Earl "Dutch" Reibel (July 21, 1930 – January 3, 2007) was a Canadian ice hockey professional player. Reibel played primarily as a centre with the Detroit Red Wings, as well as the Chicago Black Hawks and Boston Bruins.
Reibel played seven season in the National Hockey League.[1] He won two Stanley Cups with Detroit in 1954 and 1955.[1] He was also the only person to dethrone Gordie Howe as the Red Wings' leading scorer between the 1950 and 1964 seasons, surpassing him by 4 points in 1954–55.[2]
He scored twice in the ninth All-Star Game for Detroit against the All-Stars on October 2, 1955. Following the winning goal in the second period he scored a last minute empty net goal to complete a 3–1 victory.
In regular season play, Reibel scored 84 goals and 161 assist for 245 points in 409 games. He recorded 6 goals and 14 assists for 20 points in 39 career playoff appearances. Reibel holds the record for most assists by a player in his first NHL game with 4 assists. He was awarded the Lady Byng Trophy in 1956.[3]
Reibel's time in NHL ended in 1959 after play for a year with the Boston Bruins.[1] He spent the remainder of his hockey career playing in the AHL with the Providence Bruins.[1] Reibel retired from hockey in 1961 and returned to Kitchener, Ontario where he worked for Brewers Retail.[1] Reibel died in Kitchener on January 3, 2007, from complications following a stroke.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1948–49 | Kitchener Greenshirts | Big-10 Jr. B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Windsor Spitfires | OHA | 48 | 53 | 76 | 129 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2 | ||
| 1950–51 | Omaha Knights | USHL | 32 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1951–52 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 68 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 70 | 34 | 56 | 90 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 1953–54 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 69 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1954–55 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 1955–56 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 68 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1956–57 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1957–58 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 40 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 63 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959–60 | Providence Reds | AHL | 69 | 20 | 46 | 66 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1960–61 | Providence Reds | AHL | 43 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 409 | 84 | 161 | 245 | 75 | 39 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | ||||
References
- ^ a b c d e Wilkinson, Jeff (February 15, 1977). "Spitfires' "Dutch" Reibel now a Brewers' Retail man". The Windsor Star. p. 64.
- ^ "Earl Reibel, 76: Former Red Wings player". Toronto Star. 4 January 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Winners". NHL.com. July 20, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ "Earl Reibel, 76: Former Red Wings player". Toronto Star. January 4, 2007. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database