Eddie Shore facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Eddie Shore
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1947
Shore with the Boston Bruins in 1939
Born	(1902-11-23)November 23, 1902 Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	March 16, 1985(1985-03-16) (aged 82) Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Regina Capitals Edmonton Eskimos Boston Bruins New York Americans
Playing career	1924–1943

Eddie Shore (born November 23, 1902 – died March 16, 1985) was a famous Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was a defence player, mostly for the Boston Bruins in the NHL. People knew him for being very tough and skilled at playing defence. In 2017, he was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' of all time.

Eddie Shore won the Hart Trophy four times. This award is given to the NHL's most valuable player. No other defence player has won it as many times. Only Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe have won it more often. After his fifth season, the league started naming All-Star teams. Shore was chosen for the First Team All-Stars in seven of his last nine seasons. He was also a Second Team All-Star once. Shore was known for his strong play. He once set an NHL record for 165 penalty minutes in one season.

Playing Hockey

Shore with the Melville Millionaires.

Eddie Shore started his hockey journey with his local team, the Cupar Canucks, in Saskatchewan, Canada. He later played for the Melville Millionaires. With them, he won the Saskatchewan senior championship in 1923-24.

Shore then became a professional player with the Regina Capitals in 1925. His team finished last that season. After that, Shore joined the Edmonton Eskimos in 1926. There, he changed his position from forward to defence. This is when he got the nickname "the Edmonton Express."

When the Western Hockey League closed in 1926, the Boston Bruins of the NHL bought Shore. As a new player, he scored 12 goals and made 6 assists. He also spent 130 minutes in the penalty box. His first goal for Boston was on November 20, 1926. Shore helped the Bruins win their first Stanley Cup in 1929.

Eddie Shore was known for his toughness. Once, during a practice with the Bruins, his ear was badly injured. Doctors wanted to remove it, but Shore found a doctor who sewed it back on. He even watched the whole process in a mirror without any pain medicine!

In January 1930, a baseball player named Art Shires challenged Shore to a boxing match. But the baseball commissioner said no, so the match never happened. In 1933, during a game, Shore accidentally hit a referee during a fight. He had to pay a fine of $100. On March 30, 1933, Shore scored a winning goal in overtime during a playoff game. This was the only time he did that in his career.

Ace Bailey (left) shakes the hand of Eddie Shore at the benefit All-Star Game held in honour of Bailey.

On December 12, 1933, something very serious happened. Shore accidentally injured Toronto Maple Leafs star Ace Bailey during a game. Bailey was badly hurt and had to go to the hospital. Everyone was worried about him. After some time, Bailey recovered fully, but he could not play hockey professionally again. The league president suspended Shore for 16 games.

To help Bailey and his family, an all-star benefit game was held. It raised a lot of money for him. Before the game, Bailey and Shore shook hands and hugged at center ice. This event was so important that 13 years later, the NHL started having an annual all-star game.

Shore and the Bruins won their second Stanley Cup in 1939. After that, Shore decided to retire from playing in the NHL. He bought the Springfield Indians team in the American Hockey League. He was both a player and owner for a short time. He later played a few more games for the Bruins when they needed help. Then, he was traded to the New York Americans. His last NHL game was on March 24, 1940.

After Playing Hockey

Eddie Shore in Springfield, Massachusetts

Even though Eddie Shore stopped playing in the NHL, he played two more seasons for the Springfield Indians. During World War II, the Indians team stopped playing. Shore moved his players to Buffalo, New York. There, he coached the Buffalo Bisons to win the Calder Cup championship in 1943 and 1944. After the war, the Springfield Indians started playing again in 1946, and Shore returned as owner.

Besides owning the Indians, Shore also owned another team, the Oakland Oaks, for a couple of years.

As an owner, Shore was very strict and expected a lot from his players. He often made players who weren't playing in games do maintenance work at the team's arena. He called these players "Black Aces." Today, this term is still used for extra players who train with a team in case someone gets hurt. Despite his strict style, the Indians team did very well under his ownership. They made the playoffs many times and won three Calder Cups in a row from 1960 to 1962.

In 1967, Shore had a big disagreement with his players. He suspended some players, including future NHL star Bill White, because he felt they weren't playing hard enough. This led to a major dispute. A lawyer named Alan Eagleson helped the players. This whole situation was a big reason why the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) was created. The NHLPA is a union that helps protect the rights of hockey players. Shore later took back full control of the team and owned it until 1976.

For all his important contributions to hockey, Eddie Shore was given a special license plate in Massachusetts that said "MR HOCKEY."

Eddie Shore passed away on March 16, 1985, from liver cancer. He was buried in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Shore was chosen for the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947. The Boston Bruins honored him by retiring his uniform number, 2. This means no other Bruins player will ever wear that number. There is also an award named after him, the Eddie Shore Award, given every year to the best defence player in the AHL. In 1998, he was ranked number 10 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. He was the highest-ranked player from before World War II.

Awards, Honours and Records

• Named to the WHL first All-Star team in 1926.
• Stanley Cup winner in 1929 and 1939.
• Named to the NHL first All-Star team in 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939.
• Won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's Most Valuable Player in 1933, 1935, 1936, 1938.
• Named to the NHL second All-Star team in 1934.
• His #2 Jersey was retired by the Boston Bruins in 1947.
• Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947.
• Won the Lester B. Patrick Award for contributions to hockey in 1970.
• Inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.
• In 1998, he was ranked #10 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
• In January, 2017, Shore was part of the first group of players to be named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.

Records

• NHL Record for most Hart Memorial Trophies as the NHL's Most Valuable Player by a Defenceman: (4)

Career Statistics

* Stanley Cup Champion.

See also

In Spanish: Eddie Shore para niños