Carter Bancks

Carter Bancks
Born	(1989-08-09) August 9, 1989 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Occupation	Professional ice hockey player (retired)
Years active	2005–2020

Carter Bancks (born August 9, 1989) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey athlete. Although he went undrafted, Bancks competed for four seasons in the Western Hockey League (WHL) and another four in the American Hockey League (AHL) before making his NHL debut with the Calgary Flames in 2013. The majority of his career was spent with the Utica Comets (AHL), where he also held the position of team captain. Originally from Calgary, Alberta, Bancks was raised in Kimberley, British Columbia.

Playing career

Bancks launched his junior hockey journey with the Kimberley Dynamiters in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) during the 2005–06 season, prior to joining the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the WHL. Throughout four seasons with Lethbridge (2006–2010), he accumulated 58 goals and 120 assists across 262 games.

After not being selected in the NHL Draft, Bancks secured an AHL contract with the Abbotsford Heat for the 2010–11 campaign. Despite suffering a concussion that restricted him to 29 appearances, he managed to tally 19 points and garnered positive attention from coaching personnel, which resulted in an NHL contract offer from the Calgary Flames. He continued playing with Abbotsford for two additional seasons, recording 10 points over 55 games in 2011–12 and 12 points in 59 games during 2012–13.

Upon completing the 2012–13 AHL season, Bancks was called up by Calgary and made his NHL debut on April 23, 2013, facing off against the Nashville Predators.

As a free agent ahead of the 2014–15 season, Bancks participated in the Vancouver Canucks training camp but was subsequently assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets. On October 14, 2016, prior to his third full season with Utica, he was appointed as team captain.

After six seasons competing with Utica, Bancks announced his retirement on January 11, 2020, concluding a decade-long professional career at age 31.

Personal life

Bancks' father, Jerry, served as head coach for the Kimberley Dynamiters within the KIJHL.

Career statistics

				Regular season						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	- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"	2008–09	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL	53	13	34	47	68	3	0	0	0	-	2009–10	(WHL) Lethbridge Hurricanes	(AHL) Abbotsford Heat	(WHL)70	(AHL)9	(WHL)19	(AHL)0	(WHL)36	(AHL)0	(WHL)55	(AHL)0	(WHL)96	- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"	(2010–11 AHL season)	(Abbotsford Heat)	(AHL)	(29)	(5)	(14)	(19)	(16)
(Abbotsford Heat)	(AHL)	(55)		(2)	(8)	(10)	(57)	(8)		(0)	(0)	(0)	(14)
(2012–13 AHL season)	(Abbotsford Heat)	(AHL)		(59)	(5)	(7)	(12)	(53)
(Calgary Flames)	(NHL)	(2)		(0)	(0)	(0)	(0)
(2013–14 AHL season)	(Abbotsford Heat)	(AHL)		(72)	(3)	(8)	(11)	(53)		(4)	(0)	(0)	(0)	(0)
(Utica Comets)	(AHL)	(57)		(6)	(8)	(14)	(44)	(10)		(0)	(0)	(0)	( 4) |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"	( 2015–16 AHL season)	Utica Comets | AHL | 76 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- |(2016–17 AHL season) |Utica Comets |AHL |69 |10 |12 |22 |27 |— |— |— |— |— |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"	( 2017–18 AHL season) | Utica Comets | AHL | 45 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |- |(2018–19 AHL season) |Utica Comets |AHL |69 |4 |11 |15 |47 |— |— |— |— |— |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"	( 2019–20 AHL season) | Utica Comets | AHL | 51 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"	AHL totals !591 !59 !103 !162 !432 !44 !0 !2 !2 !27 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"			NHL totals !2 !0 !0 !0 !0 !— !— !— !— !— |} External links