Jeff Bandura Explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:195
Played For:New York Rangers
HC Fribourg-Gotteron
Birth Date:April 2, 1957
Birth Place:White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
Draft:22nd overall
Draft Year:1977
Draft Team:Vancouver Canucks
Career Start:1977
Career End:1984

Jeff Mitchell Joseph Bandura (born April 2, 1957) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played 2 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1980–81 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1977 to 1985, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.

Born in White Rock, British Columbia, Bandura played junior hockey in the Western Canada Hockey League for the Calgary Centennials, Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks.

He was drafted in the second round, 22nd overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft. He played in the Canucks organization in the minors (Central Hockey League) with the Tulsa Oilers and Dallas Black Hawks before being traded along with Jere Gillis to the New York Rangers. After the trade, he spent the majority of his time with the Rangers affiliate the New Haven Nighthawks of the American Hockey League before being called up by the New York Rangers in the 1980–81 season, where he would play 2 games.

He then played one season for HC Fribourg-Gotteron in Switzerland. After returning from Europe, Bandura played one more season in the AHL for the Maine Mariners; the Mariners went on to win the Calder Cup. He retired from hockey after that season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1973–74Merritt CentennialsBCJHL40 1 14 15 35
1974–75The Pass Red DevilsAJHL4 0 0 0 26
1974–75Calgary CentennialsWCHL66 3 12 15 157
1975–76Calgary CentennialsWCHL32 4 16 20 59
1975–76Edmonton Oil KingsWCHL35 6 21 27 645 0 3 3 14
1976–77Portland Winter HawksWCHL71 3 28 31 22410 4 3 7 18
1977–78Tulsa OilersCHL60 2 18 20 887 0 1 1 14
1978–79Dallas Black HawksCHL65 4 25 29 1699 0 1 1 28
1979–80Dallas Black HawksCHL80 4 26 30 114
1980–81Dallas Black HawksCHL11 0 2 2 15
1980–81New York RangersNHL2 0 1 1 0
1980–81New Haven NighthawksAHL55 1 14 15 1314 0 0 0 13
1981–82HC Fribourg-GottéronNLA7 0 0 0 11
1982–83Spokane ChiefsWIHL5 25 30 30
1983–84Maine MarinersAHL9 1 0 1 61 0 0 0 0
1983–84Spokane ChiefsWIHL
1984–85Spokane ChiefsWIHL38 8 23 31 41
CHL totals216 10 71 81 38616 0 2 2 42
NHL totals2 0 1 1 0