Bruce Shoebottom
Bruce Shoebottom is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 35 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins.Biography
Shoebottom was born in Windsor, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga.
During the playoffs April 7, 1988 vs the Buffalo Sabres, Shoebottom scored his first and only NHL playoff goal. Fans responded by throwing shoes on the ice. He also played one season for the Rochester Americans of the AHL. Shoebottom was known for his role as an enforcer. Also played for the San Diego Gulls in the 1990s.
