Frank Banham

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 seasonPlayoffs 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 65NHL 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