(Babe) Siebert was a great hockey player with a heart as
big as his massive body. National Hockey League fans of the 1920's
and 30's cherish the memory of Siebert as a great, broad-shouldered
competitor with cool and fearless eyes, a man who rode through his
plays with the complete confidence of his own power.
The Babe was born in Plattsville, Ontario, Jan. 14, 1904, and
played his minor hockey in Zurich, Ontario. He played for
Kitchener in the Ontario Hockey Association junior league in 1922-
23 then, although still a junior, he moved up to play for the
Niagara Falls seniors in 1924-25 and made the jump into the
National Hockey League the following season with the Montreal
Maroons.
Siebert was an outstanding left winger at that time, and combined
with Nels Stewart and Hooley Smith to form the highly-rated S-line,
which functioned effectively for five seasons.
It was broken with dramatic suddenness in 1932 when Stewart was
traded to Boston and Siebert to the New York Rangers. Siebert
later went to Boston, then returned to Montreal to play for the
Canadiens in 1936-37. By this time his speed had gone but Babe had
developed into an outstanding defenseman. He was so good, in fact,
that he was voted the Hart Trophy that season.
Standing 5-foot-9 and weighing 200 pounds, Siebert became great at
blocking out the opposition, using his weight and strength and
balance to skate attackers off to the side. He was named to the
first All-Star team on defense three consecutive seasons starting
with 1935-36.
Babe Siebert died Aug. 25, 1939, in St. Joseph, Ontario, as the
result of a drowning accident.
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| | REGULAR SEASON | PLAYOFFS |
| SEASON | | CLUB | LEAGUE | GP | G | A | TP | PM | GP | G | A | TP | PM |
| 1925-26 | | Mont. Maroons | NHL | 35 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 108 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 1926-27 | | Mont. Maroons | NHL | 42 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 116 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1927-28 | | Mont. Maroons | NHL | 40 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 109 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 1928-29 | | Mont. Maroons | NHL | 39 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 52 | | | | | |
| 1929-30 | | Mont. Maroons | NHL | 41 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930-31 | | Mont. Maroons | NHL | 42 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1931-32 | | Mont. Maroons | NHL | 48 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1932-33 | | NY Rangers | NHL | 42 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 1933-34 | | New York & Boston | NHL | 45 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 49 | | | | | |
| 1934-35 | | Boston Bruins | NHL | 48 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1935-36 | | Boston Bruins | NHL | 46 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1936-37 | | Mont. Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1937-38 | | Mont. Canadiens | NHL | 37 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1938-39 | | Mont. Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | | | NHL | 593 | 140 | 156 | 296 | 972 | 54 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 68 |
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