Bryan Maxwell

Bryan Clifford Maxwell (born September 7, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 331 games in the National Hockey League and 124 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Cleveland Crusaders, Cincinnati Stingers, New England Whalers, Minnesota North Stars, St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets, and Pittsburgh Penguins.

Bryan Maxwell
Maxwell in 1980
Born	(1955-09-07) September 7, 1955 (age 70) North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	WHA Cleveland Crusaders Cincinnati Stingers New England Whalers NHL Minnesota North Stars St. Louis Blues Winnipeg Jets Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL draft	4th overall, 1975 Minnesota North Stars
WHA draft	2nd overall, 1975 Indianapolis Racers
Playing career	1976–1985

Maxwell was born in North Bay, Ontario. He is a former head coach of the ECHL hockey team, the Victoria Salmon Kings, out of Victoria, British Columbia.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1972–73	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL		37	1	11	12	25		16	0	1	1	29
1973–74	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL		63	11	56	67	229		6	0	4	4	18
1974–75	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL		63	14	50	64	288		5	3	4	7	19
1975–76	Cleveland Crusaders	WHA		73	3	14	17	177		2	0	1	1	4
1976–77	Springfield Indians	AHL		13	2	3	5	67		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Cincinnati Stingers	WHA		34	1	8	9	29		4	0	0	0	29
1977–78	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		18	2	5	7	41		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Binghamton Dusters	AHL		24	2	8	10	69		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	New England Whalers	WHA		17	2	1	3	11		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		25	1	6	7	46		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Oklahoma City Stars	CHL		15	1	4	5	35		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	St. Louis Blues	NHL		57	1	11	12	112		1	0	0	0	9
1979–80	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	CHL		3	0	1	1	10		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	St. Louis Blues	NHL		40	3	10	13	137		11	0	1	1	54
1980–81	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	CHL		5	0	1	1	7		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		45	1	9	10	110		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		54	7	13	20	131		3	1	0	1	23
1983–84	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		3	0	3	3	27		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		45	3	12	15	84		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		4	0	0	0	2		14	3	2	5	40
1984–85	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		44	0	8	8	57		—	—	—	—	—
WHA totals				124	6	23	29	217		6	0	1	1	33
NHL totals				331	18	77	95	745		15	1	1	2	86

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1975	Canada	WJC		5	0	0	0	10

Coaching statistics

				Regular season								Post season
Year	Team	League		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish		G	W	L	Result
1986–87	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL		72	48	19	5	0	101	1st East Division		20	12	8	Won Memorial Cup
1989–90	Spokane Chiefs	WHL		72	30	37	5	0	65	4th West Division		6	1	5	Lost in Division Semifinals
1990–91	Spokane Chiefs	WHL		72	48	23	1	0	97	2nd West Division		15	14	1	Won Memorial Cup
1991–92	Spokane Chiefs	WHL		72	37	29	6	0	80	2nd West Division		9	5	4	Lost in Division Semifinals
1992–93	Spokane Chiefs	WHL		72	28	40	4	0	60	5th West Division		10	4	6	Lost in Division Semifinals
1993–94	Spokane Chiefs	WHL		72	31	37	4	0	66	5th West Division		3	0	3	Lost in First Round
1995–96†	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL		48	25	20	3	0	53	2nd Central Division		4	0	4	Lost in First Round
1997–98	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL		72	32	29	11	0	75	2nd Central Division		4	0	4	Lost in First Round
1998–99	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL		72	31	32	9	0	71	3rd Central Division		4	0	4	Lost in First Round
1999–00	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL		72	25	38	4	5	59	4th Central Division		Did not qualify
2000–01	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL		72	29	35	4	4	66	4th Central Division		5	1	4	Lost in Quarterfinals
2002–03†	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL		34	13	17	2	2	30	5th Central Division		Did not qualify
2004–05	Victoria Salmon Kings	ECHL		72	15	52	0	5	35	8th West Division		Did not qualify
2005–06†	Victoria Salmon Kings	ECHL		38	14	23	1	0	29	5th West Division		Did not qualify

Legend

• ^† – Replaced midseason

Transactions

• June, 1975 – Selected by the Cleveland Crusaders (WHA) in 1975 WHA Amateur Draft.
• June, 1976 – Transferred to the Minnesota Fighting Saints (WHA) after the Cleveland Crusaders (WHA) franchise relocated.
• September, 1976 – Traded to the Cincinnati Stingers (WHA) by the Minnesota Fighting Saints (WHA) for John McKenzie and the rights to Ivan Hlinka.
• May 26, 1977 – Traded to the New England Whalers (WHA) by the Cincinnati Stingers (WHA) with Greg Carroll for the rights to Mike Liut.
• February, 1978 – Signed as a free agent by the Minnesota North Stars after securing release from the New England Whalers (WHA).
• June 10, 1979 – Traded to the St. Louis Blues by the Minnesota North Stars with Richie Hansen for St. Louis' 2nd round choice (later traded to the Calgary Flames who selected Dave Reierson) in 1982 NHL Entry Draft.
• July 3, 1981 – Traded to the Winnipeg Jets by the St. Louis Blues with Paul MacLean and Ed Staniowski for Scott Campbell and John Markell.
• October 13, 1983 – Claimed on waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins from the Winnipeg Jets.

Personal Life

Byran Maxwell has a family of elite hockey prospects and devotion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as his father, Stan Maxwell,^[1] was an elite hockey prospect, his brother, Randy Maxwell,^[2] was an elite hockey prospect; and his son, Brooks Maxwell,^[3] was not only an elite hockey prospect, but also took two years off of his hockey career to serve a mission for the church. Also, his two nephews, Mitch Maxwell^[4] and Russ Maxwell^[5] were elite hockey prospects and took two years off their hockey careers to serve a mission for the church as well. ^[6]