(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.

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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.