16 Max French
Max French
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    185
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    West Kelowna, British Columbia
  • Position:
    F
  • Previous Team:
    West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)
  • gp
    32
  • p
    47
  • g
    23
  • a
    24
  • pim
    30
  • +/-
    +8

Bio

2014-15: Played in 35 games … second on team in goals (16), assists (18) and points (34) … t-9th in Atlantic Hockey in goals, t-15th in points … t-2nd in AHC in power play goals (7), which was t-12th nationally … had two goals and one assist in season opener at Quinnipiac (Oct. 11) … scored once in both games at Penn State (Oct. 30 & 31) … went for a hat trick in 6-0 win over Niagara (Nov. 7) … helped Bentley defeat Mercyhurst 5-4 with 1 goal and 2 assists (Nov. 15) … notched 1 goal and 1 assist in win over Air Force (Dec. 6) … had a career high five points on 1 goal and 4 assists in 5-2 win at AIC (Dec. 14) … named the Atlantic Hockey Offensive Player of the Week Dec. 16 … tallied two assists in consecutive games, vs. RIT (Jan. 24) and at Mercyhurst (Jan. 30) … found the back of the net vs. Mercyhurst in game two of AHC Quarterfinals (March 14) … Atlantic Hockey All-Academic.

2013-14: Played in 33 of 37 games … recorded an 11-12-23 scoring line … t-4th on team in goals and 7th in points … t-3rd in scoring among Atlantic Hockey rookies and 2nd in goals … recorded a +7 rating for the season … had two goals in Bentley debut, helping team to 6-4 win over Nebraska-Omaha in season-opener … named the AHA Rookie of the Week Oct. 15 … chosen as the AHA Rookie of the Month for October … scored one goal each in consecutive games against Army Nov. 2 and AIC Nov. 8 … had one goal each in wins over Robert Morris Dec. 6, RIT Jan. 10 and Canisius Jan. 18 … scored in consecutive games against UConn Feb. 8 and Army Feb. 14 … Atlantic Hockey All-Academic.

Before Bentley: Played with the West Kelowna Warriors franchise of the British Columbia Hockey League for four seasons (2009-13) … captained the Warriors for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons … third on team in points in 12-13 season with 53 on 21 goals and 32 assists in just 39 games … was third in goals and fourth in assists ... posted a team-high 7-4-11 line in 10 postseason games ... had a 25-14-39 scoring line in 11-12 season, leading team in goals and finishing third in points ... recorded a 12-22-34 line in 10-11 season … earned the BCHL Energy Player of the Year Award … twice awarded the Warriors’ Heart and Soul Award and was its 2012 Humanitarian Award winner.

Personal: Majoring in corporate finance and accounting … 2012 graduate of Immaculata Regional High School ... age as of Oct. 1: 22 … son of Daryl and Linda French … has one brother, Tyler (25).

Player Profile

Recent Games
Mar 4 Sacred Heart W, 5-4
Mar 5 Sacred Heart L, 2-1
Mar 6 Sacred Heart W, 4-1
Mar 11 at Robert Morris W, 4-3
Mar 12 at Robert Morris L, 4-1
Mar 13 at Robert Morris L, 6-3
  Overall Conf
Games 32 22
Points 47 36
Goals 23 16
Assists 24 20
PIM 30 18
+/- +8 +8
Power-play goals 5 3
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 1 1
Games started 31 22
Game-winning goals 3 2
Game-tying goals 1 1
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 112 78
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 9 Mercyhurst L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Mercyhurst L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Northeastern W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Northeastern W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Army West Point T, 2-2 1 2 0 2 0 +1 1 0 0 0 1 6
Nov 1 vs. Army West Point W, 6-2 1 1 3 4 0 +0 1 0 0 0 0 6
Nov 4 Merrimack L, 5-1 1 1 0 1 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Nov 13 at Rochester Inst. W, 3-2 1 2 0 2 2 +1 0 0 0 1 0 3
Nov 14 at Rochester Inst. W, 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 20 Rensselaer L, 3-2 1 1 0 1 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 6
Nov 24 at Boston U. L, 3-0 - 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 28 at New Hampshire L, 5-4 1 0 2 2 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 5
Dec 1 American Int'l W, 1-0 1 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Dec 4 at Niagara L, 6-4 1 2 1 3 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 5
Dec 5 at Niagara W, 3-1 1 1 1 2 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 11 Holy Cross T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Dec 12 Holy Cross L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 2 at Air Force L, 3-2 1 0 2 2 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 3 at Air Force W, 5-3 1 1 2 3 2 +2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 8 at Robert Morris L, 5-1 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Jan 9 at Robert Morris L, 5-0 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 15 Rochester Inst. L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Jan 16 Rochester Inst. L, 6-3 1 1 2 3 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Jan 22 American Int'l W, 6-1 1 2 2 4 2 +3 0 0 0 1 0 5
Jan 23 at American Int'l T, 5-5 1 2 1 3 2 +1 1 0 0 0 0 5
Jan 29 Sacred Heart W, 4-2 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 30 Sacred Heart T, 3-3 1 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 5 at Mercyhurst W, 4-1 1 1 2 3 0 +3 0 0 1 0 0 4
Feb 6 at Mercyhurst L, 5-2 1 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Feb 12 Canisius L, 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 13 Canisius L, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 at American Int'l T, 2-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 at Army West Point L, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 Army West Point T, 2-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 Sacred Heart W, 5-4 1 2 0 2 0 +0 1 0 0 0 0 5
Mar 5 Sacred Heart L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 6 Sacred Heart W, 4-1 1 1 1 2 0 +3 0 0 0 0 0 5
Mar 11 at Robert Morris W, 4-3 1 2 0 2 2 +2 1 0 0 1 0 5
Mar 12 at Robert Morris L, 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 13 at Robert Morris L, 6-3 1 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 4
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2013-14 33 11 12 23 41 +7 2 1 2 1 0 0 94
2014-15 35 16 18 34 59 +2 7 0 1 2 1 1 115
2015-16 32 23 24 47 30 +8 5 0 1 3 1 0 112
2016-17 38 17 22 39 62 +3 8 1 3 1 0 1 112
Total 138 67 76 143 192 +20 22 2 7 7 2 2 433
    gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Event Total 32 23 24 47 30 +8 5 0 1 3 1 0 112
Conference 22 16 20 36 18 +8 3 0 1 2 1 0 78
Exhibition - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 14 8 8 16 16 +1 1 0 0 1 0 0 49
Away 17 14 13 27 14 +7 3 0 1 2 1 0 57
Neutral 1 1 3 4 0 +0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
Result Wins 12 13 13 26 10 +16 3 0 1 3 0 0 43
Losses 16 6 9 15 16 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
Ties 4 4 2 6 4 +0 2 0 0 0 1 0 16
Month October 1 2 0 2 0 +1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6
November 7 5 6 11 8 +0 1 0 0 1 0 0 24
December 5 3 3 6 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
January 10 6 10 16 14 +5 1 0 0 1 0 0 36
February 3 2 3 5 0 +2 0 0 1 0 0 0 11
March 6 5 2 7 6 +1 2 0 0 1 0 0 20

News Mentions

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Bentley Places 22 Student-Athletes on Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team

The Bentley hockey team has placed 22 of its student-athletes on the 2015-16 Atlantic Hockey All-Academic team, the conference announced on...

June 22, 2016

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French Voted to CoSIDA Academic All-District 1 At-Large Team

Bentley University hockey player Max French (West Kelowna, B.C./West Kelowna Warriors) has been voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 1...

May 12, 2016

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Bentley Takes Game One From Robert Morris 4-3

Junior Max French (West Kelowna, B.C./West Kelowna) scored the go-ahead goal with 5:11 left in the 3rd period as Bentley defeated Robert Morris...

March 11, 2016

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Bentley Heads to Robert Morris for Quarterfinals Series

After advancing past Sacred Heart two games to one in the first round last weekend, No. 8 seed Bentley is now set to take on top-seed Robert...

March 10, 2016

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Gladiuk & French Voted Atlantic Hockey All-Conference

Bentley duo Andrew Gladiuk (White Rock, B.C./Nanaimo) and Max French (West Kelowna, B.C./West Kelowna) have been voted to the Atlantic Hockey...

March 9, 2016

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Bentley Takes Game Three over Sacred Heart 4-1, Advances to Quarterfinals

Two 3rd period goals by right wing Kyle Schmidt (Menomonee Falls, Wisc./Sioux City) helped Bentley defeat Sacred Heart 4-1 in Sunday night’s...

March 6, 2016

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Bacon’s Two 3rd Period Goals Propels Bentley to 5-4, Game One Win

Senior Derek Bacon (Calgary, Alberta/Okotoks) scored two third period goals as part of a hat trick to help Bentley pull away from Sacred Heart in...

March 4, 2016

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Bentley Set to Tangle with Sacred Heart in Atlantic Hockey Playoffs

The 2016 Atlantic Hockey Playoffs get underway this weekend with the first round and Bentley will host Sacred Heart in the 8-9 matchup in a best...

March 3, 2016

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Bentley Aims for Home-Ice as Regular Season Closes

Entering the final weekend of the regular season, Bentley controls its own destiny for home-ice advantage in the first round of the Atlantic...

February 25, 2016

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Bentley to Visit AIC Wednesday Night as Regular Season Winds Down

With just three games left in the regular season, the Bentley hockey team begins the homestretch Wednesday night when they visit AIC at the...

February 23, 2016

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Bentley Drops Series Opener to Canisius 3-1

Despite another goal by Andrew Gladiuk (White Rock, B.C./Nanaimo) the Bentley hockey team dropped a 3-1 decision to Canisius on Friday at the JAR...

February 12, 2016

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Bentley Falls at Mercyhurst 5-2 to Snap Streak

Bentley dropped the final game of its series at Mercyhurst 5-2 Saturday night in Atlantic Hockey action at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. The defeat...

February 6, 2016

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Bentley Extends Unbeaten Streak in 4-1 Win over Mercyhurst

Bentley extended its unbeaten streak to five and Andrew Gladiuk (White Rock, B.C./Nanaimo) also scored for the fifth straight game as they won at...

February 5, 2016

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Bentley Back on the Road to Visit Mercyhurst

Bentley will begin the month of February on the road when they visit the Mercyhurst Lakers in Erie, Pa., for an Atlantic Hockey series beginning...

February 4, 2016

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Bentley, Sacred Heart Tie as Falcons Extend Unbeaten Streak

Bentley extended its unbeaten streak to four games (2-0-2) as they skated to a 3-3 tie with Sacred Heart Saturday night at the JAR in Atlantic...

January 30, 2016

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Bentley-Sacred Heart Set to Clash in Atlantic Hockey Series

For the first time this season Bentley and Sacred Heart will take the ice, with a weekend series between the two at the JAR set to begin Friday...

January 28, 2016

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French Scores Twice in Bentley’s 5-5 Tie With AIC

Max French (West Kelowna, B.C./West Kelowna) had two goals to lead the Bentley offense as the Falcons and AIC skated to a high-scoring 5-5 tie...

January 23, 2016

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Gladiuk Nets Natural Hat Trick as Bentley Storms Past AIC 6-1

Senior Andrew Gladiuk (White Rock, B.C./Nanaimo) netted a natural hat trick in the 3rd period as Bentley stormed past AIC 6-1 on Friday night at...

January 22, 2016

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Bentley Set For Home and Home Series With AIC

Bentley will look to bounce back this weekend when they take on the AIC Yellow Jackets in a home and home Atlantic Hockey series. The series opens...

January 21, 2016

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French On Fan Ballot For Hobey Baker Award

Bentley junior center Max French (West Kelowna, B.C./West Kelowna Warriors) has been selected to be on the fan ballot for the 2016 Hobey Baker...

January 20, 2016

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Schmidt Scores Two But Bentley Falls to RIT

Despite a strong game by its top-line, RIT pulled away from Bentley in the 3rd period for a 6-3 win over the Falcons Saturday night at the JAR in...

January 16, 2016

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Bentley-RIT Set to Tangle for 2nd Time This Season

Bentley returns home for the first time since mid-December when they host the RIT Tigers at the JAR for a weekend series beginning Friday night at...

January 14, 2016

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French-Schmidt Goal an NCAA.com Play of the Week

On Sunday night at Air Force, Kyle Schmidt (Menomonee Falls, Wisc./Sioux City) setup a goal by Max French (West Kelowna, B.C./West Kelowna) with a...

January 5, 2016

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Jago’s Late Goal Sends Bentley Past Air Force

Freshman defenseman Tanner Jago (Brandon, Manitoba/Portage) blasted in a slap shot with 1:06 left in the 3rd period for the game-winning goal, as...

January 3, 2016

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Battle of Falcons in Colorado Begins New Year for Hockey

The Bentley Falcons get the 2nd half of the season underway when they visit Colorado to take on the Air Force Falcons in a two game Atlantic...

December 30, 2015

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Bentley Set for Rivalry Series with Holy Cross

Bentley will close out the first half of the season this weekend with a two game series with chief rival Holy Cross at the JAR, beginning Friday...

December 9, 2015

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Callin’s Two Goals Helps Bentley Top Niagara 3-1

Freshman Drew Callin (Middleton, Wisc./Janesville) scored two goals, and Max French (West Kelowna, B.C./West Kelowna) scored just 30 seconds into...

December 5, 2015

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Bentley’s 3rd Period Rally Falls Short at Niagara

Bentley nearly rallied from 4-1 down in the 3rd period at Niagara, but the Purple Eagles held on for a 6-4 victory over the visiting Falcons...

December 4, 2015

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Falcons Face Niagara in Weekend Atlantic Hockey Series

After a Tuesday night home victory over AIC, the Bentley hockey team heads back on the road this weekend to take on the Niagara Purple Eagles for...

December 3, 2015

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Antoni Records Shutout as Bentley Blanks AIC 1-0

Senior goalie Gabe Antoni (Lansdale, Pa./Springfield) posted his first career shutout with 30 saves, and senior Andrew Gladiuk (White Rock,...

December 1, 2015

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Bentley Returns to the JAR to Host AIC Tuesday Night

Coming off three straight non-conference games, Bentley returns to Atlantic Hockey play Tuesday night when they welcome in the AIC Yellow Jackets...

November 30, 2015

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UNH Outlasts Bentley 5-4

UNH twice answered game-tying goals in the third period from Bentley sophomore Kyle Schmidt (Menomonee Falls, Wisc./Sioux Falls) as the Wildcats...

November 28, 2015

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No. 11 Boston Univ. Skates Past Bentley 3-0

Despite a strong performance and 44 saves by Bentley senior goalie Gabe Antoni (Lansdale, Pa./Springfield), No. 11 Boston University skated past...

November 24, 2015

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Bentley Makes Return Trip to Boston Univ. Tuesday Night

The Bentley hockey team will make its return trip to Agganis Arena to face Boston University on Tuesday night, two seasons after defeating the...

November 23, 2015

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RPI Slips Past Bentley 3-2 Despite Rally

Goals by Jake Ahlgren (Fergus Falls, Minn./Wenatchee) and Max French (West Kelowna, B.C./West Kelowna) brought Bentley back from 3-0 down against...

November 20, 2015

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Falcons Host Rensselaer Friday Night at the JAR

On Friday night at the JAR, Bentley will welcome in Rensselaer from the ECAC for its third and final non-conference home game of the season....

November 18, 2015

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Antoni, French Claim Atlantic Hockey Weekly Awards

Senior Gabe Antoni (Lansdale, Pa./Springfield) was named the Atlantic Hockey Goalie of the Week and junior Max French (West Kelowna, B.C./West...

November 17, 2015

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Gladiuk’s OT Goal Gives Bentley Sweep of RIT

Senior Andrew Gladiuk (White Rock, B.C./Nanaimo) scored 46 seconds into overtime as Bentley won at RIT 3-2 in bonus hockey for the second straight...

November 14, 2015

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French’s OT Goal Sends Bentley Past RIT 3-2

Max French (West Kelowna, B.C./West Kelowna) scored with just 31 seconds left in overtime to give the Bentley hockey team a hard fought 3-2 road...

November 13, 2015

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Bentley Gets Back at it With RIT Road Series

Bentley will travel up to Rochester, N.Y., for the first time since 2013 this weekend for a series with Atlantic Hockey rival RIT. Both games...

November 11, 2015

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No. 16 Merrimack Surges in 3rd Period in 5-1 Win over Bentley

No. 16 Merrimack used a four goal surge at the start of the 3rd period to take a 5-1 win over Bentley at Ryan Arena Wednesday night in non-confere...

November 4, 2015

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French Chosen Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week

Bentley’s Max French (West Kelowna, B.C/West Kelowna) was chosen as the Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week, it was announced on Tuesday....

November 3, 2015

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Bentley Set for Merrimack Clash Wednesday Night

Coming off a three point weekend vs. Army West Point, the Bentley hockey team has a quick turnaround as they prepare to host Merrimack in a...

November 3, 2015

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Bentley Tops Army 6-2 in Brooklyn as Schmidt Nets Two Power Play Goals

At the first ever college hockey game at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Bentley scored a 6-2 win over Army. The win extends its unbeaten streak...

November 1, 2015

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French Leads Bentley Back in 2-2 Tie at Army

Junior Max French (West Kelowna, B.C./West Kelowna) scored two goals in the third period to help Bentley rally from 2-0 down and earn a 2-2 draw...

October 31, 2015

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Barclays Center Next up for Bentley vs. Army West Point

After a weekend off the Bentley hockey team is back at it this weekend when they take on Army West Point, highlighted by Sunday’s game at...

October 28, 2015

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Bentley Picked 3rd in Atlantic Hockey Preseason Poll

The Bentley Falcons have been picked 3rd in the Atlantic Hockey Preseason Coaches’ Poll, it was announced during the league’s annual...

September 23, 2015