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Max Bentley

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-10    Weight: 155 lbs.
Born: March 1, 1920 in Delisle, Saskatchewan
Died: January 19, 1984

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1966

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 8:18AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #158. Syl Apps… #159. Bill Gadsby… #160. Clark Gillies… #160. MAX BENTLEY… #162. Kirk Muller… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1940-41 20 CBH NHL 36 7 10 17 7 6
1941-42 21 CBH NHL 39 13 17 30 12 2
1942-43 22 CBH NHL 47 26 44 70 27 2
1945-46 25 CBH NHL 47 31 30 61 28 6
1946-47 26 CBH NHL 60 29 43 72 30 12
1947-48 27 TOT NHL 59 26 28 54 23 14
1947-48 27 CBH NHL 6 3 3 6 3 4
1947-48 27 TOR NHL 53 23 25 48 21 10
1948-49 28 TOR NHL 60 19 22 41 18 18
1949-50 29 TOR NHL 69 23 18 41 18 14
1950-51 30 TOR NHL 67 21 41 62 24 34
1951-52 31 TOR NHL 69 24 17 41 18 40
1952-53 32 TOR NHL 36 12 11 23 10 16
1953-54 33 NYR NHL 57 14 18 32 13 15
Career NHL 646 245 299 544 228 179

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1940-41 20 CBH NHL 36 0.19 0.28 0.47 0.18 0.17 10 17 27 10 0.6 0.5 1.2
1941-42 21 CBH NHL 39 0.33 0.44 0.77 0.30 0.05 17 24 41 16 1.8 0.6 2.4
1942-43 22 CBH NHL 47 0.55 0.94 1.49 0.57 0.04 28 52 80 29 4.8 0.8 5.6
1945-46 25 CBH NHL 47 0.66 0.64 1.30 0.60 0.13 37 52 89 34 6.1 0.7 6.7
1946-47 26 CBH NHL 60 0.48 0.72 1.20 0.50 0.20 32 61 93 34 6.6 0.2 6.9
1947-48 27 TOT NHL 59 0.44 0.47 0.92 0.39 0.24 33 44 77 30 5.1 1.1 6.2
1947-48 27 CBH NHL 6 0.50 0.50 1.00 0.44 0.67 4 5 9 4 0.6 0.0 0.7
1947-48 27 TOR NHL 53 0.43 0.47 0.91 0.39 0.19 29 39 68 26 4.5 1.1 5.5
1948-49 28 TOR NHL 60 0.32 0.37 0.68 0.29 0.30 26 37 63 24 3.5 0.9 4.4
1949-50 29 TOR NHL 69 0.33 0.26 0.59 0.27 0.20 28 25 53 22 3.4 1.1 4.6
1950-51 30 TOR NHL 67 0.31 0.61 0.93 0.35 0.51 26 60 86 31 5.6 1.5 7.1
1951-52 31 TOR NHL 69 0.35 0.25 0.59 0.27 0.58 28 22 50 21 3.6 1.3 4.9
1952-53 32 TOR NHL 36 0.33 0.31 0.64 0.28 0.44 15 16 31 13 2.4 0.5 3.0
1953-54 33 NYR NHL 57 0.25 0.32 0.56 0.23 0.26 18 26 44 17 2.9 0.7 3.6
Career NHL 646 0.38 0.46 0.84 0.35 0.28 298 436 734 281 46.6 10.0 56.6

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1940-41 20 CBH NHL 4 1 3 4 2
1941-42 21 CBH NHL 3 2 0 2 0
1945-46 25 CBH NHL 4 1 0 1 4
1947-48 27 TOR NHL SC 9 4 7 11 0
1948-49 28 TOR NHL SC 9 4 3 7 2
1949-50 29 TOR NHL 7 3 3 6 0
1950-51 30 TOR NHL SC 11 2 11 13 4
1951-52 31 TOR NHL 4 1 0 1 2
Career NHL 3 51 18 27 45 14

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1937-38 17 Drumheller Miners ASHL 26 28 15 43 10
1938-39 18 Drumheller Miners ASHL 32 29 24 53 16
1939-40 19 Saskatoon Quakers SSHL 31 37 14 51 4
1940-41 20 Providence Reds AHL 9 4 2 6 0
1940-41 20 Kansas City Americans AHA 5 5 5 10 0
1943-44 23 Calgary Currie Army CNDHL 15 18 13 31 26
1944-45 24 Calgary Currie Army CNDHL 12 14 14 28 24
1954-55 34 Saskatoon Quakers WHL 40 24 17 41 23
1955-56 35 Saskatoon Quakers WHL 10 2 2 4 20
1958-59 38 Saskatoon Quakers WHL 26 6 12 18 2
Career 1 Season AHA 5 5 5 10 0
Career 1 Season AHL 9 4 2 6 0
Career 2 Seasons ASHL 58 57 39 96 26
Career 2 Seasons CNDHL 27 32 27 59 50
Career 1 Season SSHL 31 37 14 51 4
Career 3 Seasons WHL 76 32 31 63 45

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1937-38 17 Drumheller Miners ASHL 5 7 1 8 2
1938-39 18 Drumheller Miners ASHL 6 5 3 8 6
1939-40 19 Saskatoon Quakers SSHL 4 1 1 2 2
1943-44 23 Calgary Currie Army CNDHL 2 3 4 7 0
1944-45 24 Calgary Currie Army CNDHL 3 3 2 5 0
Career 2 Seasons ASHL 11 12 4 16 8
Career 2 Seasons CNDHL 5 6 6 12 0
Career 1 Season SSHL 4 1 1 2 2

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 12 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Max Bentley 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.2 5.6 4.9 4.6 4.4 3.6 3.0 2.4 1.2
Garry Unger 94.0 8.7 8.0 7.6 7.4 6.8 6.0 4.9 4.3 4.2 3.9 3.3 1.3
Doug Weight 93.7 9.0 8.5 8.3 7.8 7.2 5.9 5.7 5.4 3.0 2.6 2.5 1.4
Peter McNab 93.3 8.5 8.3 7.7 7.5 6.7 5.6 5.1 4.5 3.8 2.7 2.1 0.4
Kirk Muller 92.1 8.2 7.8 7.5 6.3 5.4 4.9 4.8 4.7 3.6 2.4 2.3 1.8
Steve Sullivan 91.5 8.8 8.2 7.4 7.2 7.2 6.9 6.9 4.7 3.9 3.3 2.2 1.0
Sweeney Schriner 91.4 6.5 6.2 5.6 5.3 4.5 4.1 4.1 3.7 3.1 3.1 1.3
Stephane Richer 90.9 9.6 7.9 7.6 6.3 5.5 5.3 4.8 4.6 3.3 2.8 2.4 0.0
Robert Reichel 90.7 9.5 8.1 7.2 7.0 6.2 5.7 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.3 2.7
Tomas Sandstrom 90.5 9.2 7.0 7.0 6.5 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.3 3.5 3.0
Milt Schmidt 90.4 7.5 7.0 6.6 4.6 4.4 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.2 2.6 2.6 0.8
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Max Bentley 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.2 5.6 4.9 4.6 4.4 3.6 3.0 2.4 1.2
Peter McNab 93.2 8.5 8.3 7.7 7.5 6.7 5.6 5.1 4.5 3.8 2.7 2.1 2.0 0.5 0.4
Garry Unger 92.4 8.7 8.0 7.6 7.4 6.8 6.0 4.9 4.3 4.2 3.9 3.3 1.8 1.3 0.4 -0.3 -0.7
Keith Primeau 92.2 9.3 8.0 7.4 7.1 5.5 5.4 4.9 4.8 4.5 2.3 2.1 1.3 1.0 0.5 -0.5
Babe Siebert 91.9 6.2 5.5 5.1 4.5 4.5 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.1 2.5 2.1 1.1 1.0 0.6
Sweeney Schriner 91.4 6.5 6.2 5.6 5.3 4.5 4.1 4.1 3.7 3.1 3.1 1.3
Robert Reichel 90.7 9.5 8.1 7.2 7.0 6.2 5.7 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.3 2.7
Michael Nylander 90.2 9.0 8.4 7.1 7.0 6.1 5.5 4.5 4.2 3.8 3.1 2.5 1.6 1.4 0.9 -0.1
Rick Vaive 89.8 8.1 8.0 7.1 6.2 5.8 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.2 2.3 -0.2
Geoff Sanderson 89.7 8.3 7.7 7.5 7.4 6.7 6.6 4.5 3.6 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.3 2.1 2.1 1.4 0.7 0.1
Dmitri Khristich 89.6 8.8 8.6 7.0 6.4 5.8 5.7 5.1 3.4 3.1 2.4 2.2 1.8

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

All-Star Games

1947 NHL
1948 NHL
1949 NHL
1951 NHL

Awards

1942-43 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
1945-46 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy

Honors

1945-46 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1946-47 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1948 Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
1949 Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
1951 Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)

Games Played

1946-47 NHL 60 (2)
1948-49 NHL 60 (1)

Goals

1942-43 NHL 26 (8)
1945-46 NHL 31 (2)
1946-47 NHL 29 (4)
1947-48 NHL 26 (5)
1949-50 NHL 23 (9)
1950-51 NHL 21 (10)
1951-52 NHL 24 (9)

Assists

1942-43 NHL 44 (2)
1945-46 NHL 30 (2)
1946-47 NHL 43 (2)
1947-48 NHL 28 (9)
1950-51 NHL 41 (3)

Points

1942-43 NHL 70 (3)
1945-46 NHL 61 (1)
 1946-47 NHL 72 (1)
 1947-48 NHL 54 (5)
1950-51 NHL 62 (3)

Goals Created

1942-43 NHL 26.7 (3)
1945-46 NHL 28.4 (2)
1946-47 NHL 30.2 (2)
1947-48 NHL 23.2 (6)
1950-51 NHL 23.6 (7)

Goals Per Game

1942-43 NHL 0.55 (8)
1945-46 NHL 0.66 (2)
1946-47 NHL 0.48 (6)
1947-48 NHL 0.44 (6)

Assists Per Game

1942-43 NHL 0.94 (2)
1945-46 NHL 0.64 (3)
1946-47 NHL 0.72 (2)
1950-51 NHL 0.61 (4)

Points Per Game

1942-43 NHL 1.49 (2)
1945-46 NHL 1.30 (1)
 1946-47 NHL 1.20 (1)
 1947-48 NHL 0.92 (9)
1950-51 NHL 0.93 (5)

Goals Created Per Game

1942-43 NHL 0.57 (4)
1945-46 NHL 0.60 (1)
 1946-47 NHL 0.50 (2)
1947-48 NHL 0.39 (9)
1950-51 NHL 0.35 (8)

Adjusted Goals

1942-43 NHL 28 (8)
1945-46 NHL 37 (2)
1946-47 NHL 32 (4)
1947-48 NHL 33 (5)
1949-50 NHL 28 (9)
1950-51 NHL 26 (10)
1951-52 NHL 28 (9)

Adjusted Assists

1942-43 NHL 52 (2)
1945-46 NHL 52 (2)
1946-47 NHL 61 (2)
1947-48 NHL 44 (9)
1950-51 NHL 60 (3)

Adjusted Points

1942-43 NHL 80 (3)
1945-46 NHL 89 (1)
 1946-47 NHL 93 (1)
 1947-48 NHL 77 (5)
1950-51 NHL 86 (3)

Adjusted Goals Created

1942-43 NHL 29.4 (3)
1945-46 NHL 34.4 (1)
 1946-47 NHL 34.1 (2)
1947-48 NHL 30.0 (6)
1950-51 NHL 30.6 (5)

Offensive Point Shares

1942-43 NHL 4.8 (3)
1945-46 NHL 6.1 (1)
 1946-47 NHL 6.6 (2)
1947-48 NHL 5.1 (7)
1950-51 NHL 5.6 (8)

Point Shares

1945-46 NHL 6.7 (4)
1946-47 NHL 6.9 (7)
  

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

November 2, 1947: Traded to Toronto by Chicago with Cy Thomas for Gus Bodnar, Bud Poile, Gaye Stewart, Ernie Dickens and Bob Goldham, November 2, 1947.

August 11, 1953: Traded to NY Rangers by Toronto for cash, August 11, 1953.

November 16, 1955: Officially announced retirement from NHL, November 16, 1955.

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