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 season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
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	EBEL totals 	EBEL totals		487 	218 	253 	471 	424 		39 	19 	33 	52 	65
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL 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	Senior totals	Senior totals	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
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1975 births
Category:Fehérvár AV19 players
Category:Baltimore Bandits players
Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers
Category:Hungarian ice hockey players
Category:Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players
Category:EC Red Bull Salzburg players
Category:EHC Biel players
Category:Espoo Blues players
Category:HC Dynamo Moscow players
Category:HC Fribourg-Gottéron players
Category:HDD Olimpija Ljubljana players
Category:Ice hockey people from Alberta
Category:Jokerit players
Category:KHL Medveščak Zagreb players
Category:Living people
Category:Malmö Redhawks players
Category:Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players
Category:Phoenix Coyotes players
Category:SaiPa players
Category:Saskatoon Blades players
Category:Springfield Falcons players
Category:Washington Capitals draft picks
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Slovenia
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Croatia
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Hungary
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden