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

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forward who played for the

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of the

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from 1935 to 1946. Shibicky was also a Stanley Cup 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) * Stanley Cup 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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