Shane Doan

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Right Wing
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 220
team = Phoenix Coyotes
league = NHL
nationality = Canada
birth_date = Birth date and age|1976|10|10|mf=y
birth_place = Eston, SK, CAN
career_start = 1995
draft = 7th overall
draft_year = 1995
draft_team = Winnipeg Jets


image_size = 230px
former_teams = Winnipeg Jets

Shane Doan (born October 10 1976, in Eston, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward with the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. He also serves as team captain. Doan is also the cousin of Carey Price, goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens.

Playing career

Doan was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the first round, seventh overall in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He was the Jets' final first-round pick prior to the franchise moving to Phoenix.

Doan has played all of his 12 NHL seasons with the Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes franchise, the longest current tenure of any player with the franchise, and is the final remaining Coyote player to have worn a Jets' uniform.

Doan was not overly impressive in his first four seasons, but in 1999-2000 his career took off, as he scored 26 goals (the first of 6 25+ goal years for Doan). Doan has scored at least 20 goals in eight consecutive seasons (2000-2008).

His best season was 2007-08, when he led the Coyotes in scoring (28), assists (50), and in points (78). That season also marked his career high for assists and points. His career high for goals was during the 2005-06 season (30). He was selected to play in his first All-Star game in 2004.

Doan was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2006 Olympics and was chosen to be captain of Canada's 2007 World Championship team. Both selections were politically controversial.

On February 14th, 2007, Doan agreed to a $22.75-million, five year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes.

Doan captained the 2007 Canadian IIHF World Championship team that went undefeated to win 4-2 against Finland in the final and clinch gold in Moscow.

Controversy

Doan was accused of making an ethnic slur against francophones uttered to a linesman at a Phoenix Coyotes / Montreal Canadiens game in Montreal on December 13, 2005. He received a 10 minute game misconduct penalty during the game; however, the NHL later investigated the allegation and cleared Doan.

When Doan was selected for the 2006 Olympics Canadian national men's hockey team, Canadian Liberal MP Denis Coderre wrote a letter to Hockey Canada president Bob Nicholson asking to remove Doan from the team unless Doan apologizes for the alleged comment of December 13, 2005. [cite web | url=http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/news_story/?ID=147956&hubname= | title=MP: Doan should not represent Canada |publisher=TSN |date=2005-12-22 |accessdate=2007-05-03] In January 2006, Doan filed a lawsuit against Coderre for defamation seeking $250,000 in damages and promising to contribute any damage awards to charity. [cite web | url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=151190&hubname= | title=Doan files lawsuit against Coderre |publisher=TSN |date=2006-01-17 |accessdate=2007-05-03] Coderre filed a counter-suit in April 2007, seeking $45,000 in damages. These cases are still before the courts.

When Doan was selected as captain on the 2007 Canadian national men's hockey team, a Canadian Official Languages parliamentary committee led by the Quebec separatist party Bloc Québécois, [cite web | url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2007/04/30/doan-captain.html | title=Bloc wants Doan pulled as Team Canada captain |publisher=CBC Sports |date=2007-04-30 |accessdate=2007-05-03] and supported by all political parties, demanded Hockey Canada appear before the committee to explain their decision to name Doan as captain in light of the alleged comment made on December 13, 2005. [cite web | url=http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/news_story/?ID=206352&hubname= | title=Hockey Canada officials head to Ottawa |publisher=TSN |date=2007-05-02 |accessdate=2007-05-03] Critics say the committee is trying to exploit differences between anglophones and francophones in vote-rich Quebec, making Doan a political victim. On the May 2, 2007 edition of Hockey Night in Canada’s Coach’s Corner on CBC, Don Cherry called the affair ridiculous. [cite web | url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2007/05/02/cherry-doan-catpain.html | title=Doan debate ridiculous: Cherry |publisher=CBC Sports |date=2007-05-02 |accessdate=2007-05-03] Hockey Canada officials appeared before the committee on May 3, 2007 defending Doan as their choice, citing the NHL had cleared him of the allegations. [cite web | url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/05/03/doan.html | title=Hockey Canada defends Doan’s captaincy to legislators |publisher=CBC News |date=2007-05-03 |accessdate=2007-05-03] Doan responded in Canada's next game at the championship by scoring a hat-trick against Belarus in a matter of six minutes 25 seconds. [cite web | url=http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/news_story/?ID=206549&hubname=canadian_hockey | title=Canada led to win by Doan's hat trick |publisher=TSN |date=2007-05-04 |accessdate=2007-05-11] This silenced many of the politicians who called into question his captaincy. The Prime Minister offered his support to Doan by a phone call following the game. [cite web | url=http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/news_story/?ID=206565&hubname=canadian_hockey | title=PM Harper calls Doan to offer support |publisher=TSN |date=2007-05-04 |accessdate=2007-05-11] After the championship win and the "more than a week of lunatic political grandstanding", editorials said that Doan deserved the nation's thanks for maintaining a "picture of grace" and pulling the team together. [ [http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/editorialsletters/story.html?id=cd9fc5da-b344-4b44-8552-682747ca1797&p=1 Shane Doan's revenge] , Editorial, "National Post", Published May 15, 2007.]

Awards

*1995 Memorial Cup All-Star Team
*1995 Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (Memorial Cup MVP)

Records

While Doan may have no records in the NHL, he is the cousin of the legendary Corbin Adams.

Career statistics

International play

*1999 - played for Canada at the 1999 IIHF Men’s World Hockey Championship in Norway, finishing fourth
*2003 - won a gold medal with Canada at the 2003 IIHF Men’s World Hockey Championship in Finland
*2004 - scored the tie-breaking and game-winning goal in the finals at the World Cup of Hockey
*2004 - named to Canada’s 2004 IIHF Men’s World Championship Team but could not attend due to injury
*2005 - won silver as the alternate captain at the 2005 IIHF Men’s World Championship in Austria
*2007 - captained Team Canada to a gold medal at the Men's World Hockey Champtionship in Moscow, Russia
**scored the game-winning goal in a 4-2 preliminary round victory over Norway
**scored a hat-trick in a span of six minutes 25 seconds in a 6-3 qualification round victory over Belarus
*2008 - named to Canadian team and Captain for 2008 World Championships

International statistics

References

External links

* [http://www.savedoan.ca/ Protest site with online petition to the Canadian government to support Doan]
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