Earl Seibert

Earl Seibert
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1963
Born	December 7, 1911 Berlin, ON, CAN
Died	May 12, 1990 (aged 78) Agawam, MA, USA
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	New York Rangers Chicago Black Hawks Detroit Red Wings
Playing career	1931–1947

Walter Earl Seibert (December 7, 1911 – 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.

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 (4 times to the first, 6 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.

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. Seibert was always haunted by the accident, even saying he killed Morenz.

After his NHL retirement, Seibert served as coach of Eddie Shore's Springfield Indians

He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963, and joined his father Oliver Seibert 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.

In 2009, Seibert was ranked No. 61 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons).

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1929–30	Springfield Indians	CAHL		40	4	1	5	84		—	—	—	—	—
1930–31	Springfield Indians	CAHL		38	16	11	27	96		—	—	—	—	—
1931–32	New York Rangers	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
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
1935–36	New York Rangers	NHL		15	3	3	6	6		—	—	—	—	—
1935–36	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		29	2	6	8	21		2	2	0	2	0
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
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
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
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
1944–45	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		22	7	8	15	13		—	—	—	—	—
1944–45	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		25	5	9	14	10		14	2	1	3	4
1945–46	Indianapolis Capitals	AHL		24	2	9	11	19		—	—	—	—	—
1945–46	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		18	0	3	3	18		—	—	—	—	—
1946–47	Indianapolis Capitals	AHL		19	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				653	89	187	276	768		65	11	8	19	76

Coaching statistics

Season  Team                  Lge Type       GP  W  L  T OTL   Pct  Result 
1946-47 Springfield Indians   AHL Head coach 64 24 29 11  0   0.461 Lost in round 1 
1946-47 Indianapolis Capitals AHL Head coach             
1947-48 Springfield Indians   AHL Head coach 68 19 42 7   0   0.331 Out of playoffs 
1948-49 Springfield Indians   AHL Head coach 68 22 37 9   0   0.390 Lost in round 1 
1949-50 Springfield Indians   AHL Head coach 70 28 34 8   0   0.457 Lost in round 1 
1950-51 Springfield Indians   AHL Head coach 70 27 37 6   0   0.429 Lost in round 1 

See also

• Captain (ice hockey)

External links

• Earl Seibert's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Earl Seibert's biography at Legends of Hockey