| Position | Left wing |
|---|---|
| Shoots | Right |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 0 |
| Weight lb | 185 |
| Played for | New York Rangers |
| Birth date | May 19, 1914 |
| Birth place | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Death date | July 9, 2005 (aged 91) |
| 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 season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
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
- ^ Cohen, Russ; Halligan, John; Raider, Adam (2009). 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters. John Wiley & Sons. p. 98. ISBN 978-0470736197.