.
- September 8, 2000 - Bannister signs with the New York Rangers.
- July 27, 2001 - Bannister signs with Anaheim.
- August 6, 2009 - Bannister signs with Ottawa Senators.
- November 16, 2010 - Bannister signs with Hull Stingrays.
References
- ^ "Bulletin:Senators sign Bannister to one-year deal". Ottawa Senators. 2009-08-06. http://senators.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=463647&page=NewsPage&service=page. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ "Drew Bannister named Braehead Clan player-coach". BBC Sport (BBC). 29 July 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/ice_hockey/14340707.stm. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
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Categories:- 1974 births
- Atlanta Knights players
- Binghamton Senators players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players
- Edmonton Oilers players
- Espoo Blues players
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- Severstal Cherepovets players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Kärpät players
- Kassel Huskies players
- Las Vegas Thunder players
- Living people
- Memorial Cup winners
- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players
- New York Rangers players
- Nuremberg Ice Tigers players
- People from Belleville, Ontario
- Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds alumni
- Tampa Bay Lightning players
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