Posts About "Shane Doan"
Coyotes to Retire Doan's No. 19
August 3rd, 2018 It's happening. It's finally happening. Just over a year after unceremoniously parting ways with the face of their franchise, the Arizona Coyotes will be making things right with Shane Doan once again. The club announced on Wednesday afternoon that Doan's No. 19 will be retired on the night of Feb. 24, 2019, when the 'Yotes will...
Shane Doan Retires From NHL
August 30th, 2017 As those signed to NHL contracts look ahead to the start of training camp, there’s one veteran that will be hanging up his skates rather than tying them this fall. Long-time Arizona Coyotes' captain Shane Doan announced on Wednesday that he is retiring from the NHL after 21 seasons in the league. Doan, a first-round pick (seventh...
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...
