Steve Bancroft

Steve Bancroft (born October 6, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Selected 21st overall in the 1989 NHL entry draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, he played in 6 NHL games with the Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks.

Bancroft grew up in the small Ontario community of Madoc, Ontario playing his minor hockey for the local Madoc Minor Hockey Association clubs from novice to bantam. He competed in several OMHA championship series before elevating to the Jr.C. level with his hometown Madoc Hurricanes in 1985–86. That same season, he also spent time playing at the Jr.B. level with the Trenton Golden Hawks.

The following year, Bancroft moved to St. Catharines, Ontario and played for the St. Catharines Falcons Jr. B team of the Golden Horseshoes League of the OHA.

Bancroft retired from professional hockey in 2006 and is now a real estate agent for Century 21 in Madoc, Ontario.

Bancroft's son, Dalton, played college ice hockey with Cornell, and is currently under contract with the Boston Bruins.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1985–86 Madoc Hurricanes COJHL 7 1 0 1 21 — — — — — 1985–86 Trenton Bobcats MetJHL 16 1 5 6 16 — — — — — 1986–87 St. Catharines Falcons GHL 11 5 8 13 20 – – – – – 1987–88 Belleville Bulls OHL 56 1 8 9 42 — — — — — 1988–89 Belleville Bulls OHL 66 7 30 37 99 5 0 2 2 10 1989–90 Belleville Bulls OHL 53 10 33 43 135 11 3 9 12 38 1990–91 Newmarket Saints AHL 9 0 3 3 22 — — — — — 1990–91 Maine Mariners AHL 53 2 12 14 46 2 0 0 0 2 1991–92 Indianapolis Ice IHL 36 8 23 31 49 — — — — — 1991–92 Maine Mariners AHL 26 1 3 4 45 — — — — — 1992–93 Indianapolis Ice IHL 53 10 35 45 138 — — — — — 1992–93 Moncton Hawks AHL 21 3 13 16 16 5 0 0 0 16 1992–93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1993–94 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 33 2 12 14 58 — — — — — 1994–95 Detroit Vipers IHL 6 1 3 4 0 — — — — — 1994–95 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 50 7 17 24 100 — — — — — 1994–95 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 4 2 0 2 2 5 0 3 3 8 1995–96 Los Angeles Ice Dogs IHL 15 3 10 13 22 — — — — — 1995–96 Chicago Wolves IHL 64 9 41 50 91 9 1 7 8 22 1996–97 Chicago Wolves IHL 39 6 10 16 66 — — — — — 1996–97 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 36 9 28 37 64 3 0 0 0 2 1997–98 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 70 15 44 59 148 — — — — — 1997–98 Saint John Flames AHL 9 0 4 4 12 19 2 11 13 30 1998–99 Saint John Flames AHL 8 1 4 5 22 — — — — — 1998–99 Providence Bruins AHL 62 7 34 41 78 15 0 6 6 28 1999–2000 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 39 6 14 20 37 — — — — — 1999–2000 Houston Aeros IHL 37 2 18 20 47 10 2 6 8 40 2000–01 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 80 23 50 73 162 3 0 2 2 8 2001–02 San Jose Sharks NHL 5 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2001–02 Cleveland Barons AHL 72 6 38 44 226 — — — — — 2002–03 Worcester IceCats AHL 21 4 6 10 32 — — — — — 2002–03 Binghamton Senators AHL 29 1 11 12 40 14 0 0 0 12 2003–04 Binghamton Senators AHL 77 7 16 23 131 2 0 0 0 2 2004–05 Augsburger Panther DEL 44 4 12 16 103 1 0 0 0 0 2005–06 Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights AHL 75 3 16 19 114 — — — — — AHL totals 546 60 210 270 948 65 2 22 24 106 IHL totals 478 78 255 333 820 22 3 13 16 64 NHL totals 6 0 1 1 2 — — — — —