Eddie Shore was no simple enforcer. In his heyday, "the Edmonton Express" was beloved by Boston Bruins fans and respected throughout the league for his exceptional skill on the ice as much as
for his ferocity. Eddie Shore and That Old Time Hockey is an exciting and long-overdue biography of this hockey superstar.
Eddie Shore was one tough hockey player. He could dish it out like few others (even Don Cherry calls him "a mean, nasty guy"), but he could take it as well, suffering by one count more than 80
injuries, including concussions, and 978 stiches in his long career. His motto seems to have been "Never go around them, always run over them." But Shore was no goon. He was a brilliant hockey
player, arguably the best of his era. Dubbed the "Babe Ruth of hockey" by fans, he was the first four-time winner of the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player. To put it mildly, he
dominated hockey in his years as a defenseman with the Boston Bruins from 1926 to 1940. The NHL has not seen his like since.
