Frederick Alexander Shero, (October 23, 1925  – November 24, 1990) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach, and general manager.

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).

[5] 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.

[5] Upon returning to the Rangers organization, Shero continued to play in the minors for another two seasons before reaching National Hockey League (NHL).

[7] However, he only played 19 games with the Rangers that year while splitting time with the St. Paul Saints in the United States Hockey League.

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.

Despite being the lowest seeded team, the Rangers made it to the Stanley Cup Finals by upsetting the Montreal Canadiens in the first round.

[11] Upon his return to the minors Shero enjoyed team success as a player winning back-to-back Calder Cups with the Barons in 1953 and 1954.

[20] In 1971 the Philadelphia Flyers were looking for a new coach, and general manager Keith Allen suggested Shero to owner Ed Snider.

[22] Shero's "Fog" nickname was also re-established during the year following a game at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta when he left the arena through a door with no re-entry and became locked outside prior to the post-game press conference.

[21] Shero insisted on having a scout for talent in Europe, and the club employed Aggie Kukulowicz who had played in the NHL and spoke Russian and Polish.

[2] After finishing second in the West Division they faced off with the Minnesota North Stars[27] whom they defeated 4–2 winning the first playoff series in Flyers history.

Prior to the game Shero wrote his famous quote "Win today, and we walk together forever" on the dressing room blackboard for inspiration to the players.

[35] In their opening series the Flyers swept the Toronto Maple Leafs, setting up a semi-final match-up against the New York Islanders.

Entering the game the Red Army team was unbeaten, defeating both Boston and the Rangers and registering a tie against the Canadiens.

Bernie Parent had suffered a back injury that limited him to eleven regular season games; he was able to return for the first-round series win versus Toronto.

But the pain became too much for Parent to continue to play in subsequent series, and Shero was forced to use his back-up goaltender, Wayne Stephenson.

[41] Despite these setbacks Shero led Philadelphia past Boston in the semi-finals and back to the Stanley Cup Finals.

[46] At the end of the season Shero, who had one more year left on his contract, submitted a letter of resignation stating that the Flyers needed a change whether they realized it or not.

Flyers management had previously heard rumors about Shero wanting to leave Philadelphia and re-join the Rangers organization, and refused to accept his letter of resignation.

[47] Shero then signed a $250,000, five-year contract with the Rangers to be their new Head Coach and General Manager, believing he no longer had a contractual agreement to the Flyers.

[49] The Rangers excelled during the playoffs that year, defeating the Los Angeles Kings in their first round match-up, then knocking off Shero's former club Philadelphia.

In the semi-finals the Rangers upset their cross town rival Islanders to reach the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1972.

He underwent surgery but remained healthy enough to start his new position as color analyst for the New Jersey Devils radio broadcasts.

[56] The reunion was to help him with his medical costs, but it was also something that was very important to Shero on a personal level, as it was a return to the organization he had the most success with.

[21] He was also the first to have his players use in season strength training, with the use of an Apollo machine, a precursor to Nautilus equipment.,[21] as well as one of the first coaches to adopt the morning skate.

After the first period, during which the Flyers' goaltender faced 21 shots, he jokingly summed it up by saying, "the Zamboni didn't even need to resurface the other end of the ice.

"[5] When he left Winnipeg's Isaac Newton High School to go off to New York to play for the Rovers, he continued his education in his new surroundings.

[69] In 1957, Shero was introduced to his future wife, Mariette, by his teammate Eddie Johnston in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec.

[61] Ray Shero also pursued a career in hockey, serving as general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins (2006–2014) and New Jersey Devils (2015–2020).