About Alex Shibicky
Alex Shibicky was a notable figure. Shibicky died in 2005 at the age of 91.
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|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.
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Regular season and playoffs
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
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