Steve Bancroft (born October 6, 1970) is a

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former professional

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player. Selected 21st overall in the

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by the

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, he played in 6

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games with the

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and

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. 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

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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.

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