Max Hornfeck
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Verona, New Jersey, USA
| Max Hornfeck | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Max Hornfeck circa 1901. | |||
| Born |
January 13, 1874 Verona, New Jersey, USA | ||
| Died | October 25, 1968 (aged 94) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5[1] in (165 cm) | ||
| Weight | 124 lb (56 kg; 8 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Montclair Athletic Club New York Athletic Club New York Wanderers New York Hockey Club | ||
| Playing career | 1896–1908 | ||
Maximilian Roland Hornfeck (January 13, 1874 – October 25, 1968) was an American amateur ice hockey center and speed skater active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Hornfeck played ice hockey for the Montclair Athletic Club, New York Athletic Club, New York Wanderers and New York Hockey Club in the American Amateur Hockey League between 1897 and 1908.
As a speed skater Hornfeck competed both in local and national events against prominent amateur skaters such as LeRoy See (of Berkeley School) and Charles McClave (of the New York Athletic Club).[2][3]
Max Hornfeck was born in Verona, New Jersey on January 13, 1874, to Hermann Heinrich Hornfeck, a manufacturer, and Anna Kathrine Cimiotti. Hermann Heinrich was born in Gera, Thuringia on February 5, 1839, and immigrated to the United States in 1860. He married Anna Kathrine Cimiotti, a native of Vienna, on February 5, 1866.[4]
