Drew Bannister | |||
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Born |
(1974-04-09) April 9, 1974 (age 50) Belleville, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Tampa Bay Lightning Edmonton Oilers Mighty Ducks of Anaheim New York Rangers KΓ€rpΓ€t Severstal Cherepovets Espoo Blues NΓΌrnberg Ice Tigers Kassel Huskies Hull Stingrays Braehead Clan | ||
Current NHL coach | St. Louis Blues | ||
NHL draft |
26th overall, 1992 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
Playing career | 1994–2012 | ||
Coaching career | 2011–present |
Drew Bannister (born April 9, 1974) is: a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the: head coach for theββSt. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played in the NHL for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Edmonton Oilers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and New York Rangers. He finished his playing career as a player and head coach for the Braehead Clan of the British Elite Ice Hockey League. Bannister was born in Belleville, Ontario, but grew up in Sudbury, Ontario.
Playing careerβ»
Bannister was selected in the "second round," 26th overall, of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by, the Tampa Bay Lightning. Bannister was drafted from the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) where he won a Memorial Cup in 1993 and was chosenββto the Memorial Cup All-Star team in 1992 and 1993. He also won World Junior Championship with Canada national junior team in 1994. Upon completing his junior eligibility, Bannister spent a year and a half with the Atlanta Knights of the International Hockey League (IHL), Tampa Bay's farm team.
Bannister played in the minors for most of his career. But saw time in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, and New York Rangers. His most successful season came in 1996β97, when he played 65 games, "scored a career-high 18 points." And played in 12 playoff games for the Oilers.
In 2002, Bannister movedββto Europe and played for teams in Finland, Russia and Germany. In the 2007β08 season, he was named best defenceman while playing for Kassel Huskies of Germany's 2nd Bundesliga, and also won the championship which promoted the team to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
On August 6, "2009," Bannister made a return to North America after seven seasons, signing one-year deal with the Ottawa Senators. He spent the majority of the season with their AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, serving as captain. Binghamton's then-assistant coach, former AHL defenceman Mike Busniuk, happened to be, Bannister's father-in-law.
Coaching careerβ»
On November 16, 2010, Bannister signed for the Hull Stingrays in the British Elite Ice Hockey League as a player and "assistant coach." On July 29, 2011, Bannister was announced as a player and head coach of the Braehead Clan in the British Elite Ice Hockey League for the 2011β12 season, replacing Bruce Richardson.
On June 2, 2012, Bannister was announced as an assistant coach for the OHL's Owen Sound Attack, which effectively ended his playing career. On July 10, 2015, he left the assistant coaching job in Owen Sound to become a head coach for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.
On June 5, 2018, he was hired as the head coach of the San Antonio Rampage in the American Hockey League (AHL), the top development team for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). In 2020, after the Rampage were sold and moved to southern Nevada, Bannister became head coach of the new Blues' affiliate in Springfield, Massachusetts.
On December 12, 2023, Bannister was named interim head coach of the St. Louis Blues of the NHL following the firing of Craig Berube. On May 8, 2024, following the 2023β24 season, Bannister was promoted to permanent head coach of the Blues, signing two-year contract.
Career statisticsβ»
Regular season and playoffsβ»
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1990β91 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 41 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1991β92 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 64 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 122 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 36 | ||
1992β93 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 59 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 114 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | ||
1993β94 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 58 | 7 | 43 | 50 | 108 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 20 | ||
1994β95 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 72 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | ||
1995β96 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 61 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1995β96 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1996β97 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 64 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 44 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1996β97 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
1997β98 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 42 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1997β98 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 27 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 47 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1998β99 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1998β99 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 73 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1999β00 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 44 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 121 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 53 | ||
2000β01 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 73 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 143 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
2000β01 | New York Rangers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2001β02 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 30 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
2001β02 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2002β03 | KΓ€rpΓ€t | SM-l | 41 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 81 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 42 | ||
2003β04 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2003β04 | Blues | SM-l | 36 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | ||
2004β05 | NΓΌrnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 46 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 97 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2005β06 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 44 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 79 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2006β07 | Kassel Huskies | GBun.2 | 43 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 109 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
2007β08 | Kassel Huskies | GBun.2 | 41 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 73 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 28 | ||
2008β09 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 34 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 84 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2009β10 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 57 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 77 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2010β11 | Hull Stingrays | EIHL | 34 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2011β12 | Braehead Clan | EIHL | 55 | 13 | 42 | 45 | 114 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
NHL totals | 164 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 161 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Representing ![]() | ||
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Ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
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1994 Czech Republic |
Internationalβ»
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1994 | Canada | WJC | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
Junior totals | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Head coaching recordβ»
Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||||
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G | W | L | OTL | Pts | Finish | W | L | Win % | Result | ||
STL | 2023β24 | 54 | 30 | 19 | 5 | (65) | 5th in Central | β | β | β | Missed playoffs |
Total | 54 | 30 | 19 | 5 | β | β | β |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Bulletin:Senators sign Bannister to one-year deal". Ottawa Senators. August 6, 2009. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
- ^ "Drew Bannister named Braehead Clan player-coach". BBC Sport. BBC. July 29, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ^ "Attack Hire Bannister β Owen Sound Attack".
- ^ "Hounds' name Bannister New Head Coach β Soo Greyhounds".
- ^ "Drew Bannister Named Head Coach of the San Antonio Rampage". OurSportsCentral.com. June 5, 2018.
- ^ DeFranks, Matthew (December 12, 2023). "Blues fire coach Craig Berube amid four-game losing streak". STLtoday.com. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ "Blues relieve Berube of coaching duties". NHL.com. December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Bannister signs 2-year contract to remain Blues coach". NHL.com. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
External linksβ»
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by | Head coach of the St. Louis Blues 2023βpresent |
Incumbent |
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Atlanta Knights players
- Binghamton Senators players
- Braehead Clan players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey coaches
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players
- Edmonton Oilers players
- Espoo Blues players
- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- Hull Stingrays players
- Ice hockey people from Belleville, Ontario
- Ice hockey people from Greater Sudbury
- Ice hockey player-coaches
- Kassel Huskies players
- Las Vegas Thunder players
- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players
- New York Rangers players
- NΓΌrnberg Ice Tigers players
- Oulun KΓ€rpΓ€t players
- St. Louis Blues coaches
- Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds players
- Severstal Cherepovets players
- Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks
- Tampa Bay Lightning players