Devin Shore (born July 19, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing with the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the second round (61st overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Devin Shore
Shore with the Seattle Kraken in 2023
Born (1994-07-19) July 19, 1994 (age 30)
Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams
Minnesota Wild
Dallas Stars
Anaheim Ducks
Columbus Blue Jackets
Edmonton Oilers
Seattle Kraken
NHL draft 61st overall, 2012
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2015–present

Playing career

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Shore played for the Archbishop Denis O'Connor (DOC) Chargers high school hockey team in Ajax, Ontario. He attended The Hill Academy.[1]

On May 17, 2011, Shore committed to play NCAA hockey with the Maine Black Bears of the NCAA Men's Division I Hockey East conference.[2]

While majoring in finance, Shore played 38 games for the Maine Black Bears during his freshman season. After the season, Shore was named to the Hockey East Academic All-Star Team and HockeyEast All-Academic Team.[3]

In his second year, Shore played 35 games, leading Maine in scoring with 14 goals and 29 assists for 43 points.[3] Shore's outstanding play was rewarded with a selection to the 2013–14 All-Hockey East First Team.[4] He was also named a Second Team All-American and Maine Scholar-Athlete Award.[3]

On March 17, 2014, Shore was named captain of the Black Bears for the 2014–15 season.[5] Upon completion of his junior season as Captain of the Black Bears in 2014–15 season, Shore ended his collegiate career in agreeing to a three-year entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars on March 10, 2015.[6] He was then signed to an amateur try-out contract with the Stars AHL affiliate in Texas to finish the season.

 
Shore with the Texas Stars in 2015

The Stars assigned Shore during the pre-season to begin the 2015–16 season in Texas. He got off to a quick start in his rookie campaign, as he was selected as the AHL's player of the month in October with 8 goals and 3 assists for 11 points with a plus 7 rating in 9 games.[7] He was placed second in the AHL in goals before he received his first recall to the NHL by the Dallas Stars on November 1, 2015.[8] He made his NHL debut against the Boston Bruins on November 12, 2015.[9]

Shore scored his first NHL goal in a 6–5 loss against the Colorado Avalanche on October 15, 2016.[10]

In his third full season with the Stars in 2018–19, having contributed with 17 points in 42 games, Shore was traded to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Andrew Cogliano on January 14, 2019.[11] Shore played out the season with the Ducks, contributing with 12 points in 34 games.

On February 24, 2020, Shore was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Sonny Milano.[12] He added a goal and assist in 6 games with the Blue Jackets before the season was paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On the club's return to play, Shore went scoreless in two post-season games.

As a restricted free agent with the Blue Jackets organization, Shore was not tendered a qualifying offer, releasing him to free agency on October 6, 2020.[13] Approaching training camp unsigned for the delayed 2020–21 season, Shore accepted an invitation to attend the Edmonton Oilers training camp on a professional tryout basis. Upon the conclusion of camp, Shore was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Oilers on January 14, 2021, and immediately placed on waivers.[14]

On June 9, 2021, Shore signed a two-year contract extension with the Oilers.[15]

Having left the Oilers as a free agent following three seasons within the club, Shore was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Seattle Kraken for the 2023–24 season on August 31, 2023.[16]

On July 1, 2024, Shore signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild. [17]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Ajax/Pickering Raiders AAA EHL U16 68 40 48 88 35
2010–11 The Hill Academy HSON 61 33 62 95 18
2011–12 Whitby Fury OJHL 41 29 29 58 26 23 7 25 32 10
2012–13 University of Maine HE 38 6 20 26 10
2013–14 University of Maine HE 35 14 29 43 38
2014–15 University of Maine HE 39 14 21 35 20
2014–15 Texas Stars AHL 19 4 2 6 4 3 1 0 1 0
2015–16 Texas Stars AHL 23 15 11 26 8
2015–16 Dallas Stars NHL 3 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Dallas Stars NHL 82 13 20 33 14
2017–18 Dallas Stars NHL 82 11 21 32 14
2018–19 Dallas Stars NHL 42 5 12 17 7
2018–19 Anaheim Ducks NHL 34 5 7 12 6
2019–20 Anaheim Ducks NHL 39 4 6 10 8
2019–20 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 6 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 38 5 4 9 6 2 0 1 1 0
2021–22 Edmonton Oilers NHL 49 5 6 11 10
2022–23 Edmonton Oilers NHL 47 1 8 9 4
2022–23 Bakersfield Condors AHL 5 2 3 5 0
2023–24 Seattle Kraken NHL 23 1 3 4 4
2023–24 Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 39 7 18 25 4 18 5 8 13 4
NHL totals 443 51 88 139 73 4 0 1 1 0
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing   Canada East
World Junior A Challenge
  2011 Langley

Awards and honours

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Award Year
International
World Junior A Challenge Most Valuable Player 2011
College
Hockey East All-Academic Team 2012–13 [3]
Hockey East Academic All-Star Team 2012–13
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2013–14 [3]
Hockey East First Team 2013–14 [18]
Hockey East All-Academic Team 2013–14 [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Devin Shore, Brett Ritchie reunited with Stars".
  2. ^ "Devin Shore, Daniel Renouf commit to Maine Black Bears". durhamregion.com. May 17, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Devin Shore". goblackbears.com. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "UMaine's Shore, Hutton earn first-team All-Hockey East honors — Sports — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine". bangordailynews.com. March 21, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  5. ^ "DEVIN SHORE NAMED 2014-2015 CAPTAIN, STU HIGGINS AND JAKE RUTT TO SERVE AS ALTERNATE CAPTAINS". goblackbears.com. March 17, 2014. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  6. ^ "Dallas Stars sign forward Devin Shore". Dallas Stars. March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  7. ^ "AHL names award winners for October". American Hockey League. January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  8. ^ "Dallas Stars recall Devin Shore". Dallas Stars. November 1, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  9. ^ Kelly, Brad (November 12, 2015). "Ajax's Devin Shore makes NHL debut with Dallas Stars". durhamregion.com. Dallas. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  10. ^ "Ajax's Devin Shore, Bowmanville's Mitch Marner both pot first career NHL goals". durhamregion.com/. Durham. October 16, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  11. ^ "Ducks Acquire Shore from Dallas in Exchange for Cogliano". Anaheim Ducks. January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  12. ^ "CBJ acquire Devin Shore from Anaheim Ducks". Columbus Blue Jackets. February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  13. ^ "What were hearing with the Blue Jackets". The Athletic. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  14. ^ "Oilers sign Shore to one-year, two-way contract". Edmonton Oilers. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  15. ^ "RELEASE: Oilers sign Shore to two-year extension". NHL.com. June 9, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  16. ^ @SeattleKraken (August 31, 2023). "It's a Shore thing" (Tweet). Retrieved June 19, 2024 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Minnesota Wild Agrees to Terms with Eight Players | Minnesota Wild". www.nhl.com. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  18. ^ "League Announces All-Star Teams". HockeyEastOnline.com. April 1, 2014. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
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