Max Middendorf
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Max Middendorf is a retired American
ice hockey
player,
The 6ft 4in (195 cm) center
was drafted by the Sudbury Wolves
in 1984.
He joined OHL club after a spectacular offensive season with the New Jersey Rockets
of the USAHA 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.
Despite being selected in Round 3, Middendorf had only played 13 games in the NHL
, collecting 2 goals and 4 assists.
United States
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ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player,
The 6ft 4in (195 cm) center
Centre (ice hockey)
The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...
was drafted by the Sudbury Wolves
Sudbury Wolves
The Sudbury Wolves are the name of the ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario. Sudbury has had a hockey team known as the "Wolves" nearly every year since World War I. The Sudbury Wolves, the senior men's AAA team, have twice been chosen to be Canada's representatives at the Ice Hockey World...
in 1984.
He joined OHL club after a spectacular offensive season with the New Jersey Rockets
New Jersey Rockets
The New Jersey Rockets were an indoor soccer team based out of East Rutherford, New Jersey that played in the Major Soccer League for the 1981 season. Their home arena was the Brendan Byrne Arena, now known as the Izod Center...
of the USAHA 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
Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...
selected him in the third round of the 1985 NHL draft, 57th overall. He played parts of three NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
seasons in Quebec before going to the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
in the 1990–91 campaign.
Despite being selected in Round 3, Middendorf had only played 13 games in the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
, collecting 2 goals and 4 assists.