Samuel Hamilton Shore (February 12, 1886 – October 13, 1918) was a Canadian professional

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player who played several seasons for the

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between 1909 and 1918, notably during the "Silver Seven" era when the club was champion from 1903 until 1906. Shore died as a result of the

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Playing career

Hamby Shore joined the

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in the

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as a teenager in 1904, when the club was already

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champion. After one season, he played out west with Winnipeg Seniors, before returning to Ottawa in 1906–07, playing in the

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. He returned to Winnipeg to play professionally, with the

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and Winnipeg Strathconas. He played in the Maple Leafs' unsuccessful 1908 Stanley Cup challenge against the

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."Brilliant Ottawa hockey player died Sunday night"
''Ottawa Citizen''. Oct. 15, 1918 (pg. 10). Retrieved 2021-05-18. 1912 Eastern All Stars

Shore did not play during the following season, in 1908–09, due to illness. Shore returned to Ottawa, now a professional club, in the 1909–10 season, playing in both the short-lived Canadian Hockey Association and in the

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, and appeared on another Stanley Cup winner with the Senators. He was a member of a third Stanley Cup winner, in 1911. He would remain in the Ottawa organization for seven more years, until October 1918, when he died of the

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epidemic. On the opening night of the NHL, Shore and teammate

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had the first contract dispute in the league's history. They were late for the Senators’ game, which they would end up losing 7–4 to the Montreal Canadiens. A multi-sport athlete, outside of ice hockey Shore was also a bowler of note, figuring on several of the championship teams in the Civil Service League. He also played

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in the Civil Service series, and also played

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in his hometown of Ottawa. Shore was also involved in horse racing and had purchased a racing mare, Vivian S., entering her in races on both the Canadian and American racing circuits. Shore also coached several amateur ice hockey teams in Ottawa, and he was a close friend of Ottawa Senators president Llewelyn Bate.

Playing style

Playing at different positions throughout one's career was not an uncommon theme during Hamby Shore's era, and while starting as a forward he later switched to playing as a

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, most notably the cover point position, the more offensive position on defence. When Shore first came up with the Ottawa Hockey Club, he held down the

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position, but he was moved down to cover point after Fred "Cyclone" Taylor had left Ottawa in 1909 for

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. Other contemporary players who did similar jumps from forward to defence, throughout their careers, included

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, Ernie "Moose" Johnson,

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and

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. Shore was known as a very strong skater with good speed, which helped him in many corkscrew rushes up the ice.

Personal

Shore was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Shore. He married Ruby Legendre. When Ruby became ill with the flu in October 1918, Shore also fell ill. Shore died of

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after a week's illness in Rideau Street Hospital."Ottawa Hockey Player Dead"
''Montreal Gazette''. October 14, 1918 (pg. 14) Shore was a civil servant with the federal Department of the Interior at the time of his death.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Achievements

* Stanley Cup Champion, 1905, 1910, 1911 with Ottawa * ECAHA all-star, 1906–07 * Member of NHA all-stars touring British Columbia against PCHA teams in 1912.

References

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