Carter Bancks

Carter Bancks (born August 9, 1989) is a former Canadian former professional ice hockey player. 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 with the Calgary Flames. He later played the majority of his professional career with and served as captain of the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League (AHL). Bancks was born in Calgary, Alberta, but grew up in Kimberley, 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.
On October 14, 2016, the day before the start of this third full season with the team, Bancks was named captain of the Utica Comets.
After six seasons with the Utica Comets, prior to the 2020–21 season, Bancks announced his retirement from a 10-year professional hockey career on January 11, 2020, at the age of 31.
==Personal life==
Bancks' father, Jerry, was the head coach of the Kimberley Dynamiters of the KIJHL.
==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
2004–05 	Kimberley Dynamiters 	KIJHL 	 	11 	1 	5 	6 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Kimberley Dynamiters 	KIJHL 	 	50 	24 	49 	73 	57 	 	13 	5 	7 	12 	6
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
2016–17 	Utica Comets 	AHL 	 	69 	10 	12 	22 	27 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Utica Comets 	AHL 	 	45 	4 	13 	17 	58 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	2
2018–19 	Utica Comets 	AHL 	 	69 	4 	11 	15 	47 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Utica Comets 	AHL 	 	51 	6 	7 	13 	31 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals	 	591 	59 	103 	162 	432 	 	44 	0 	2 	2 	27
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Category:Abbotsford Heat players
Category:Calgary Flames players
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Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players
Category:Utica Comets players