Earl Seibert
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2017}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| halloffame = 1963
| birth_date = {{birth date|1910|12|7|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Berlin, Ontario, Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|1990|5|12|1910|12|7}}
| death_place = Agawam, Massachusetts, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 200
| position = Defence
| shoots = Right
| played_for = New York Rangers
Chicago Black Hawks
Detroit Red Wings
| career_start = 1931
| career_end = 1947
}}
Walter Earl Seibert (December 7, 1910 – May 12, 1990) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played for 15 seasons for the Chicago Black Hawks, New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings between 1931 and 1946. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963.
Playing career
Earl was an important member of the 1933 New York Rangers and 1938 Chicago Black Hawks Stanley Cup victories. Each year from 1935 to 1944, Seibert was selected to the first or second NHL All-Star team (four times to the first, six times to the second). A tenacious defender, Seibert was renowned for rugged physical play, famously being the only player Eddie Shore was unwilling to fight.{{cite web |title=Legends of Hockey - Earl Seibert |url=https://www.hhof.com/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p196303&type=Player&page=bio&list=ByYear |website=Hockey Hall of Fame |access-date=8 July 2021}}
An accident during a January 28, 1937 game cast a shadow over Seibert's great career. Seibert and the legendary Howie Morenz became tangled up behind the Chicago net. Morenz fell awkwardly against the boards and broke his leg in several places. Morenz died in the hospital from complications of the injury several weeks later.
After his NHL retirement, Seibert served as coach of Eddie Shore's Springfield Indians.
Seibert was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963 and joined his father Oliver as the first father and son combination in the Hall of Fame. In 1998, he was ranked number 72 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
Siebert died following a battle with brain cancer on May 12, 1990.
In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Seibert at No. 61 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons.{{cite book|url= https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6860998-100-ranger-greats#bookDetails |title=100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters |first1=Russ |last1=Cohen |first2=John |last2=Halligan |first3=Adam |last3=Raider |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn= 978-0470736197 |date=2009 |access-date=February 3, 2020|page=90}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 1927–28
| OHA | — | — | — | — | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1927–28 | Kitchener Greenshirts | OHA Sr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1928–29
| Kitchener Greenshirts | OHA | — | — | — | — | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1929–30 | CAHL | 40 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 84
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1930–31
| Springfield Indians | CAHL | 38 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 96
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1931–32 | NHL | 44 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 88
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 1932–33
| New York Rangers | NHL | 45 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 92
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1933–34 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 66
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1934–35
| New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 86
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1935–36 | New York Rangers | NHL | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1935–36
| NHL | 29 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1936–37 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 45 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 46
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1937–38
| Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 48 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 38
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1938–39 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 48 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 57
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1939–40
| Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 37 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 35
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1940–41 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 44 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 52
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1941–42
| Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 45 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 52
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1942–43 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 44 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 48
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1943–44
| Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 50 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 40
| 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1944–45 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 22 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 13
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1944–45
| NHL | 25 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10
| 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1945–46 | AHL | 24 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 19
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1945–46
| Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1946–47 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 653 !! 89 !! 187 !! 276 !! 768 ! 65 !! 11 !! 8 !! 19 !! 76 |
Coaching statistics
{{double-dagger}} – midseason replacement
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|+Earl Seibert AHL coaching statistics{{cite web |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/stte/indianapolis-capitals-6172.html |title=Indianapolis Capitals statistics and history at hockeydb.com |work=hockeydb.com |access-date=January 3, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/stte/springfield-indians-9454.html |title=Springfield Indians statistics and history at hockeydb.com |work=hockeydb.com |access-date=January 3, 2022}} | |||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Team | rowspan="2"|Year | colspan="6"|Regular season | colspan="5"|Postseason | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | G | W | L | Win% | Result | |
| style="background:#fdd;"
! IDC!!1945–46{{double-dagger}} | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | (38) | 5 | 1 | 4 | {{Winning percentage|15|7|8}} | Lost in league semi-final | |
| style="background:#fdd;"
| 64 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 2 | {{Winning percentage|24|29|11}} | Lost in preliminary round | |
| SPI | 1947–48
| 68||19||42||7||0||45||–||–||–||{{Winning percentage|19|42|7}}||Out of playoffs | ||||||||||
| style="background:#fdd;"
! SPI!!1948–49 | 68 | 22 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 2 | {{Winning percentage|54|18|4}} | Lost in preliminary round | |
| style="background:#fdd;"
! SPI!!1949–50 | 70 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 2 | {{Winning percentage|28|34|8}} | Lost in first round | |
| style="background:#fdd;"
! SPI!!1950–51 | 70 | 27 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 3 | {{Winning percentage|27|37|6}} | Lost in first round | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 370 | 135 | 186 | 49 | 0 | 319 | 15 | 2 | 13 | {{Winning percentage|135|186|49}} | 5 playoff appearances |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{icehockeystats|legendsm=P196303}}
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{{succession box | before = Johnny Gottselig | title = Chicago Black Hawks captain | years = 1940–42 | after = Doug Bentley}}
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