Nicholas Shore (born September 26, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently playing for Linköping HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was selected in the third round (82nd overall) by the Kings in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, and has played in the NHL for the Los Angeles Kings, Ottawa Senators, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets. Shore has played for multiple other teams in Europe, including HC Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL); however, after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Shore elected to leave the team.[1][2]
| Nick Shore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Shore with the Los Angeles Kings in 2013 | |||
| Born | September 26, 1992 Denver, Colorado, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| SHL team Former teams | Linköping HC Los Angeles Kings Ottawa Senators Calgary Flames Metallurg Magnitogorsk Toronto Maple Leafs Winnipeg Jets HK Dukla Trenčín EV Zug Sibir Novosibirsk HC Ambrì-Piotta HV71 | ||
| National team |  United States | ||
| NHL draft | 82nd overall, 2011 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Playing career
editAs a youth, Shore played in the 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Littleton, Colorado.[3]
Following the 2010–11 season with the University of Denver, Shore was selected in the third round, 82nd overall by the Los Angeles Kings during the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Shore remained at Denver for two more seasons.[citation needed]
On April 13, 2013, the Kings signed Shore to a three-year, entry-level contract.[4] He spent the 2013–14 season with the Kings' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs. In his first professional season, Shore recorded 14 goals and 24 assists in 68 games.[citation needed]
Shore made his NHL debut on January 17, 2015, against the Anaheim Ducks.[5] He scored his first NHL goal on March 26, 2015, in a 3–2 win over the New York Islanders.[6]
On July 16, 2015, the Kings signed Shore to a two-year, $1.2 million contract extension.[7] Shore's first full season with the Kings came in 2015–16, where he scored three goals in 68 games.[citation needed]
On July 6, 2017, the Kings signed Shore to a one-year, $925,000 contract extension.[8]
On February 13, 2018, Shore was traded to the Ottawa Senators along with Marián Gáborík in exchange for Dion Phaneuf and Nate Thompson.[9] Shore appeared in six games with the Senators, registering one assist, before he was traded at the trade deadline to the Calgary Flames in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft on February 26, 2018.[10] At the conclusion of the season, Shore was not tendered a qualifying offer and was released to free agency.[11]
On October 12, 2018, Shore signed a one-year contract with Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[12] In the 2018–19 season, Shore collected 13 assists and 16 points in 37 games with Metallurg in a third-line center role.
On July 24, 2019, Shore returned to the NHL as a free agent, signing a one-year $750,000 contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs.[13] Making the Maple Leafs opening roster for the 2019–20 season, Shore made 21 appearances in a fourth-line role, registering 3 points, before he was claimed by the Winnipeg Jets after being placed on waivers by the Maple Leafs on December 4, 2019.[14] Shore played out the remainder of the season with the Jets, continuing a fourth-line duty, and registering 3 points in 42 regular season games.
As a free agent from the Jets, and with the indefinitely delayed North American season, Shore, alongside brother Drew, opted to sign a short-term contract abroad with Slovakian club, HK Dukla Trenčín of the Tipsport Liga on November 19, 2020.[15] In just five games with Dukla Shore collected 10 points before he returned to North America on December 3, 2020.[16]
On January 11, 2021, Shore joined EV Zug of the National League (NL) for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[17]
Shore continued his career abroad, signing to play the 2021–22 season for the Russian club Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League, where he became the team's scoring leader in the regular season. Shore posted 26 points through 49 regular season games before leaving Sibir on 1 March 2022 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[18]
As a free agent in the off-season, Shore returned to Switzerland after signing a one-year contract with HC Ambrì-Piotta of the NL on July 31, 2022.[19] Shore opened the 2022–23 season with Ambrì-Piotta, registering 2 goals and 7 points through 18 appearances before opting to leave the club and join Swedish outfit, HV71 of the SHL, for the remainder of the season on December 13, 2022.[20]
Following the completion of his tenure with HV71, Shore returned to North America as a free agent and was later signed to a professional tryout contract to attend the Carolina Hurricanes training camp in preparation for the 2023–24 season on August 30, 2023.[21]
Personal life
editAll three of Shore's brothers play hockey, two of them professionally. Drew is a forward for the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL,[22] Quentin played briefly in the American Hockey League,[23] and Baker is a member of Harvard University.[24] Nick, Drew and Quentin all attended the University of Denver.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | U.S. NTDP U17 | USDP | 16 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | U.S. NTDP U18 | NAHL | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | U.S. NTDP Juniors | USHL | 26 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | U.S. NTDP U18 | USDP | 39 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | University of Denver | WCHA | 33 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | University of Denver | WCHA | 43 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | University of Denver | WCHA | 39 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 68 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 38 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 34 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 68 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 70 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 48 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 37 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 42 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | HK Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | EV Zug | NL | 22 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 49 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NL | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | HV71 | SHL | 25 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | HV71 | SHL | 39 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 299 | 18 | 41 | 59 | 98 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| KHL totals | 86 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | United States | U17 |  | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | |
| 2010 | United States | U18 |  | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022 | United States | OG | 5th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | ||||
| Senior totals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| WCHA All-Academic Team | 2012, 2013 | |
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup | 2015 | [25] |
References
edit- ^ Schram, Carol. "NHL Suspends Dealings With KHL As Russia's Ukraine Invasion Impacts Hockey World". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "Snapshots: KHL Departures, AHL Signings, NHL Trade Market". Pro Hockey Rumors. Archived from the original on 2022-03-16. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ "Kings Sign Forward Nick Shore". NHL.com. April 13, 2013. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ Zupke, Curtis (January 17, 2015). "Kings' Shore to make NHL debut against Ducks". NHL.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ Dillman, Lisa (March 27, 2015). "Takeaways from the Kings' 3-2 win over the New York Islanders". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ Hoven, John. "Nick Shore and Jordan Weal Get New Contracts with Kings". Mayor's Manor. Archived from the original on July 19, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ^ "LA Kings Sign Nick Shore to 1-Year Contract Extension". NHL.com. July 6, 2017. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ "LA Kings Acquire Phaneuf, Thompson; Trade Gaborik, Shore to Senators". NHL.com. February 13, 2018. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ "FLAMES ACQUIRE NICK SHORE". NHL.com. February 26, 2018. Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Flames send qualifying offers to 9 players". Calgary Flames. 2018-06-26. Archived from the original on 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ "Ник Шор пополнил состав "Металлурга"". Metallurg.ru. Archived from the original on October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ "Maple Leafs announce free agent signigng". Toronto Maple Leafs. July 24, 2019. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "Jets claim Shore off waivers". Winnipeg Jets. December 4, 2019. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ HK Dukla Trenčín (November 19, 2020). "Trencin announce signing of Shore brothers!" (in Slovak). Facebook. Archived from the original on April 28, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ "Shore brothers return home" (in Slovak). HK Dukla Trenčín. December 3, 2020. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "Confirmed - EV Zug adds forward Nick Shore until the end of the season". swisshockeynews.ch. January 11, 2021. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "Sibir's American forward Nick Shore terminates contract with the club" (in Russian). championat.com. March 1, 2022. Archived from the original on March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ "Shore and McMillan complete foreign signings" (in Italian). HC Ambrì-Piotta. July 31, 2022. Archived from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ^ "Nick Shore signs for HV71" (in Swedish). HV71. December 13, 2022. Archived from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "Canes sign Shore to PTO". Carolina Hurricanes. August 30, 2023. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Drew Shore". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
- ^ "Quentin Shore". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
- ^ "Baker Shore". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
- ^ "Manchester defeats Utica to win Calder Cup". National Hockey League. 2015-06-19. Archived from the original on 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database