Carter Bancks

Carter Bancks
225px Bancks at the Frozen Dome in 2014
Born	(1989-08-09) August 9, 1989 Calgary, AB, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
AHL team Former teams	Utica Comets Calgary Flames
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2010–present

Carter Bancks (born August 9, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing on a try-out contract with the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League (AHL). He played the 2013–14 season under contract to with the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Bancks played four seasons of junior in the Western Hockey League (WHL) and four more in the American Hockey League (AHL) before making his NHL debut in 2013. Bancks was born in Calgary, Alberta, but grew up in Marysville, British Columbia

Playing career

As a Junior, Bancks played with the Junior B Kimberley Dynamiters of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League in 2005–06 before earning a late season appearance with the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He played four full seasons with the Hurricanes between 2006 and 2010, scoring 58 goals and 120 assists in 262 games.

Bancks went unselected at the NHL draft, and upon graduating from junior, was signed to an American Hockey League (AHL) contract with the Abbotsford Heat. He played his first full season of professional hockey in 2010–11 and while a concussion limited him to 29 games, Bancks still scored 19 points. He made a positive impression with his team; head coach Jim Playfair argued that if Bancks had been healthy throughout the season, Abbotsford would not have missed the AHL playoffs. His performance was enough for the Calgary Flames, the parent club of the Heat, to sign him to an NHL contract. He remained with the Heat for the following two seasons, scoring 10 points in 55 games in 2011–12, and 12 in 59 games the following year.

Upon the conclusion of the 2012–13 AHL season, Bancks was one of several players recalled by Calgary. He made his NHL debut on April 23, 2013, against the Nashville Predators.

As an unsigned free agent from the Flames heading into the 2014–15 season, Bancks accepted an invite to the Vancouver Canucks training camp. He was later reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets, on September 27, 2014.

Family

His father, Jerry Bancks, is the head coach of the Kimberley Dynamiters of the KIJHL.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005–06	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL		2	0	0	0	0		6	0	0	0	4
2006–07	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL		67	11	20	31	64		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL		70	15	30	45	56		19	6	4	10	19
2008–09	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL		53	13	34	47	68		3	0	0	0	4
2009–10	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL		70	19	36	55	96		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Abbotsford Heat	AHL		9	0	0	0	0		13	0	1	1	7
2010–11	Abbotsford Heat	AHL		29	5	14	19	16		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Abbotsford Heat	AHL		55	2	8	10	57		8	0	0	0	14
2012–13	Abbotsford Heat	AHL		59	5	7	12	53		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Calgary Flames	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Abbotsford Heat	AHL		72	3	8	11	53		4	0	0	0	0
2014–15	Utica Comets	AHL		57	6	8	14	44		10	0	0	0	4
2015–16	Utica Comets	AHL		76	14	25	39	46		4	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Carter Bancks's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Carter Bancks's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database