Edward William "Eddie" Shore - Born November 23, 1902 in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan - Died March 16, 1985 in Springfield, Massachusetts was a Canadian/American ice Hockey defenceman, coach and general manager.

- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1938, 1939 with Boston Bruins

- Stanley Cup Champion 1929, 1939 with Boston Bruins.
Stanley Cup finalist 1927, 1930.

- Hart Memorial Trophy Winner 1933, 1935, 1936, 1938.

- Calder Cup Champion 1943, 1944 with with Buffalo Bisons (coach) 1960, 1961, 1962, 1975 with Springfield Indians (owner), 1971 with Springfield Kings.

- F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Champion 1943 with Buffalo Bisons (coach), 1960, 1961, 1962 with Springfield Indians (owner).

- Lester Patrick Trophy Recipient 1970.

Shore played his junior Hockey with Cupar Cubs, then joined the senior Melville Millionaires before turning pro with the Regina Capitals for the 1924-25 season.

Shore played 1 season with Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Hockey League / WHL, before they sold his rights to Boston Bruins in 1926 after the WHL folded.

Shore made his NHL debut with Boston Bruins on November 16, 1926 vs Montreal Canadiens at Boston Arena in a 4-1 Bruins win.

Shore scored his 1st NHL goal vs Hugh Lehman of Chicago Black Hawks at 18:40 of 3rd period on November 20, 1926 at Chicago Coliseum in a 5-1 Black Hawks win.

Shore scored his 1st NHL hat-trick vs Wilf Cude of Philadelphia Quakers on February 24, 1931 at Philadelphia Arena in a 5-1 Bruins win.

On Dec. 12, 1933, Shore ended the career of Toronto's Ace Bailey with a hit from behind. Shore was upended by King Clancy, but he thought Bailey had done it so he retaliated.
Bailey's head hit the ice and he was in a coma for 10 days. Shore leter went to Bailey and apologized stating,
“Ace, I’m sorry, I had no reason to do that to you. I hope you forgive me." Bailey held no grudge, stating it was all part of the game. Shore was suspended for 16 games for the hit on Bailey.

Bailey recovered and on Feb. 14, 1934, the Ace Bailey Benefit Game was played in Toronto. Considered the 1st NHL All-Star Game, it raised $20,909 for Bailey and his family. At centre ice, Bailey and Shore shook hands and hugged.

Shore played in 551 regular season NHL games, scoring 105 goals (22 GWG / 2 OTG), 179 assists with 1099 penalty minutes and 55 NHL playoff games, scoring 7 goals (3 GWG / 1 OTG), 13 assists with 185 penalty minutes.

Shore was considered one of the best defencemen in NHL history, a solid body checker with a mean streak, he could also rush the puck up the center of the ice, some historians have called him the 1st rushing defenceman.

In 1939, Shore became the owner of the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League. For the 1st year, he owned, coached, and played for the Indians while also playing simultaneously for the NHL New York Americans in 1940.

Shore was named to NHL First Team All-Star in 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939.

Shore played in the NHL All Star benefit memorial games in 1934 (Ace Bailey Benefit Game), 1937 (Howie Morenz Memorial Game) and 1939 (Babe Siebert Memorial Game).

Shore played until 1942 with Springfield, then retired as a player, and focused on coaching full time along with manager duties.

When the United States Army took over the Eastern States Coliseum during World War II, Shore moved to Buffalo and managed the Bisons to 2 Calder Cup championships. The Indians franchise was reactivated in 1946-47 and Shore remained part of the team until he sold it in 1976. As owner, he won 4 more Calder Cup championships.

Boston Bruins retired his #2 jersey on January 1, 1947.

n January, 2017, Shore was part of the 1st group of players to be named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.

The Eddie Shore Award is given annually to the AHL's best defenceman.

Eddie Shore was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947. Original Inductee.

Eddie Shore was inducted into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.

Edward “Eddie” Shore was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.

Eddie Shore was inducted into American Hockey League Hall of Fame in 2006.

Edward "Eddie" William Shore was inducted into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013.

Eddie Shore was inducted into the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame in 2019.

NOTE
Shore is 1 of only 2 individuals in both the Hockey Hall of Fame and the American Hockey League Hall of Fame; the other being Johnny Bower.

Shore also holds the NHL record for most fighting majors in a single game with 5.