Frank Banham

Frank Banham
Born	(1975-04-14) April 14, 1975 Calahoo, AB, CAN
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	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 various European leagues, playing 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						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
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	HC 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	EHC Biel	NLA		6	2	3	5	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	EBEL		42	30	32	62	34		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Lausanne HC	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		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				32	9	2	11	16		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Frank Banham career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Frank Banham biography at Legends of Hockey (archived)
• Frank Banham profile at Eurohockey.com