Steve Bancroft

Steve Bancroft (born October 6, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Selected 21st overall in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, he played in 6 NHL games with the Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks.

Steve Bancroft
Born	October 6, 1970 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Chicago Blackhawks San Jose Sharks
NHL Draft	21st overall, 1989 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1990–2006

Bancroft grew up in the small Ontario community of Madoc, Ontario playing his minor hockey for the local Madoc Minor Hockey Association clubs from novice to bantam. He competed in several OMHA championship series before elevating to the Jr.C. level with his hometown Madoc Hurricanes in 1985–86. That same season, he also spent time playing at the Jr.B. level with the Trenton Golden Hawks.

The following year, Bancroft moved to St. Catharines, Ontario and played for the St. Catharines Falcons Jr. B team of the Golden Horseshoes League of the OHA.

Bancroft retired from professional hockey in 2006 and is now a real estate agent for Century 21 in Madoc, Ontario.[1][2]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1985–86	Madoc Hurricanes	COJHL		7	1	0	1	21		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Trenton Bobcats	MetJHL		16	1	5	6	16		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	St. Catharines Falcons	GHL		11	5	8	13	20		–	–	–	–	–
1987–88	Belleville Bulls	OHL		56	1	8	9	42		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Belleville Bulls	OHL		66	7	30	37	99		5	0	2	2	10
1989–90	Belleville Bulls	OHL		53	10	33	43	135		11	3	9	12	38
1990–91	Newmarket Saints	AHL		9	0	3	3	22		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Maine Mariners	AHL		53	2	12	14	46		2	0	0	0	2
1991–92	Indianapolis Ice	IHL		36	8	23	31	49		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Maine Mariners	AHL		26	1	3	4	45		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Indianapolis Ice	IHL		53	10	35	45	138		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Moncton Hawks	AHL		21	3	13	16	16		5	0	0	0	16
1992–93	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		33	2	12	14	58		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Detroit Vipers	IHL		6	1	3	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		50	7	17	24	100		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		4	2	0	2	2		5	0	3	3	8
1995–96	Los Angeles Ice Dogs	IHL		15	3	10	13	22		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Chicago Wolves	IHL		64	9	41	50	91		9	1	7	8	22
1996–97	Chicago Wolves	IHL		39	6	10	16	66		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL		36	9	28	37	64		3	0	0	0	2
1997–98	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL		70	15	44	59	148		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Saint John Flames	AHL		9	0	4	4	12		19	2	11	13	30
1998–99	Saint John Flames	AHL		8	1	4	5	22		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Providence Bruins	AHL		62	7	34	41	78		15	0	6	6	28
1999–2000	Cincinnati Cyclones	IHL		39	6	14	20	37		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Houston Aeros	IHL		37	2	18	20	47		10	2	6	8	40
2000–01	Kentucky Thoroughblades	AHL		80	23	50	73	162		3	0	2	2	8
2001–02	San Jose Sharks	NHL		5	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Cleveland Barons	AHL		72	6	38	44	226		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Worcester IceCats	AHL		21	4	6	10	32		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Binghamton Senators	AHL		29	1	11	12	40		14	0	0	0	12
2003–04	Binghamton Senators	AHL		77	7	16	23	131		2	0	0	0	2
2004–05	Augsburger Panther	DEL		44	4	12	16	103		1	0	0	0	0
2005–06	Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights	AHL		75	3	16	19	114		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				546	60	210	270	948		65	2	22	24	106
IHL totals				478	78	255	333	820		22	3	13	16	64
NHL totals				6	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—

References

1. "Steve Bancroft". century21.ca. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
2. Svoboda, Paul (June 25, 2017). "2017 NHL draft sparks memories of unique '89 selections: Three Bulls to Leafs in first round". The Belleville Intelligencer. Retrieved July 2, 2018. “Now selling real estate in his hometown of Madoc, Bancroft was preparing to host an open house on Crowe Lake Sunday

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database