The Edmonton Express — four Hart Trophies and the most feared defenceman of the 1920s and 1930s.
Edward William Shore was born in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan in 1902. He spent the majority of his career with the Boston Bruins — winning two Stanley Cup championships (1929, 1939). He won four Hart Trophies as the NHL's most valuable player (1933, 1935, 1936, 1938) — the most by any defenceman until Bobby Orr. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947 and named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in 2017. He was the most physically intimidating player in the NHL throughout the 1930s — combining genuine skill and skating ability with a readiness to use his body violently that terrified opponents. He was involved in the most serious incident in NHL history when his hit on Ace Bailey of the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1933 fractured Bailey's skull and nearly killed him — Bailey never played again. Shore was suspended 16 games. He later bought the Springfield Indians minor league team and became one of hockey's most controversial owners.
Stanley Cup 2x (1929,1939)
Career Honours
- Stanley Cup 2x (1929,1939)
- Hart Trophy 4x
- Hall of Fame (1947)
- NHL 100 Greatest Players