Earl Seibert
Hockey Hall of Fame , 1963 | |
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Date of birth | December 7, 1910 |
place of birth | Kitchener , Ontario , Canada |
date of death | May 20, 1990 |
size | 188 cm |
Weight | 91 kg |
position | defender |
Shot hand | Right |
Career stations | |
1927-1929 | Kitchener Greenshirts |
1929-1931 | Springfield Indians |
1931-1936 | New York Rangers |
1936-1945 | Chicago Black Hawks |
1945 | Detroit Red Wings |
1945-1946 | Indianapolis Capitals |
1946-1947 | Springfield Indians |
Earl Walter Seibert (born December 7, 1910 in Kitchener , Ontario , † May 20, 1990 ) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played for the New York Rangers , Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League from 1931 to 1946 .
Career
As a junior he played in his hometown of Kitchener until the Springfield Indians signed him . During this time he suffered a severe concussion.
Even at the beginning of his 15-year NHL career, he wore head protection and was the first player to constantly play with a helmet. He was a "tough dog" on the ice, but also in his contractual talks he always showed himself to be a tough negotiating partner. After five successful years, those responsible were tired of arguing with him about his salary and handed him over to the Chicago Black Hawks.
In Chicago he developed into one of the best defenders in the league. He has been elected to the NHL All-Star Team 10 times . The only defender ranked above him during this period was Eddie Shore , who described Seibert as the only player with whom he feared an argument.
However, his career was overshadowed by a foul on Howie Morenz , who died of his injuries a few weeks later. Seibert never really got over this.
He won the Stanley Cup twice : in 1933 with the New York Rangers and in 1938 with the Chicago Black Hawks.
Seibert still trained teams in the AHA in West Springfield and Indianapolis , but he was unsuccessful there and withdrew from ice hockey.
In 1963 he was honored with the induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame , two years after his father Oliver Seibert . The two were the first father-son combination to enter the Hall of Fame.
NHL statistics
Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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Regular season | 15th | 653 | 89 | 187 | 276 | 768 |
Playoffs | 10 | 58 | 10 | 6th | 16 | 62 |
Sporting successes
- Stanley Cup : 1933 and 1938
Personal awards
- First All-Star Team : 1935, 1942, 1943 and 1944
- Second All-Star Team : 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940 and 1941
Web links
- Earl Seibert in the database of the Hockey Hall of Fame (English)
- Earl Seibert at hockeydb.com (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Seibert, Earl |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Seibert, Earl Walter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 7, 1910 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kitchener , Ontario |
DATE OF DEATH | May 20, 1990 |