Finally he went to a hardware store and purchased items to help repair the bus and get the team to a stopping point where other travel arrangements were made. For assistance in the athletic training room, Bancroft has a student staff member to help him during practices and games. However, students are not just anyone, they are part of the University's athletic training program, which gives them an opportunity to learn in a very hands-on environment and gain the valuable experience for their future in sports medicine. The unusual is a big part of the athletic training portion of Bancroft's job, and a few of the stories he tells belong in Ripley's Believe It or Not. For example, there was the time a player was forced to sit out a game because he cut his hand doing dishes at home.
Severe cuts provide their own drama.
One time a player's hand was severely cut when someone skated over it on the ice. In the locker room, a player cut a toe after being stepped on by a teammate. Despite these stories, one of the odder incidents occurred when Hume was hit by a puck during a game while sitting on the bench. The force of the hit required Bancroft to take Hume to the hospital for care. It's easy to see that Bancroft's responsibilities are more than meet the eye, but that is something which he and Hume have in common.