Max Middendorf

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Max Middendorf
Born (1967-08-18) August 18, 1967 (age 57)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
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 teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 57th overall, 1985
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 19861998

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.

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Playing career

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

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1982–83 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale) HS-NJ
1983–84St. Joseph RegionalHS-NJ27383573
1984–85 Sudbury Wolves OHL 63162844106
1985–86 Sudbury WolvesOHL6140428271442611
1986–87 Quebec Nordiques NHL 61454
1986–87 Sudbury WolvesOHL313129607
1986–87 Kitchener Rangers OHL1771522642575
1987–88 Quebec NordiquesNHL10000
1987–88 Fredericton Express AHL 38111324571244818
1988–89 Halifax Citadels AHL724139808541236
1989–90 Quebec NordiquesNHL30000
1989–90 Halifax CitadelsAHL4820173760
1990–91 Edmonton Oilers NHL31012
1990–91 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 159112012
1990–91 Cape Breton Oilers AHL441421358240116
1991–92 Cape Breton OilersAHL51201939108
1991–92 Adirondack Red Wings AHL635812501116
1992–93 Fort Wayne KometsIHL249132258
1992–93 San Diego Gulls IHL301511262581238
1993–94 Fort Wayne KometsIHL3616203643912324
1994–95 Fort Wayne KometsIHL1514534
1995–96 EC KAC AUT 916786
1995–96 Bakersfield Fog WCHL 234121680
1995–96 Winston-Salem Mammoths SHL 415627
1996–97 Huntsville Channel Cats CHL 4214324679
1997–98 Fort Worth Brahmas WCHL184101456
AHL totals25910911422340425581346
NHL totals132466

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1986 United States WJC 72244
Junior totals72244


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