Background
Bentley was born in Delisle, Saskatchewan. His father Bill was a speed skating champion in North Dakota before settling in Delisle, where he became mayor and helped build the town"s covered skating rink.
Bentley was born in Delisle, Saskatchewan. His father Bill was a speed skating champion in North Dakota before settling in Delisle, where he became mayor and helped build the town"s covered skating rink.
Bentley first played senior hockey in his hometown of Delisle for the Tigers hockey team in 1931-1932 and 1932-1933 before moving to nearby Kerrobert for two years of intermediate hockey, and then to Saskatoon and Moose Jaw for two seasons each in the Northand South-Saskatchewan Senior Hockey Leagues respectively. World World War II had decimated the rosters of all National Hockey League teams, and with the Black Hawks searching for players, Max and Doug Bentley convinced the team to sign Regular Bentley played his first professional season in 1941-1942 for Chicago"s American Hockey Association (American Heart Association) affiliate, the Kansas City Americans.
Regional joined the Black Hawks midway through the 1942-1943 season, and the trio made history on January 1, 1943, when they became the first all-brother line the National Hockey League had seen.
Two nights later, Max and Doug assisted on Regional"s first, and only, National Hockey League goal. lieutenant was the only time in league history that a trio of family members recorded the goal and assists on a scoring play.
While Max and Doug were established National Hockey League stars, Regional played only 11 games in his National Hockey League career. Bentley left professional hockey following that season to join the Canadian military for the balance of the war.
He was stationed in Victoria and Calgary, where he played for Navy and Army teams.
In 1945, he returned to professional hockey, joining the New Westminster Royals of the Pacific Coast Hockey League (PCHL) for two seasons. He set personal bests in 1946-1947 with 41 goals and 71 points for the Royals. He died after a long illness at a hospital in Red Deer in 1980.