Alex Shibicky Explained

Position:Left wing
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:185
Played For:New York Rangers
Birth Date:1914 5, mf=yes
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Death Place:South Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Career Start:1935
Career End:1946

Alexandre Dimitri Shibicky (May 19, 1914 – July 9, 2005) was a Canadian 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 the Second World War.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1931–32Winnipeg ColumbusMAHA
1932–33Winnipeg ColumbusWDJHL11 3 0 3 183 1 0 1 0
1933–34Selkirk Jr. FishermenMJHL12 11 4 15 195 6 3 9 0
1933–34Selkirk FishermenMHL1 0 0 0 0
1934–35New York CrescentsEAHL21 16 9 25 318 8 1 9 4
1935–36New York RangersNHL18 4 2 6 6
1935–36Philadelphia RamblersCan-Am28 16 6 22 13
1936–37New York RangersNHL47 14 8 22 309 1 4 5 0
1937–38New York RangersNHL48 16 18 34 263 2 0 2 2
1938–39New York RangersNHL48 24 9 33 247 3 1 4 2
1939–40New York RangersNHL44 11 21 32 3311 2 5 7 4
1940–41New York RangersNHL41 10 15 25 143 1 0 1 2
1941–42New York RangersNHL45 20 14 34 166 3 2 5 2
1942–43Ottawa CommandosQSHL18 15 7 22 2511 7 5 12 12
1942–43Ottawa CommandosAl-Cup11 11 13 24 2
1943–44Ottawa CommandosQSHL10 6 6 12 6
1944–45Ottawa EngineersOCHL4 3 5 8 05 8 3 11 4
1945–46New York RangersNHL33 10 5 15 12
1945–46Providence RedsAHL18 7 12 19 41 0 0 0 0
1946–47New Haven RamblersAHL53 20 12 32 283 0 2 2 0
1947–48New Westminster RoyalsPCHL
NHL totals324 109 92 201 16139 12 12 24 12

Awards and achievements

Notes and References

  1. Book: 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters . Russ . Cohen . John . Halligan . Adam . Raider . . 978-0470736197 . 2009 . February 3, 2020. 98.