Alex Shibicky
Alex Shibicky | |||
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Born |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | May 19, 1914||
Died |
July 9, 2005 South Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | (aged 91)||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | New York Rangers | ||
Playing career | 1935–1946 |
Alexandre Dimitri Shibicky (May 19, 1914 – July 9, 2005) was an ice hockey forward who played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League from 1935 to 1946.
Shibicky was also a Stanley Cup winner in 1940, and the vice-president of the first incarnation of the National Hockey League Players Association, but he is best known for being the first player to use a slapshot, which he did in 1937. He said he learned it in practice from teammate Fred "Bun" Cook during the 1935–36 season. He also spent three years in the Canadian Forces during World War II.
Awards and achievements[]
- EAHL First All-Star Team (1935)
- Stanley Cup Championship (1940)
- "Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, was ranked No. 57 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Cohen, Russ; Halligan, John; Raider, Adam (2009). 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0470736197. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1914 births
- 2005 deaths
- Canadian ice hockey forwards
- Canadian military personnel of World War II
- Sportspeople from Winnipeg
- New York Rangers players
- Selkirk Jr. Fishermen players
- Stanley Cup champions
- Winnipeg Columbus Club players
- Ice hockey people from Manitoba
- Canadian ice hockey player stubs