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Birth Name: Maximilian Kolenda Pacioretty
Place of Birth: New Canaan, Connecticut, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 20, 1988
Ethnicity: * father – French-Canadian, possibly other * mother – Mexican
Max Pacioretty is an American professional ice hockey player. A left wing, he played for the Montreal Canadiens, HC Ambrì-Piotta, the Vegas Golden Knights, the Carolina Hurricanes, the Washington Capitals, and the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL); and was with the U.S. national team.
He is married to Russian tennis player Ekaterina Afinogenova, with whom he has five children. Ekaterina is the sister of professional ice hockey player Maxim Afinogenov, who is himself married to professional tennis player Elena Dementieva.
Max’s paternal grandmother was named Theresa Savoie. Theresa was French-Canadian, from Montréal.