Greetings and salutations everyone and welcome to another blog here on BlueCollarBlueShirts.com. Something different tonight – and heck – what you’re about to read next wasn’t even authored by yours truly either!
As everyone and their mother knows by now, I have a deep respect, admiration and pride in Rangers’ history, which in turn, led me to writing my first book in 2021, “The New York Rangers Rink of Honor and the Rafters of Madison Square Garden.”
Since I always want to share as much information about the alumni as possible, two-weeks back, on April 1st, I shared Ty Dillelo’s amazing piece on former Blueshirt icon, Ching Johnson.
You can find that article here: A Look At Ching Johnson
Another person like me who is also moved to talk about Rangers’ history whenever possible, is someone, and who unlike me, has both a rooted and personal connection with it.
That person is a friend and reader of this site – Alex Shibicky Jr. – and you may be able to deduce who his father was too with such a namesake!
Shibicky Jr., who first found this site following the release of my first book, also recently read the Dilello piece on Johnson that I shared on this site.
In a response, Shibicky Jr. asked me if I ever read a piece on his father that was written some fifteen-years ago.
After recently reading it, I do remember reading this article – as Shibicky had sent it to me three-years prior.
However, I’m not sure who actually wrote it, and for what outlet, but I do believe it’s written by a Winnipeg writer.
While it’s my goal to update this posting in order to include full credit to the author and publisher; for now, here’s the complete article below – and I have uploaded a PDF version of it for “easier readability.”
From Shibicky’s recollection, this article was released about five-years following his father’s July 9th, 2005 passing, where one of the greatest Rangers of all-time passed away at the age of 91-years-old.
Without further ado, click the PDF link below – and I hope that you enjoy this article as much as I did:
The Flying Shibicky Life Story
If you’re reading these words on April 14th, 2024, the date on which I’m posting this article, then check back later in the day, as I have a few more updates coming your way, including a Rangers/Islanders GAME REVIEW, the NHL’s move to Utah, and this year’s Frank Boucher Trophy winner.
LET’S GO RANGERS!
Sean McCaffrey
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