Posts About "Shane Doan"
August’s All Free-Agent Teams
August 4th, 2017 With the calendar flipping to August, there are still plenty of serviceable free agents available — enough to ice more than three full teams, believe it or not. It is slim pickings for goaltenders — with no proven NHL-calibre netminders left on the open market in North America — but there are several quality forward options,...
Will Doan Return to the Jets?
June 22nd, 2017 Earlier this week, the longest-serving captain in the NHL and tied for the fifth longest-serving captain in NHL history, Shane Doan was informed by the Arizona Coyotes that he will not be offered a contract to return to the club next season. The change comes amidst the youth movement initiated by Coyotes' general manager, John...
Shane Doan: The Legend of Captain Coyote
June 21st, 2017 June 19, 2017, will go down in Coyotes history as being a controversial day. The Arizona Coyotes made the decision to not offer Shane Doan the 21-year veteran a contract for the upcoming season. The Coyotes have never played a season without Doan who has the been the cornerstone of the organization. In a year filled with plenty of...Doan Decision Should Have Been Handled Better
June 20th, 2017 For the last few seasons, it was generally believed that the face of the Arizona Coyotes, captain Shane Doan, had a place on the team for as long as he wanted to continue playing hockey. Not many players in sports typically receive this courtesy, but for Doan, who showed extreme loyalty to the Coyotes throughout his career, it seems...
Oliver Ekman-Larsson to Be Named Captain of Coyotes: Report
June 19th, 2017 Following the news that the Arizona Coyotes would be moving on from long-time captain and veteran forward Shane Doan, it is being reported by Sarah McLellan of AZ Central Sports that 25-year-old defender Oliver Ekman-Larsson will be named the next captain of the Coyotes franchise. Dating back to the beginning of the Coyotes tenure in...Coyotes Part Ways With Shane Doan
June 19th, 2017 After over two decades of playing with the Arizona Coyotes (formerly the Winnipeg Jets franchise), Shane Doan's playing career with the Coyotes is over. The team announced Monday that they would not be offering their long-time captain a new contract for the 2017-18 season, effectively ending his tenure with the team that dates back to...
