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Eddie Shack(1937-2020)

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Eddie Shack is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played for six National Hockey League teams from 1959 to 1975. 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 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 to score twenty or more goals in a season for five or more NHL teams.
BornFebruary 11, 1937
DiedJuly 25, 2020(83)
BornFebruary 11, 1937
DiedJuly 25, 2020(83)
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1967 Stanley Cup Finals
TV Mini Series
  • Self - Toronto Maple Leafs Left Wing
The Newsroom (1996)
The Newsroom
7.9
TV Series
  • Self
NHL on CBS
5.0
TV Series
  • Self - New York Rangers Left Wing
UKE: The Untold Story of Hockey Legends (2020)
UKE: The Untold Story of Hockey Legends
8.7
  • Self
  • 2020

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  • Height
    • 6′ 0¾″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • February 11, 1937
    • Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • July 25, 2020
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada(throat cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Norma Givens1962 - July 25, 2020 (his death, 2 children)

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    He was a winger with the Toronto Maple Leafs, helping them win four Stanley Cups. His career lasted from 1958 through 1975 with six different teams, including nine years with the Leafs. He had 239 goals, 465 points, and 1,431 penalty minutes in 1,047 NHL games.
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