Max Kaminsky (ice hockey)

Max Kaminsky
Black and white photo of a hockey player holding a hockey stick, in uniform with a number 7 on the front
Kaminsky, c. 1939
Born (1912-04-19)April 19, 1912
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Died May 5, 1961(1961-05-05) (aged 49)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Ottawa Senators
St. Louis Eagles
Boston Bruins
Montreal Maroons
Playing career 1932–1945

Max Kaminsky (April 19, 1912 – May 5, 1961) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played four seasons in the National Hockey League, followed by nine seasons in the American Hockey League where he won two Calder Cup championships. He later coached the Pittsburgh Hornets and Philadelphia Rockets, then led the St. Catharines Teepees to the 1960 Memorial Cup championship. The Max Kaminsky Trophy was established by the Ontario Hockey Association in his honour in 1961, and he was posthumously inducted into the Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame in 1992.