Alex Shibicky | |||
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![]() Mac Colville, Neil Colville and Alex Shibicky, 1938 | |||
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 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.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1931-32 | Winnipeg Columbus | MAHA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1932-33 | Winnipeg Columbus | WDJHL | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1933-34 | Selkirk Jr. Fishermen | MJHL | 12 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
1933-34 | Selkirk Fishermen | MHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1934-35 | New York Crescents | EAHL | 21 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | ||
1935-36 | New York Rangers | NHL | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1935-36 | Philadelphia Ramblers | Can-Am | 28 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1936-37 | New York Rangers | NHL | 47 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
1937-38 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
1938-39 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
1939-40 | New York Rangers | NHL | 44 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
1940-41 | New York Rangers | NHL | 41 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1941-42 | New York Rangers | NHL | 45 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
1942-43 | Ottawa Commandos | QSHL | 18 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | ||
1942-43 | Ottawa Commandos | Al-Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 2 | ||
1943-44 | Ottawa Commandos | QSHL | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1944-45 | Ottawa Engineers | OCHL | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | ||
1945-46 | New York Rangers | NHL | 33 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1945-46 | Providence Reds | AHL | 18 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1946-47 | New Haven Ramblers | AHL | 53 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
1947-48 | New Westminster Royals | PCHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
NHL totals | 324 | 109 | 92 | 201 | 161 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 12 |