Eddie Shack

Eddie Shack

Born	(1937-02-11) February 11, 1937 Sudbury, Ontario
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Rangers Toronto Maple Leafs Boston Bruins Los Angeles Kings Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	1957–1975

Edward Steven Phillip Shack (born February 11, 1937), also known by the nicknames The Entertainer and The Nose,^[1] is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played for six National Hockey League teams from 1959 to 1975.

Playing career

Shack was born in Sudbury, Ontario, in 1937,^[2] the son of Ukrainian immigrants. He left his job as a butcher to try out for the Guelph Biltmores, knowing he could return if hockey did not pan out as a career.

Shack played junior hockey for the Guelph Biltmores^[3] of the OHA for five seasons starting at the age of 15. His best season was 1956–57, where he led the league in assists^[4] and starred in the Memorial Cup playoffs.

Signed by the New York Rangers and playing half a season for their AHL Providence Reds farm team, he made the NHL in the 1959 season and played two seasons for the Blueshirts. In 1960, he was to be traded to the Detroit Red Wings with Bill Gadsby for Red Kelly and Billy McNeill but the transaction was cancelled when Kelly retired rather than be traded.^[5]

In November of the 1960 season, Shack was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, where he played five seasons on the left wing as a colourful, third-line agitator who was popular with the fans despite a lack of scoring prowess (Canadian hockey writer Stephen Cole likened Shack's playing to 'a big puppy let loose in a wide field'). During the 1966 season Shack broke out, scoring a career high 26 goals on a line with Ron Ellis and Bob Pulford, and his popularity was such that a novelty song called Clear the Track, Here Comes Shack written in his honour and played by Douglas Rankine with the Secrets.^[6] It reached #1 on the Canadian pop charts and charted for nearly three months.

Shack was a part of the Maple Leafs' last Stanley Cup-winning team in 1967, though his production fell significantly and he was traded in the May of 1967 to the Boston Bruins for Murray Oliver and cash.^[7] Playing on the right wing on a line with Derek Sanderson and Ed Westfall, Shack revived and scored 23 goals.

Eddie Shack (in referee uniform) hams it up at an NHL oldtimers charity event.

Injuries marred the following season, and he spent the next four seasons moving between the Los Angeles Kings, the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Pittsburgh sold him back to Toronto for the 1974 season.^[8] Eroded by age and injuries, Shack's skills had largely deserted him, and he retired after the 1975 season.

After retirement, Shack was a popular advertising spokesman in Canada, most notably for the Pop Shoppe soft drink brand^[9] and a Schick razor promotion (for which Shack shaved his mustache), and a welcome presence in many alumni all-star games. He also used his name for a small chain of doughnut stores.^[10]

Shack also revealed that he had been illiterate most of his life and has become an advocate for literacy programs in his native Ontario.^[11]

Achievements

Played for Stanley Cup winning teams in 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1967. He scored the Cup-winning goal in 1963, claiming famously that he had scored the goal off of his backside and was only trying to get out of the way.
Played in the National Hockey League All-Star Game in 1962, 1963 and 1964
One of two players (Shack was the first, the other was Bill Guerin who had 20 goals for 7 NHL teams) to score twenty or more goals in a season for five or more NHL teams.^[12]
Was the only hockey player ever to have an instant reply of a third star selection. Occurred at Maple Leafs Gardens in 1974-75 season.

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1952–53	Guelph Biltmores	OHA-Jr.	21	2	6	8	43	—	—	—	—	—
1953–54	Guelph Biltmores	OHA-Jr.	54	13	9	22	46	1	1	0	1	4
1954–55	Guelph Biltmores	OHA-Jr.	19	6	7	13	35	2	0	0	0	4
1955–56	Guelph Biltmores	OHA-Jr.	48	23	49	72	93	3	1	0	1	10
1956–57	Guelph Biltmores	OHA-Jr.	52	47	57	104	129	10	4	10	14	53
1956–57	Guelph Biltmores	M-Cup	—	—	—	—	—	6	2	2	4	26
1957–58	Providence Reds	AHL	35	16	18	34	98	—	—	—	—	—
1958–59	New York Rangers	NHL	67	7	14	21	109	—	—	—	—	—
1959–60	New York Rangers	NHL	62	8	10	18	110	—	—	—	—	—
1959–60	Springfield Indians	AHL	9	3	4	7	10	—	—	—	—	—
1960–61	New York Rangers	NHL	12	1	2	3	17	—	—	—	—	—
1960–61	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	55	14	14	28	90	4	0	0	0	2
1961–62	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	44	7	14	21	62	9	0	0	0	18
1962–63	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	63	16	9	25	97	10	2	1	3	11
1963–64	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	64	11	10	21	128	13	0	1	1	25
1964–65	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	67	5	9	14	68	5	1	0	1	8
1965–66	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	63	26	17	43	88	4	2	1	3	33
1965–66	Rochester Americans	AHL	8	3	4	7	12	—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	63	11	14	25	58	8	0	0	0	8
1967–68	Boston Bruins	NHL	70	23	19	42	107	4	0	1	1	6
1968–69	Boston Bruins	NHL	50	11	11	22	74	9	0	2	2	23
1969–70	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	73	22	12	34	113	—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	11	2	2	4	8	—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	56	25	17	42	93	—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	50	11	14	25	34	—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	18	5	9	14	12	4	0	1	1	15
1972–73	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	74	25	20	45	84	—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	59	7	8	15	74	4	1	0	1	2
1974–75	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	26	2	1	3	11	—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Oklahoma City Blazers	CHL	8	3	4	7	10	—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Whitby Warriors	OHA-Sr.	9	5	4	9	8	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			1047	239	226	465	1437	74	6	7	13	151

References

↑ "Eddie Steven Phillip Shack". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
↑ Fischler, Stan; Fischler, Shirley (2003-03-02). Who's Who in Hockey. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 396. ISBN 978-0-7407-1904-2. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
↑ Staff, Bathroom Readers' Institute (2005). Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Shoots and Scores. Raincoast Books. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-55192-849-4. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
↑ Diamond, Dan; Zweig, Eric (2003-09-01). Hockey's glory days: the 1950s and '60s. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-7407-3829-6. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
↑ "Eddie Shack on hockey-reference.com".
↑ Kearney, Mark; Randy Ray (1999). The Great Canadian Book of Lists. Dundurn Press. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-88882-213-0. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
↑ "Leafs Trade Shack for Bruins' Oliver". Windsor Star. 16 May 1967. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
↑ "Trade Doesn't Surprise Shack". The Star-Phoenix. 6 July 1973. p. 14. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
↑ Matthews, Blair. "The Epic of The Pop Shoppe". Soda Pop Dreams Magazine. Playing with Words Specialty Publications. Archived from the original on 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
↑ Belasco, Warren James; Philip Scranton (2002). Food Nations: Selling Taste in Consumer Societies. Routledge. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-415-93077-2.
↑ Rutherford, Krissie (2007-05-19). "Eddie Shack teaches personal literacy lesson". The Oakville Beaver. Metroland Media Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
↑ Hockey’s Book of Firsts, p.57, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9

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