Earl Seibert

Earl Walter Seibert ( born December 7, 1910 in Kitchener, Ontario; † 20 May 1990) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played from 1931 to 1946 for the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League.

Career

As a junior he played in his hometown of Kitchener, committed him to the Springfield Indians. During this time he suffered a serious concussion.

Early in his 15 -year NHL career, he was wearing a head guard, and was thus the first player who played consistently with helmet. He was a " tough guy " on the ice, but even in his contract talks, he always proved to be a tough negotiator. After five successful years it had been responsible sorry to argue with him about his salary, and gave him away to the Chicago Blackhawks.

In Chicago, he became one of the best defenders in the league. He was elected 10 times in the NHL All-Star team. The only defense that one panelist at this time about him was Eddie Shore, the Seibert designated as the only player with whom he feared a confrontation.

His career was overshadowed, however, by a foul on Howie Morenz, who died of his injuries a few weeks later. Here About Seibert never came across correctly.

He twice won the Stanley Cup in 1933 with the New York Rangers and 1938 with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Rope Bert trained in the AHA still teams in West Springfield and Indianapolis, but he was not successful there and retired from hockey.

In 1963 he was honored with induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, two years after his father, Oliver Seibert. The two were the first father-son combination in the Hall of Fame.

NHL stats

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