Eddie Shore

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CanadaCanada  Eddie Shore Ice hockey player
Hockey Hall of Fame , 1947
Eddie Shore
Date of birth November 25, 1902
place of birth Fort Qu'Appelle , Saskatchewan , Canada
date of death March 16, 1985
Place of death Springfield , Massachusetts , USA
size 180 cm
Weight 88 kg
position defender
Shot hand Right
Career stations
1923-1924 Melville Millionaires
1924-1925 Regina Capitals
1925-1926 Edmonton Eskimos
1926-1939 Boston Bruins
1939-1940 New York Americans
1940-1942 Springfield Indians
1943-1944 Buffalo bison

Edward William "Eddie" Shore (born November 25, 1902 in Fort Qu'Appelle , Saskatchewan , Canada ; † March 16, 1985 in Springfield , Massachusetts , USA ) was a Canadian ice hockey player (defender) who served from 1926 to 1940 for the Boston Bruins and New York Americans played in the National Hockey League .

Career

Eddie Shore (right) with Ace Bailey in 1934

Like so much in his life, Eddie Shore's ice hockey career began with a competition. His older brother Aubry teased him for failing to qualify for the school team. Just to prove it to his brother, he trained like an obsession and was allowed to play three more games at the end of the season. His father sold the large land holdings and invested in steel. He lost everything and the two boys had to support the family as ice hockey players. First in the Western Hockey League, Eddie moved to Boston after its collapse. There the rough attacking defender was described as follows: If he has the puck there is either a goal, an assist or a fight. When the NHL introduced the designation of the All-Star Team in 1931, he was seven times in the first and only once in the second All-Star team in the first eight years. As the only defender, he won the Hart Memorial Trophy four times . In 1929 and 1939 he won the Stanley Cup . He was the dominant defender in the NHL in his day, but his toughness also left its mark. The hardest hit of his opponents was Ace Bailey , who was so badly injured with a check that he had to end his career. The first All-Star Game was played in Bailey's favor , in which Eddie Shore was allowed to participate. But Shore also had to take it. Broken back, broken pelvis, 14 nasal bones, five cheekbones, an almost torn off ear and scars that were sewn with 978 stitches were all on his books.

In 1947 he was honored with the induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame . In 2006, the American Hockey League honored him with his induction into the AHL Hall of Fame .

NHL statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
Regular season 14th 553 105 179 284 1,037
Playoffs 6th 29 1 10 11 55

Sporting successes

Personal awards

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Shore, Eddie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Shore, Edward William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH November 25, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Fort Qu'Appelle , Saskatchewan
DATE OF DEATH March 16, 1985
Place of death Springfield , Massachusetts