| Alex Shibicky | |||
|---|---|---|---|
) Mac Colville, Neil Colville and Alex Shibicky, 1938. All three are ranked in the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats.[1] | |||
| Born | May 19, 1914 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died | July 9, 2005 (aged 91) South Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| 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 0470736194. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database