The surgery was in response to an injury that occurred when the former University of Maine captain was upended by Charlotte Checkers defenseman Ryan Murphy while playing in Cedar Park on December 11th. The hit earned Murphy a three-game suspension, but knocked Shore out for the final 48.
Oh, and one more thing, when he got hurt, he was the AHL-leader in goals with 15 in just 23 games – including a hat trick in October against Rockford – in addition to 11 helpers. “It’s unfortunate,” according to Scott White, the general manager of the Texas Stars, speaking for every Stars fan when he stated such.