Alexandre Dimitri Shibicky (May 19, 1914 – July 9, 2005) was a Canadian

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who played for the

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of the

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from 1935 to 1946. Shibicky was also a

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winner in

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, and the vice-president of the first incarnation of the

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, but he is best known for being the first player to use a

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, 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

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during the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and achievements

* EAHL First All-Star Team (1935) *

Championship (1940) * Honoured Member of the

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* 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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* 1914 births 2005 deaths Canadian military personnel from Manitoba 20th-century Canadian military personnel Canadian ice hockey forwards Canadian military personnel of World War II New Haven Ramblers players New York Crescents players New York Rangers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States New Westminster Royals (WHL) players Ottawa Senators (QSHL) players Philadelphia Ramblers players Providence Reds players Selkirk Jr. Fishermen players Ice hockey people from Winnipeg Stanley Cup champions Winnipeg Columbus Club players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-player-stub