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Carter Bancks (LW)
Lethbridge Hurricanes
| Name: |
Carter Bancks |
| Number: |
7 |
| Pos.: |
LW |
| Shoots: | L |
| Height: |
5'11 |
| Weight: |
180 |
| Birthdate: |
1989-08-09 |
| Hometown: |
Marysville, BC, Canada |
Biography
2009-10 - Named the 18th Captain in Lethbridge Hurricanes history at the beginning of the 2009-10 season... Attended his second NHL Training Camp with the San Jose Sharks as a free agent... 2008-09 - Undrafted in his draft year, his efforts at the 2008 NHL Prospects tournament in Traverse City, MI earned Bancks an invitation to the Atlanta Thrashers training camp before a foot injury sidelined him at the beginning of the 08-09 season... Had a career year notching 47 points (13G, 34A) in 53 games in 08-09... Awarded the Hurricanes Most Popular Player award as voted by the fans... Named co-winner of the 08-09 Hurricanes Community Relations Award... 2007-08 - Awarded the Hardest Working Hurricane Award... 2006-07 - Listed by the Hurricanes during the summer of 2006... Was the recipient of the Hurricanes “Fittest Rookie” award in 06-07 for the first year player who performs best in the Training Camp fitness testing... Awarded with the 2006-2007 Carl Trentini Memorial Award for the Hurricanes Rookie of the year... Extras:- Bancks is also a scratch golfer who when he is not training spent his summers working at the Kimberley Golf and Country Club... Carter’s father Jerry Bancks, played for both the Calgary Canucks and Lethbridge Broncos during the 70’s... He is a former recipient and constant challenger for the Hurricanes “Fittest Veteran” award during training camp... Since 06-07, Bancks was named the nightly winner of the McFadden Honda Hardest Working Hurricane Award so often that the local media jokingly dubbed it simply “The Carter Bancks” Award.
Did you know? – Carter Bancks is also a scratch golfer who when he is not training spends his summers working at the Kimberly Golf and Country Club. Bancks has become a multiple time winner of the McFadden Honda Hardest Working Hurricane Award so often that the media have started to dub it simply “the Carter Bancks” Award.
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