Wayne Douglas Maxner (September 27, 1942 – July 27, 2023) was a Canadian ice hockey player for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 1960s.
Career Maxner led the Ontario Hockey Association junior A league in scoring in 1962–63 as a member of the Niagara Falls Flyers and won the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy as league MVP. He played 54 games for the Bruins in 1964–65, and eight more the following season. He bounced around the American, Western, and Eastern Hockey Leagues until retiring in 1973. In 62 NHL games, Maxner scored eight goals and nine assists. His first NHL goal occurred on December 5, 1964, in Boston's 3–3 tie versus the New York Rangers at Boston Garden. He recorded 48 penalties in minutes.
Following his retirement as a player, Maxner served as the head coach of several teams, primarily the Windsor Spitfires and London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. He briefly coached the Detroit Red Wings for parts of two seasons between 1980 and 1982, finishing with an NHL record of 129 games coached and a 34–68–27 record.
Death Wayne Maxner died on July 27, 2023, at the age of 80.Windsor Spitfires Mourn the Loss of Former GM/Coach Wayne Maxner
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1959–60 Barrie Colts WOJHL — — — — — — — — — — 1959–60 Barrie Flyers OHA — — — — — 3 1 0 1 0 1960–61 Barrie Colts WOJHL — — — — — — — — — — 1961–62 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 28 14 15 29 38 10 7 4 11 4 1962–63 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 50 32 62 94 48 7 11 3 14 6 1962–63 Niagara Falls Flyers M-Cup — — — — — 16 15 20 35 4 1963–64 Minneapolis Bruins CPHL 70 27 29 56 44 5 2 1 3 0 1964–65 Boston Bruins NHL 54 7 6 13 42 — — — — — 1964–65 Minneapolis Bruins CPHL 16 8 11 19 20 — — — — — 1965–66 Boston Bruins NHL 8 1 3 4 6 — — — — — 1965–66 San Francisco Seals WHL 60 20 20 40 50 5 1 1 2 0 1966–67 California Seals WHL 67 25 35 60 54 6 0 2 2 0 1967–68 Hershey Bears AHL 54 13 20 33 16 2 0 0 0 2 1969–70 Long Island Ducks EHL 64 41 41 82 30 — — — — — 1970–71 Montréal Voyageurs AHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1970–71 Long Island Ducks EHL 64 44 43 87 12 — — — — — 1971–72 Gander Flyers NSHL 36 52 59 111 10 8 7 10 17 2 1972–73 HYS The Hague NED 10 21 19 40 — — — — — — 1972–73 Long Island Ducks EHL 35 19 39 58 2 — — — — — 1972–73 Springfield Indians AHL 4 0 1 1 2 — — — — — EHL totals 163 104 123 227 44 — — — — — NHL totals 62 8 9 17 48 — — — — —
NHL coaching record Team Year Regular season Postseason G W L T Pts Finish ResultDetroit Red Wings1980-8160162915(56)5th in NorrisMissed playoffsDetroit Red Wings1981-8269183912(54)6th in NorrisMissed playoffsTotal 129346627
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