Max Quackenbush

Maxwell Joseph Quackenbush (August 29, 1928 — April 17, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 61 games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks and Boston Bruins between 1950 and 1951. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1947 to 1955, was spent in the minor leagues. He was the younger brother of Bill Quackenbush. In his post-hockey career, he served with the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force, and was known to many elementary school children in the '60s and '70s as "Constable Quackenbush", instructing them on traffic safety in partnership with Elmer the Safety Elephant.

Max Quackenbush
With the Windsor Spitfires, c.1948
Born (1928-08-29)August 29, 1928
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died April 17, 2020(2020-04-17) (aged 91)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career 19471955

His son, Ross, played for the Canadian National Basketball team in the 1970s, and served as the head coach of the St. Mary's (Halifax) University basketball team for many year. Quackenbush died in Halifax in 2020; he had Alzheimer's disease in his later years.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1944–45 De La Salle College CA-HS 1114132728 22132
1945–46 De La Salle College CA-HS 818133112 1297166
1946–47 De La Salle College CA-HS 816102618 111151639
1947–48 Windsor Spitfires OHA 358223082 1210123
1947–48 Windsor Hettche Spitfires IHL 23591471
1948–49 Omaha Knights USHL 663141761 40110
1949–50 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 686222834 40110
1950–51 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 2324624
1950–51 Boston Bruins NHL 47461026 60004
1951–52 St. Louis Flyers AHL 505152054
1951–52 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 140114
1952–53 Calgary Stampeders WHL 652212331 30110
1953–54 Calgary Stampeders WHL 7011283948 183472
1954–55 Calgary Stampeders WHL 638243256 91344
NHL totals 61471130 60004

References

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