Vote will count towards a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place vote based on the final count from award committee. Big thanks to @Best in Ottawa for helping me gather the data. Eddie Shore Award Awarded to the AHL's best defenseman. Criteria: 1) Production in relation to peers. The Shore is not the "best offensive defenseman" award. Many other factors are at play here, and statistical production is only one part of this. It is, however, still an important part. Let it be noted that GAA for defensemen (the average goals allowed in games the defenseman played in throughout the season) is to be examined and evaluated on an equal footing with the defenseman's offensive production. 2) Individual record. Individual record becomes a very important and telling statistic. To be considered for the Shore you should be posting at minimum a respectable record. 3) Linemates. This is mainly to note that a player should not be significantly punished during consideration simply for playing with a talented line. However, players should not significantly benefit during consideration simply for playing on a below average team or with below average linemates. 4) Strength of schedule. In a league where managers (and players, to a certain extent), are able to choose who they play against, it is important to consider strength of opposition when determining individual awards. The main things to examine here are record vs playoff teams as compared to record vs non-playoff teams, as well as statistical production vs playoff teams as compared to vs non-playoff teams (note that included in this is GAA. Analyze the average goals his team allows when a defenseman plays, and not simply the defenseman's offensive output in these games). Specifically, a player who plays a majority of his games against stronger teams and has a quality record in these games should be rewarded over players who mainly play against weaker teams. As far as individual stats are concerned, it is expected that players will get more points (and allow less goals) against weaker teams. Players should only be downgraded in this area if they acquire a significant and disproportionate amount of their points (or allow a significant and disproportionately low amount of goals) in games against non-playoff teams. In especially tight cases between players, also consider evaluating the individual lineups that players face throughout the season. Subjectively quantify teams' 1st/2nd/3rd lines, and examine how many of each the players have played against throughout the season, in combination with playoff/non playoff. Fringe Teams are Rochester, Cleveland, San Jose, and Ontario @Odieeeeee Total Record: 21-6-0 5G 44A 49Points +53 Playoff Teams Record: 8-5-0 18 Points Fringe Teams Record: 5-1-0 13 Points Non-Playoff Teams Record: 8-0-0 14 Points 41 Hits 14 PIM 93 Takeaways 299 Giveaways Scoring Factor: 39.8% 3:00 OEE 78.6% PPKE 4.56 Team Goals For / Game 1.81 Team Goals Against / Game @Newwdle Total Record: 22-5-1 7G 50A 57Points +27 Playoff Teams Record: 17-5-0 43 Points Fringe Teams Record: 1-0-1 3 Points Non-Playoff Teams Record: 5-0-0 11 Points 56 Hits 20 PIM 102 Takeaways 357 Giveaways Scoring Factor: 49.6% 2:07 OEE 82.9% PPKE 4.11 Team Goals For / Game 2.68 Team Goals Against / Game @RoWsKi Total Record: 21-6-1 12G 23A 35Points +45 Playoff Teams Record: 9-6-1 12 Points Fringe Teams Record: 4-0-0 7 Points Non-Playoff Teams Record: 8-0 16 Points 216 Hits 27 PIM 76 Takeaways 333 Giveaways Scoring Factor: 31.5% 2:17 OEE 92.1% PPKE 3.96 Team Goals For / Game 1.67 Team Goals Against / Game @Best in Ottawa Total Record: 23-4-1 3G 49A 52Points +65 Playoff Teams Record: 6-3-1 7 Points Fringe Teams Record: 3-0-0 5 Points Non-Playoff Teams Record: 14-1-0 40 Points 94 Hits 18 PIM 113 Takeaways 238 Giveaways Scoring Factor: 36.1% 2:40 OEE 80% PPKE 5.14 Team Goals For / Game 2.14 Team Goals Against / Game @MarcoGoes5H0LE Total Record: 19-5-0 4G 29A 33Points +36 Playoff Teams Record: 12-5-0 21 Points Fringe Teams Record: 2-0-0 1 Points Non-Playoff Teams Record: 5-0-0 11 Points 93 Hits 10 PIM 61 Takeaways 230 Giveaways Scoring Factor: 33.0% 2:37 OEE 77.4% PPKE 4.17 Team Goals For / Game 2.42 Team Goals Against / Game