Bruce Shoebottom

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Bruce Shoebottom
Born (1963-08-20) August 20, 1963 (age 60)
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
NHL draft 47th overall, 1983
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 1985–1998
2002–2003

Bruce Shoebottom (born August 20, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 35 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins between 1988 and 1990. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1985 to 1998, was spent in various minor leagues.

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Biography

Shoebottom was born in Windsor, Ontario. [1] As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga. [2]

Shoebottom scored his only regular-season NHL goal on April 1, 1989, in Boston's 5–4 victory over the Quebec Nordiques.

During the Stanley Cup playoffs on April 7, 1988, versus the Buffalo Sabres, Shoebottom scored his first and only NHL playoff goal. Fans responded by throwing shoes on the ice.[ citation needed ] He also played one season for the Rochester Americans of the AHL. Shoebottom was known for his role as an enforcer.[ citation needed ] Also played for the San Diego Gulls in the 1990s. [1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1980–81 Toronto Nationals U18 AAA U18 AAA40103242——————
1981–82 Peterborough Petes OHL 5104467—————
1982–83 Peterborough PetesOHL3421012106—————
1983–84 Peterborough PetesOHL1605573—————
1984–85 Peterborough PetesOHL60215171431704426
1985–86 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 620212—————
1985–86 Binghamton Whalers AHL627512249—————
1986–87 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 75210123091000031
1987–88 Boston Bruins NHL 30110410142
1987–88 Maine Mariners AHL7021214338—————
1988–89 Boston BruinsNHL29134441002235
1988–89 Maine MarinersAHL44088265—————
1989–90 Boston BruinsNHL20004—————
1989–90 Maine MarinersAHL6631114228—————
1990–91 Boston BruinsNHL10005—————
1990–91 Maine MarinersAHL712810238100014
1991–92 Peoria Rivermen IHL79412162341000033
1992–93 Rochester Americans AHL6575122531400019
1993–94 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 4341115236100014
1994–95 Rochester AmericansAHL10000—————
1995–96 San Diego Gulls WCHL 22178102902217
1996–97 San Diego GullsWCHL386612288200024
1997–98 Austin Ice Bats WPHL 904437400014
2002–03 Garaga de Saint-Georges QSPHL 10005—————
NHL totals35145531412377

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References

  1. 1 2 Diamond 2002 , p. 1627
  2. ↑ "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 2019-01-14.

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