Max Middendorf | |||
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Born |
Syracuse, New York, U.S. | August 18, 1967||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Quebec Nordiques Edmonton Oilers EC KAC | ||
National team |
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NHL draft |
57th overall, 1985 Quebec Nordiques | ||
Playing career | 1986–1998 |
Max C. Middendorf (born August 18, 1967) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 13 games in the National Hockey League with the Quebec Nordiques and Edmonton Oilers between 1986 and 1990. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1986 to 1998, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.
Playing career
[edit]The 6 ft 4in (195 cm) center was drafted by the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League in 1984.
He joined the OHL club after a spectacular offensive season with the New Jersey Rockets, where he netted 94 goals and 168 points in 58 games as a 16-year-old.
In 63 games with the Wolves in his rookie year, he produced 16 goals and 44 points along with a noticeable willingness to play a rough-and-tumble game, with 106 minutes in penalties.
The Quebec Nordiques selected him in the third round of the 1985 NHL draft, 57th overall. He played parts of three NHL seasons in Quebec before going to the Edmonton Oilers in the 1990–91 campaign.
Middendorf played 13 games in the National Hockey League, collecting 2 goals and 4 assists.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1982–83 | St. Joseph Regional (Montvale) | HS-NJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | St. Joseph Regional | HS-NJ | 27 | 38 | 35 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 63 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 61 | 40 | 42 | 82 | 71 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ||
1986–87 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 31 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 17 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | ||
1987–88 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 38 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 57 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | ||
1988–89 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 72 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 85 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
1989–90 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 48 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 15 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 44 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
1991–92 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 51 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
1992–93 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 24 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 30 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
1993–94 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 36 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | ||
1994–95 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | EC KAC | AUT | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Bakersfield Fog | WCHL | 23 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Winston-Salem Mammoths | SHL | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Huntsville Channel Cats | CHL | 42 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Fort Worth Brahmas | WCHL | 18 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 259 | 109 | 114 | 223 | 404 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 46 | ||||
NHL totals | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
[edit]Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1986 | United States | WJC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database