Max Bentley

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Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 09 in (1.75 m) 158 lb (72 kg/11 st 4 lb)
Pro clubs	Chicago Blackhawks Toronto Maple Leafs New York Rangers
Nationality	Canada
Born	March 1, 1920(1920-03-01), Delisle, SK, CAN
Pro career	1940 – 1954
Hall of Fame, 1966

Maxwell Herbert Lloyd Bentley (born on March 1, 1920 in Delisle, Saskatchewan - January 19, 1984) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966.

Max won the 1946 Hart Memorial Trophy. In 1947, he was traded to the Maple Leafs along with Cy Thomas for Gus Bodnar, Bud Poile, Gaye Stewart (who were collectively known as the Flying Forts Line), Ernie Dickens, and Bob Goldham. The trade would pay off for the Leafs as they won a Stanley Cup in three of the next four seasons, but not for the Hawks, who hit rock bottom in the NHL eight seasons out of the next ten.

His brother Doug Bentley, played on the "Pony Line" with him, along with Bill Mosienko, while with Chicago.

Max was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966. In 1998, he was ranked number 48 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.

Bentley died of heart disease on January 19th, 1984.

[edit] Awards and achievements

• Art Ross Trophy (1946, 1947)
• First All-Star Team Centre (1946)
• Hart Memorial Trophy (1946)
• Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (1943)
• Second All-Star Team Centre (1947)

[edit] See also

• Notable families in the NHL

[edit] External links

• Max Bentley's biography at Legends of Hockey

Preceded by Elmer Lach	NHL Scoring Champion 1946, 1947	Succeeded by Elmer Lach
Preceded by Elmer Lach	Winner of the Hart Trophy 1946	Succeeded by Maurice Richard
Preceded by Syl Apps	Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy 1943	Succeeded by Clint Smith