Maxim Nikolaevich Bets (born January 31, 1974 in Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Gazprom-OGU Orenburg for the Russian Major League. Bets began his career in Russia with Traktor Chelyabinsk before moving to North America in the junior Western Hockey League where he spent two highly productive seasons with the Spokane Chiefs, scoring 49 points and 57 assists for 106 points in 1992-93 and 46 goals and 70 assists for 116 points in 1993-94, finishing second for the team behing Valeri Bure and Ryan Duthie respectfully.