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| | Albany River Rats :: |
 | | This award, which was first presented by the AHL in 1959, honors the late Eddie Shore, a Hockey Hall of Famer widely regarded as one of hockey’s greatest defensemen. |
 | | Shore, a four-time winner of the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player, purchased the AHL’s Springfield Indians in 1939 and managed the club until his retirement in 1967. |
 | | Previous winners of the Eddie Shore Award include Steve Kraftcheck (1959), Al Arbour (1965), Noel Price (1970, ’72, ’76), Marshall Johnston (1971), Brian Engblom (1977), Terry Murray (1978, ’79), Brad Shaw (1987), Eric Weinrich (1990), Darren Rumble (1997) and John Slaney (2001, ’02). |
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