Nicholas Shore (born September 26, 1992) is an American professional

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who is currently playing with

HV71 HV71 (), often referred to as just HV, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Jönköping, playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the first tier of Swedish ice hockey. The team played in the 2008–09 Champions Hockey League s ...

of the

Swedish Hockey League The Swedish Hockey League (officially SHL; sv, Svenska Hockeyligan) is a professional ice hockey league, and the highest division in the Swedish ice hockey system. The league currently consists of 14 teams. The league was founded in 1975, an ...

(SHL). He was selected in the third round (82nd overall) by the Kings in the

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, and played in the

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(NHL) for the

Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...

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Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...

and

Winnipeg Jets The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and is owned by True North Sports & Entertainment, pl ...

. Shore has played for multiple other teams in Europe, including

HC Sibir Novosibirsk Hockey Club Sibir Novosibirsk Oblast (russian: ХК Сибирь, en, Siberia HC), also known as HC Sibir or Sibir Novosibirsk, is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Novosibirsk. They are members of the Chernyshev Division in the Ko ...

of the

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs ba ...

(KHL); however, after the

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, Shore elected to leave the team.

Playing career

As a youth, Shore played in the 2005

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with a

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team from

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. Following the 2010–11 season with the

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, Shore was selected in the third round, 82nd overall by the

during the

. 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'

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(AHL) affiliate, the

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. 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

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. He scored his first NHL goal on March 26, 2015, in a 3–2 win over the

New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ( ...

. 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

along with

Marián Gáborík Marián Gáborík (; born 14 February 1982) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey right winger. He began his playing career in the Slovak Extraliga with Dukla Trenčín for two seasons before being drafted third overall in the 2000 NHL En ...

in exchange for

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and

Nate Thompson Nathan Scott Thompson (born October 5, 1984) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League (AHL). He has previously played for the Boston Bruins, New York Islanders, ...

. Shore appeared in six games with the Senators, registering one assist, before he was traded at the trade deadline to the

in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the

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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 Metallurg Magnitogorsk (russian: Металлург Магнитогорск) is a professional ice hockey team based in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League. They a ...

of the

(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

. 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

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 Hokejový Klub Dukla Trenčín is a professional Slovak ice hockey club based in Trenčín, playing in the Slovak Extraliga. The club has won three Slovak league championships (1994, 1997, 2004) and one Czechoslovak league championship (1992). Th ...

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

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of the

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(NL) for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. Shore continued his career abroad, signing to play the 2021–22 season for the Russian club Sibir Novosibirsk of the

, where he became the team's scoring leader in the regular season. Shore posted 26 points through 49 regular season games before leaving Sibir on 1 March 2022 due to the

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. As a free agent in the off-season, Shore returned to Switzerland after signing a one-year contract with

HC Ambrì-Piotta Hockey Club Ambrì-Piotta is a Switzerland, Swiss professional ice hockey club and a member of the National League (ice hockey), National League (NL). The club was founded September 19, 1937, and is also known as "Bianco-Blu" (English: white and b ...

of the NL on July 31, 2022. Shore opened the

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season with Ambrì-Piotta, registering 2 goals and 7 points through 18 appearances before opting to leave the club and join Swedish outfit, HV71 of the SHL, for the remainder of the season on December 13, 2022.

Personal life

All three of Shore's brothers play hockey, two of them professionally.

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is a forward for the

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of the NHL, Quentin played briefly in the

, and Baker is a member of

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. Nick, Drew and Quentin all attended the University of Denver.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shore, Nick 1992 births Living people HC Ambrì-Piotta players American men's ice hockey centers Calgary Flames players Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey players HK Dukla Trenčín players HV71 players Ice hockey people from Denver Los Angeles Kings draft picks Los Angeles Kings players Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players Metallurg Magnitogorsk players Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players of the United States Ottawa Senators players HC Sibir Novosibirsk players Toronto Maple Leafs players USA Hockey National Team Development Program players Winnipeg Jets players EV Zug players American expatriate ice hockey players in Canada American expatriate ice hockey players in Russia American expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia American expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden American expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland