January 18, 1984(1984-01-18) (aged 63) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight
158 lb (72 kg; 11 st 4 lb)
Position
Centre
Shot
Left
Played for
Chicago Black Hawks Toronto Maple Leafs New York Rangers
Playing career
1940–1954
Maxwell Herbert Lloyd Bentley (March 1, 1920 – January 18, 1984) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League (NHL) as part of a professional and senior career that spanned 20 years. He was the NHL's leading scorer twice in a row, and in 1946 won the Hart Trophy as most valuable player. He played in four All-Star Games and was twice named to a post-season All-Star team.
Bentley was one of six hockey-playing brothers, and at one point played with four of his brothers with the Drumheller Miners of the Alberta Senior Hockey League. In 1942–43, he made NHL history when he played on the league's first all-brother line with Doug and Reg. He played five seasons in Chicago with Doug before a 1947 trade sent him to the Maple Leafs in one of the most significant transactions in NHL history to that point. Bentley won three Stanley Cup championships with the Maple Leafs before spending a final NHL season with the Rangers in 1953–54. He then returned to his home in Saskatoon to finish his playing career. Considered one of the best players of his era, Bentley was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966. Bentley was named one of the NHL's 100 greatest players of all-time by the NHL in 2017.[1]
^"100 Greatest NHL Players". NHL.com. January 1, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
request a call-up. Gottselig sent Bentley up, reuniting him with brother Doug who had joined Chicago in 1939. Max played his first NHL game on November...
Max joined him early in the 1941–42 season, and the pair were placed on a line together. After two years of development with the Black Hawks, Bentley...
Maple Leafs 1944–45 Elmer Lach* Centre Montreal Canadiens (8) 1945–46 MaxBentley* Centre Chicago Black Hawks 1946–47 Maurice Richard* Right wing Montreal...
finals. To bolster their centre depth, the Leafs acquired Cy Thomas and MaxBentley in the following off-season. With these key additions, the Leafs were...
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contributions. In 1937, Lach, along with future Hockey Hall of Fame member Doug Bentley attended the Toronto Maple Leafs training camp; both were rejected as too...
an episode in the ninth season of Catfish: The TV Show. Bentley, Jean (April 1, 2015). "Max Joseph Is Back on Catfish! But How Did Nev Schulman's Guest...
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– Gladys Spellman, American educator and politician (d. 1988) 1920 – MaxBentley, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1984) 1920 – Howard Nemerov, American...
construction. Some other notable men's players from Saskatchewan include MaxBentley, one of six hockey-playing brothers who won the Hart Trophy in 1946 as...
a line with his brothers Doug and Max, the first time in NHL history that three siblings played on one line. Bentley was born in Delisle, Saskatchewan...
season, Chicago coach Johnny Gottselig paired Mosienko with the Bentley brothers: Max and Doug. The trio formed what came to be known as the "Pony Line"...
Gretzky". The New York Times. April 30, 1999. Retrieved January 6, 2008. Noel-Bentley, Peter (August 26, 1963). "Canadian Athlete Helps Promote Peace - Martin"...
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