Drew Bannister

Drew Bannister
Born	(1974-04-09) April 9, 1974 Belleville, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	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 Stingrays Braehead Clan
NHL Draft	26th overall, 1992 Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career	1994–2012

Drew Bannister (born April 9, 1974) is a former professional ice hockey defenceman and current coach of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. He played in the NHL for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Edmonton Oilers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and New York Rangers. He finished his playing career as player/head coach for the Braehead Clan of the British Elite Ice Hockey League and is now an assistant coach of the OHL's Owen Sound Attack. Bannister was born in Belleville, Ontario, but grew up in Sudbury, Ontario.

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 League Where 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]

Coaching Career

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]

On June 2, 2012, Bannister was announced as an assistant coach for OHL's Owen Sound Attack which effectively ended his playing career.^[3]

On July 10, 2015, He had left his assistant coaching job in Owen Sound to become a head coach for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.^[4]

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	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Hull Stingrays	EIHL	34	5	15	20	50	2	0	2	2	2
2011–12	Braehead Clan	EIHL	55	13	42	45	114	—	—	—	—	—
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. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
↑ "Drew Bannister named Braehead Clan player-coach". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
↑ http://attackhockey.com/article/attack-hire-bannister
↑ http://www.soogreyhounds.com/article/hounds-name-bannister-new-head-coach

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