Max Bentley

Max Bentley’s Career

• NHL: 1940-43; 1945-54; 12 seasons, 11 quality
• Totals:
  • 245G (7th All Time at his retirement),
  • 299A (5th) for
  • 544P (5th) in
  • 646 games (14th),
  • 56.6 PS
  • At his retirement, Bentley was 19th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
• Per Game: At his retirement, Bentley was
  • 10th All time in GPG, and
  • 9th in APG and GPG
• Era: Of the 10 players to play in at least 600 games between 1940 and 1954, Bentley is
  • 3rd in Goals, GPG and Points,
  • 2nd in Assists and APG,
  • 4th in PPG and OPS,
  • 6th in PS and
  • 5th in Games
• 82-game average: 31G, 38A for 69P
• 3-year peak (1942-47): 50-game average of 28G, 38A for 67P
• Playoffs: 18G, 27A for 45P in 51 games
• Adjusted:
  • Hockey Reference:
    • 298G, 436A for 734P
    • Adjusted 82-game average: 38G, 55A for 93P
    • Per Game: Not in the Top 25
    • VsX:
      • 417G
      • 622A
      • 876P
      • Per Game:
        • 23rd All Time in VsX Adjusted APG
        • 23rd All Time in VsX Adjusted PPG
• Trades:
  • Traded at 27 with Cy Thomas (21) to Toronto for Gus Bodnar (24), Bud Poile (23), Gaye Stewart (24), Ernie Dickens (26) and Bob Goldham (25) – our 31st worst Maple Leafs Trade of All Time, sort of
  • Traded at 33 for cash

Max Bentley’s Accomplishments

• Hart (’46)
• Top 5 in Hart voting twice more (’47, ’48)
• Lady Byng (’43)
• Back Check MVP (’46)
• Back Check Best Player (’46)
• Top Player:
  • Top 5 Player (by Point Shares) once (’46), Top 10 twice (’47)
  • Best Offensive Player (by Offensive Point Shares) once (’46),
  • Top 5 three times (’43, ’47),
  • Top 10 five times (’48, ’51)
• Goals:
  • Leader-boards:
    • Top 5 in Goals three times,
    • Top 10 seven times
  • GPG leader-boards:
    • Top 5 in GPG once,
    • Top 10 four times
  • Single-season totals:
    • Scored 30 goals once,
    • 25 goals five times (1 of only 13 players to do so at his retirement)
    • 20 goals seven times (1 of only 8 players at his retirement)
• Assists:
  • Leader-boards:
    • Top 5 in Assists four times,
    • Top 10 five times
  • APg leader-boards:
    • Top 5 in APG four times
  • Single-Season totals:
    • Tallied 40 assists three times (1 of only 4 players to do so at his retirement)
• Points:
  • Leader-boards:
    • Led the league in Points twice,
    • Top 5 five times
  • PPG leader-boards:
    • Led the league in PPG twice,
    • Top 5 four times,
    • Top 10 five times
  • Single-season totals:
    • Scored 70 points twice (1 of only 7 players to do so at his retirement])
    • 60 points four times (1 of only 6 players at his retirement)
    • 50 points five times (1 of only 7 players at his retirement)
• All Star:
  • 1st Team All Star once,
  • 2nd Team All Star once
  • 4 All Star Game appearances
• VsX:
  • Best 7 Seasons:
    • Goals: 52nd All Time
    • Assists: 34th All Time
    • Points: 35th All Time
  • Best 10 Seasons:
    • Goals: 51st All Time
    • Assists: 61st All Time
    • Points: 59th All Time

Max Bentley’s Great Teams

• NHL:
  • Best Skater (led playoffs in assists and points) on one Champion (’51 Maple Leafs),
  • Best Skater (by points) on one Final Four (’50 Maple Leafs),
  • Top 3 Forward (led the playoffs in assists) on one Champion (’48 Maple Leafs),
  • Top 3 Forward (by points) on one Champion (’49 Maple Leafs) and one Final Four (’52 Maple Leafs),
  • Top 6 Forward (by points) on one Final Four (’46 Black Hawks).