Eddie Shore

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

Career

Like so much in his life began the hockey career of Eddie Shore with a match. His older brother Aubry teased him because he had not qualified for the school team. Just to prove to his brother, he trained obsessively and was allowed to end the season still to play three games. His father sold the large land holdings and invested in steel. He lost everything and the two boys had to eat as a hockey player 's family. First in the Western Hockey League, Eddie moved to its collapse to Boston. There you described the rough- offensive defense so that if he has the puck, there is either a fool, a template or a brawl. When the NHL in 1931 introduced the name of the All-Star team, he was in the first eight years, seven times in the first and only once in the second All- Star team. As the only defender, he won four times, the hard Memorial Trophy. 1929 and 1939 he won the Stanley Cup. He was at one time the dominant defender in the NHL, but also its hardness left its mark. By his opponents it hit Ace Bailey hardest he so badly injured with a check that this had to end his career. At Bailey's favor the first All -Star Game was played at the Eddie Shore was allowed to participate. However, Shore had to suffer. Broken back, broken pelvis, 14 nasal bone fractures, zygomatic fractures five almost torn ear and scars that were sewn with 978 stitches, stood by him to book.

In 1947 he was honored with induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. 2006 awarded him the American Hockey League with the inclusion in the AHL Hall of Fame.

NHL stats

Sporting successes

  • Stanley Cup: 1929 and 1939

Personal Awards

  • First All -Star Team: 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1938 and 1939
  • Second All-Star Team: 1934
  • Hart Memorial Trophy: 1933, 1935, 1936 and 1938
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