Drew Bannister

Drew Bannister (born April 9, 1974) is a professional ice hockey defenceman, and current player/head coach for the Braehead Clan of the British Elite Ice Hockey League. He has also played in the NHL for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Edmonton Oilers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and New York Rangers.
== 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 LeagueWhere 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. 
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.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
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 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	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==
== External links ==
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