Earl Walter Seibert

Earl Walter Seibert played fifteen and a half seasons in the National Hockey League, and in that time he established himself as one of the all-time great defencemen.

Seibert was voted to NHL All-Star teams in ten consecutive seasons, making the first team in 1934-35, 1941-42, 1942-43 and 1943-44. He was noted for his rushing ability and accounted for 89 goals and a total of 276 points in scheduled league games, adding another eleven goals and eight assists in play-offs.

Born in Kitchener, Ontario on December 7, 1911, son of Oliver Seibert, Earl began skating at an early age and was a consistent winner in the annual skating carnival in Kitchener. His speed and strong body-checking as a junior player caught the eye of several pro clubs and he eventually turned pro in 1929 with the Springfield Indians, a farm club for the New York Rangers. He moved up to the Rangers in the 1931-32 season and almost immediately became a standout on defence. The Rangers traded him to Chicago in 1935-36, for Art Coulter, and ten years later he was traded for three players to Detroit.