Shero captained the Warriors to the WHL championship, in his first season with the club. However, he only played one more season with the Barons before moving to the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Winnipeg Warriors for the 1955–56 season. Shero was also named an AHL Second Team All-Star in 1954. Upon his return to the minors Shero enjoyed team success as a player winning back-to-back Calder Cups with the Barons in 19. On May 14, 1951, the Rangers traded Shero to the American Hockey League's (AHL) Cleveland Barons. It was the last NHL game Shero ever played. In the Finals the Rangers met up with the Detroit Red Wings, and on April 23, 1950, the Rangers lost game seven in double overtime. Despite being the lowest seeded team, the Rangers made it to the Stanley Cup Finals by upsetting the Montreal Canadiens in the first round. The following season Shero set career highs in games played, assists, and points, while the Rangers qualified for the post-season in the fourth and final position. The 1948–49 season saw Shero become a regular in the Rangers line up as well as his first NHL post-season action. Paul the fog was so thick that Shero was the only player who claimed to be able to see the puck thus earning him the name "Freddy the Fog". High humidity on indoor ice surfaces can result in fog. Although more often associated with his loner personality and propensity for being lost in thought, the nickname actually began during a 1948 game in St. It was during this time that he would first garner the nickname "The Fog". Paul Saints in the United States Hockey League. However, he only played 19 games with the Rangers that year while splitting time with the St. On October 16, 1947, he made his NHL debut at the Montreal Forum against the defending Stanley Cup Champion Montreal Canadiens in the 1947–48 season opener. Upon returning to the Rangers organization, Shero continued to play in the minors for another two seasons before reaching National Hockey League (NHL). The following season Shero served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II, although he continued to play hockey for the Navy as a member of HMCS Chippawa. He spent the first year of his contract in the minors splitting time between the New York Rovers and the Brooklyn Crescents in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League.
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His son, Ray Shero, also pursued a career in hockey, serving as general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins (2006–2014) and New Jersey Devils (2015–2020).Īs a 17-year-old, Shero was signed by the New York Rangers to a professional contract. Prior to game six of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals, Shero wrote his now famous quote "Win together today and we walk together forever" – a statement that continues to be quoted to this day. He often left philosophical sayings on a chalkboard as a way of provoking thought or as a motivational tool. He was known for his enigmatic and introverted personality often appearing or disappearing from a room unnoticed, or being completely lost in thought. In 2013 Shero was recognized for his contributions when he was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder. He was the first coach to hire a full-time assistant coach, employ systems, have his players use in season strength training, study film, and he was one of the first coaches to utilize a morning skate.
Shero had a unique style of coaching that led to several innovations that are still used today. He resigned from the Rangers after coaching for less than three seasons. Shero controversially left the Flyers following the 1977–78 season to become the head coach of the New York Rangers, whom he led to the Stanley Cup Finals in his first season. He also had four consecutive seasons of having a 0.700 or better winning percentage and remains the Flyers all-time leader in coaching victories. As the head coach of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers, Shero won the Stanley Cup in 19 and reached the Stanley Cup Finals a third time, in 1976. He spent 13 years coaching in the minor leagues before making it to the NHL. Following his playing career, Shero went into coaching. However, he spent most of his playing career in the minor leagues. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Shero during his playing days with the Rangersįrederick Alexander Shero, nicknamed The Fog (October 23, 1925 – November 24, 1990) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach, and general manager.
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