Maxwell Joseph Quackenbush (August 29, 1928 — April 17, 2020) was a Canadian professional

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player who played 61 games in the

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for the

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between 1950 and 1951. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1947 to 1955, was spent in the minor leagues. He was the younger brother of

Bill Quackenbush Hubert George Quackenbush (March 2, 1922 – September 12, 1999), known as Bill Quackenbush, was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League. During his 14-y ...

. In his post-hockey career, he served with the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force, and was known to many elementary school children in the '60s and '70s as "Constable Quackenbush", instructing them on traffic safety in partnership with Elmer the Safety Elephant. His son, Ross, played for the Canadian National Basketball team in the 1970s, and served as the head coach of the St. Mary's (Halifax) University basketball team for many year. Quackenbush died in Halifax in 2020; he had

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in his later years.Max Quackenbush's obituary
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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* 1928 births 2020 deaths Boston Bruins players Calgary Stampeders (WHL) players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Chicago Blackhawks players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Detroit Hettche players Indianapolis Capitals players Omaha Knights (USHL) players St. Louis Flyers players Ice hockey people from Toronto Windsor Spitfires players {{canada-icehockey-defenceman-1920s-stub