Bruce Shoebottom
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.
| Bruce Shoebottom | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 20, 1963 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 | ||
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. He also played one season for the Rochester Americans of the AHL. Shoebottom was known for his role as an enforcer. Also played for the San Diego Gulls in the 1990s.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1980–81 | Toronto Nationals U18 AAA | U18 AAA | 40 | 10 | 32 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 51 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 34 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 60 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 143 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26 | ||
| 1985–86 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 62 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 249 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 75 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 309 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | ||
| 1987–88 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | ||
| 1987–88 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 70 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 338 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 | ||
| 1988–89 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 44 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 265 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 66 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 228 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 71 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 238 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1991–92 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 79 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 234 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | ||
| 1992–93 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 65 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 253 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
| 1993–94 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 43 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 236 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1994–95 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | San Diego Gulls | WCHL | 22 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 102 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 1996–97 | San Diego Gulls | WCHL | 38 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 288 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1997–98 | Austin Ice Bats | WPHL | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2002–03 | Garaga de Saint-Georges | QSPHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 35 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 77 | ||||
References
- Diamond 2002, p. 1627
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
Bibliography
- Diamond, Dan, ed. (2002), Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League, Second Edition, New York: Total Sports Publishing, ISBN 1-892129-85-X
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database