Alex Shibicky

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 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