- Babe Siebert
Albert Charles "Babe" Siebert (
January 14 ,1904 inPlattsville, Ontario ,Canada –August 25 , 1939) was a Canadianprofessional ice hockey left winger and defenceman who played 14 seasons in theNational Hockey League for theMontreal Canadiens ,Montreal Maroons ,New York Rangers , andBoston Bruins .Playing career
He won 2
Stanley Cup s, in 1926 with theMontreal Maroons and with theNew York Rangers in 1933. He was appointed head coach of theMontreal Canadiens and has the unique distinction of being the only NHL coach to never win, lose or tie a game because he died at the age of only 35 in a drowning accident, inLake Huron , shortly after he was hired before the 1939–40 season started. This left his family in such financial distress that the NHL held a memorial game for him, the third all-star game in NHL history. He was inducted into theHockey Hall of Fame in 1964.While with the Maroons, Babe was the left-winger of the potent "
S Line ". Opposite him wasHooley Smith andNels Stewart centred the line.Awards & Achievements
*1964 — Inducted into the
Hockey Hall of Fame
*1925–26 —Stanley Cup Champion
*1932–33 —Stanley Cup Champion
*1936–37 —Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player.ee also
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List of ice hockey players who died young
*List of NHL players
*Captain (hockey)
*List of members of the Hockey Hall of Fame
*List of NHL seasons External links
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