Max Quackenbush

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	1947–1955

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.

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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1944–45	De La Salle College	CA-HS		11	14	13	27	28		2	2	1	3	2
1945–46	De La Salle College	CA-HS		8	18	13	31	12		12	9	7	16	6
1946–47	De La Salle College	CA-HS		8	16	10	26	18		11	11	5	16	39
1947–48	Windsor Spitfires	OHA		35	8	22	30	82		12	1	0	1	23
1947–48	Windsor Hettche Spitfires	IHL		23	5	9	14	71		—	—	—	—	—
1948–49	Omaha Knights	USHL		66	3	14	17	61		4	0	1	1	0
1949–50	Indianapolis Capitals	AHL		68	6	22	28	34		4	0	1	1	0
1950–51	Indianapolis Capitals	AHL		23	2	4	6	24		—	—	—	—	—
1950–51	Boston Bruins	NHL		47	4	6	10	26		6	0	0	0	4
1951–52	St. Louis Flyers	AHL		50	5	15	20	54		—	—	—	—	—
1951–52	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		14	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	Calgary Stampeders	WHL		65	2	21	23	31		3	0	1	1	0
1953–54	Calgary Stampeders	WHL		70	11	28	39	48		18	3	4	7	2
1954–55	Calgary Stampeders	WHL		63	8	24	32	56		9	1	3	4	4
NHL totals				61	4	7	11	30		6	0	0	0	4

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database