HOCKEY PLAYER

Eddie Shore

1902 - 1985

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Edward William Shore (November 25, 1902 – March 16, 1985) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, principally for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League, and the longtime owner of the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League. Iconic for his aggressiveness, toughness and defensive skill, he was called both "Old Blood and Guts"[1] and "the Edmonton Express." In 2017, Shore was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history. Shore won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player four times, the most of any defenceman; only Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe have won it more often. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eddie Shore has received more than 401,940 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Eddie Shore is the 114th most popular hockey player, the 787th most popular biography from Canada and the 27th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Eddie Shore ranks 114 out of 676. Before him are Ilya Kovalchuk, Peter Bondra, Tommy Salo, Brett Hull, Martin Brodeur, and Jonas Bergqvist. After him are Evgeni Malkin, Petteri Nummelin, Keshav Dutt, Petr Svoboda, Eduard Ivanov, and Alexei Kovalev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Eddie Shore ranks 336. Before him are Nora Swinburne, Douglas Lowe, Harold McMunn, Ogden Nash, Gene Sarazen, and Louise Beavers. After him are Stepin Fetchit, Stevie Smith, Meredith Willson, Lyle Talbot, Irene Ryan, and Richard Allen. Among people deceased in 1985, Eddie Shore ranks 287. Before him are Louis Hayward, Patricia Roberts Harris, John Davis Lodge, Pete Desjardins, George Chandler, and Marion Martin. After him are William Alwyn, Stepin Fetchit, Pelle Lindbergh, Potter Stewart, Pauli Murray, and Grayson Hall.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Eddie Shore ranks 787 out of 1,622. Before him are Myriam Bédard (1969), Philip J. Currie (1949), Joël Lautier (1973), Christina Cox (1971), Stephen Elop (1963), and Sylvia Fedoruk (1927). After him are Dylan Neal (1969), Lisa Jakub (1978), Irving Kaplansky (1917), William Edmond Logan (1798), Gerald Emmett Carter (1912), and Emily Murphy (1868).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Eddie Shore ranks 27. Before him are Sid Abel (1918), Steve Yzerman (1965), Joe Sakic (1969), Art Ross (1885), Brett Hull (1964), and Martin Brodeur (1972). After him are Paul Coffey (1961), Sidney Crosby (1987), Ray Bourque (1960), Bert McCaffrey (1893), Andy Bathgate (1932), and Martin St. Louis (1975).

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