Coutu body-slammed Shore, head-butted, elbowed, and tried to torment Shore. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. Other owners grew rankled at Bruins manager Art Ross, whom they viewed as emphasizing Shore’s mental health in interviews over that of Bailey.“Many people must wish that Art Ross would stop talking about Shore’s mental agony,” That day, Jan. 10, governors from Toronto, Ottawa, and the Maroons invoked their rights to call a special session, in which they intended to hear evidence and request a season-long suspension for Shore. Shore retired and bought the In February 1940, Shore and eight other arena managers organized the Although Shore had played his last NHL game, he played two more seasons in Springfield. His team finished last in the league and folded at the end of the season. Except these had also been custom-stitched on the front with three giant letters: “ACE.” He might’ve been named Irvine Wallace Bailey at birth, but that’s what everyone called him. The Boston Bruins retired his number In the film Slap Shot, Eddie Shore's name, along with Toe Blake and Dit Clapper, is considered synonymous with "Old-time hockey". And now, on Valentine’s Day 1934, 14,000-plus fans rose and roared for Ace.At first blush, the scene at the NHL’s inaugural All-Star Game should resemble what will unfold Sunday night in Los Angeles, where the latest installment will take place in the league’s centennial season. März 1985 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA) war ein kanadischer Eishockeyspieler (Verteidiger), der von 1926 bis 1940 für die Boston Bruins und New York Americans in der National Hockey League spielte. Shore was knocked out and required seven stitches but wasn't seriously injured. NYR goalie Dave Kerr holds Frank Brimsek while #11 Gord Pettinger throws a punch.Brimsek makes a save in a 1939 Finals game in Boston while #2 Shore, #10 Bauer look on.Brimsek and Shore (his broken nose from the Semis still bandaged) lead the team onto the ice during the 1939 Finals. But even in Toronto, which by all reason could’ve been baring its fangs, the decision was reportedly met with near-unanimous approval. Gordon couldn't believe it when Eddie reacted by removing Tebone from his post behind the net. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. Bailey was rushed to hospital in critical condition with a fractured skull. When the Western Hockey League (renamed from the WCHL) folded in 1926, Shore was sold to the Boston Bruins of the NHL. Yet this book scores only in its opening and closing periods. Alan Eagleson, then a little known lawyer and sometime politician, was brought in to negotiate with Shore on the players' behalf. I appreciated them more than any others I ever received.”Fittingly enough, Bailey’s old linemates – Andy Blair and Harold Cotton – combined for the game’s first goal, and the Leafs carried a 4-3 lead into second intermission. For his contributions to the game of hockey, Eddie Shore was awarded the vanity license plate "MR HOCKEY" by the State of Massachusetts. Shore visited several doctors who wanted to amputate the ear, but found one who sewed it back on. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. “Shore Is Broken Man,” read the Even so, Shore estimated that he had been skating at 22 miles per hour when he ran into Bailey’s left side.

Karriere. Eddie Shore decided to retire after the season and went on to purchase the Springfield (MA) Indians of the AHL. Farelli ordered Shore to comply, but Eddie … Over the loudspeakers, Smythe then announced that the Leafs would be retiring Bailey’s No. According to specialists who later treated him, the blithe left-winger from Ontario had suffered “a bruised and torn brain, fractured skull and an extra-dural clot on the brain.”Immediate diagnoses were bleak.

“A gesture that will be appreciated by all hockey lovers,” said Lester Patrick, who coached the all-star side and put Shore into the starting lineup.Given this, it’s not too strange, then, that Shore was cast in a similarly sympathetic light as Bailey, who made his first public appearance since the injury at the all-star game. Although Shore had played his last NHL game, he played two more seasons in Springfield. After the game, Bailey was on hand to present his Leafs teammates the All-Star Game trophy, which Smythe had donated and named in Bailey’s honor. Desperate for offense in the third period after another goal put Toronto ahead by two, Patrick sent five forwards onto the ice. The doctor told him to stay off the leg, but Shore ignored him, played in the next game and busted all 14 stitches, leaving his hockey pants soaked in blood.