Eddie Shack spent just one full season with the Los Angeles Kings, 1969-70. He came to California via a May 14, 1969 trade from the Boston Bruins with Ross Lonsberry for Ken Turlik and a pair of draft picks. Shack had been with the Bruins for two seasons, following his time winning four Stanley Cup championships with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
With the Kings in 1969-70, Eddie scored 22 goals and assisted on 12 for 34 points over 73 games. This was important because it was the third of five different teams he would score 20 or more in a season for. He was the first to accomplish that feat.
His first game with Los Angeles was against the Montreal Canadiens on the road at the Forum. Shack scored the only goal for the Kings in a 5-1 loss. Eddie put the puck past Habs goalie Rogie Vachon at 3:52 of the third period, assisted by Dennis Hextall and Bob Wall.
His lone hat trick with the Kings came shortly after in an October 18, 1969 matchup with the Oakland Seals. He scored what would be the game winner at 15:19 of the first period on Gary Smith in a 5-0 home win.
Shack started the 1970-71 NHL season with Los Angeles but eleven games into the season, his time in California was up. On November 24, 1970, Eddie was traded with Dick Duff to the Buffalo Sabres for Mike McMahon and two draft picks. He scored 25 goals with Buffalo that year. Combined with the two goals he scored for L.A., the 27 total was a career best.
Between 1958-59 and 1974-75, Eddie Shack played 1,047 regular season and 74 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins.
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