Nicholas Shore

Nicholas Shore (born September 26, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently playing with EV Zug of the National League (NL). He previously played for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the third-round (82nd overall) by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
==Playing career==
As a youth, Shore played in the 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Littleton, Colorado.
Following the 2010–11 season with the University of Denver, Shore was selected in the third-round, 82nd overall by the Los Angeles Kings during the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Shore remained at Denver for two more seasons.
On April 13, 2013, the Kings signed Shore to a three-year, entry-level contract. He spent the 2013–14 season with the Kings' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs. In his first professional season, Shore recorded 14 goals and 24 assists in 68 games.
Shore made his NHL debut on January 17, 2015, against the Anaheim Ducks. He scored his first NHL goal on March 26, 2015, in a 3–2 win over the New York Islanders.
On July 16, 2015, the Kings signed Shore to a two-year, $1.2 million contract extension. Shore's first full season with the Kings came in 2015–16, where he scored three goals in 68 games.
On July 6, 2017, the Kings signed Shore to a one-year, $925,000 contract extension.
On February 13, 2018, Shore was traded to the Ottawa Senators along with Marián Gáborík in exchange for Dion Phaneuf and Nate Thompson. Shore appeared in six games with the Senators, registering one assist, before he was traded at the trade deadline to the Calgary Flames in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft on February 26, 2018. At the conclusion of the season, Shore was not tendered a qualifying offer and was released to free agency.
On October 12, 2018, Shore signed a one-year contract with Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In the 2018–19 season, Shore collected 13 assists and 16 points in 37 games with Metallurg in a third-line center role.
On July 24, 2019, Shore returned to the NHL as a free agent, signing a one-year $750,000 contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Making the Maple Leafs opening roster for the 2019–20 season, Shore made 21 appearances in a fourth-line role, registering 3 points, before he was claimed by the Winnipeg Jets after being placed on waivers by the Maple Leafs on December 4, 2019. Shore played out the remainder of the season with the Jets, continuing a fourth-line duty, and registering 3 points in 42 regular season games.
As a free agent from the Jets, and with the indefinitely delayed North American season, Shore alongside brother Drew, opted to sign a short-term contract abroad with Slovakian club, HK Dukla Trenčín of the Tipsport Liga on November 19, 2020. In just five games with Dukla Shore collected 10 points before he returned to North America on December 3, 2020.
On January 11, 2021, Shore joined EV Zug of the National League (NL) for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.
==Personal life==
All three of Shore's brothers play hockey, two of them professionally. Drew is a forward for the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL, Quentin played briefly in the American Hockey League, and Baker is a member of Harvard University. Nick, Drew and Quentin all attended the University of Denver.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2008–09 	U.S. NTDP U17 	USDP 		16 	7 	6 	13 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	U.S. NTDP U18 	NAHL 		42 	10 	11 	21 	30 		9 	2 	2 	4 	6
2009–10 	U.S. NTDP Juniors 	USHL 		26 	6 	14 	20 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	U.S. NTDP U18 	USDP 		39 	13 	24 	37 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	University of Denver 	WCHA 		33 	7 	11 	18 	37 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	University of Denver 	WCHA 		43 	13 	28 	41 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	University of Denver 	WCHA 		39 	14 	20 	34 	47 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Manchester Monarchs 	AHL 		68 	14 	24 	38 	36 		4 	0 	1 	1 	0
2014–15 	Manchester Monarchs 	AHL 		38 	20 	22 	42 	16 		19 	4 	14 	18 	2
2014–15 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		34 	1 	6 	7 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		68 	3 	7 	10 	32 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2016–17 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		70 	6 	11 	17 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		48 	4 	11 	15 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		6 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 		9 	1 	2 	3 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL 		37 	3 	13 	16 	22 		6 	2 	3 	5 	6
2019–20 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		21 	2 	1 	3 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 		42 	1 	2 	3 	8 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2020–21 	HK Dukla Trenčín 	Slovak 		5 	4 	6 	10 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		299 	18 	41 	59 	98 		5 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 		GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM
2009 	United States	U17 	 		6 	5	4 	9 	8
2010 	United States	WJC18 	 		7 	3	7 	10 	0
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals		13	8	11	19 	8
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
College 	College 	College
WCHA All-Academic Team	2012, 2013	
AHL 	AHL 	AHL
Calder Cup 	2015 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1992 births
Category:American men's ice hockey centers
Category:Calgary Flames players
Category:Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey players
Category:HK Dukla Trenčín players
Category:Los Angeles Kings draft picks
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players
Category:Metallurg Magnitogorsk players
Category:Ottawa Senators players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:USA Hockey National Team Development Program players
Category:Winnipeg Jets players