Shane Doan is a retired hockey player. He’s 45 years-old. He competed in the NHL. Doan spent his entire career with the Winnipeg Jets/Arizona Coyotes franchise. Doan also represented Canada at the World Championships and the Olympics.
Shane Doan began his career in the Western Hockey League as a member of the Kamloops Blazers in 1992. He spent three seasons there. He helped lead the Blazers to back-to-back WHL titles in 1994 and 1995. He recorded 94 points (goals plus assists) in the 1994/95 season and won the MVP trophy for that year’s playoffs.
Shane Doan was selected by the Winnipeg Jets 7th overall in the 1995 NHL Draft. He helped lead the Jets to the first round of the playoffs in the 1995/96 season, but his team lost to the Detroit Red Wings in 6 games. The Jets relocated to Phoenix the next season and re-branded themselves as the Coyotes. In the 1999/00 season, Shane scored 26 goals. This began a streak of 9 straight seasons where Doan would score 20 goals or more. Doan was named team captain in the 2003/04 season and held onto this role until his retirement in 2017. He made his first All-Star Game in 2004. Doan signed a 5-year contract extension during the 2006/07 season. He made the All-Star Game again in 2009. Shane helped lead the Coyotes to the Western Conference Finals in the 2011/12 season, but the Coyotes lost in 5 games to the eventual Stanley Cup Champions Los Angeles Kings. He signed a 4-year contract extension in the offseason. On February 12, 2016 Shane Doan became the all-time franchise leader in points (goals plus assists) with 931. Earlier in the 2015/16 season, Doan became the franchise leader in goals scored with 381, achieved on December 31, 2015. This was after the Phoenix Coyotes had re-branded themselves as the Arizona Coyotes. Doan signed a 1-year contract extension in July, 2016. He retired on August 30, 2017.
Shane Doan represented Canada in international competitions several times. He led Canada to Gold Medal finishes in the 2003 and 2007 World Championships. He was also a part of the Canadian teams that finished with a Silver at the 2005, 2008, and 2009 World Championships. Doan played for Canada at the 2006 Olympics, but finished a disappointing 7th at the Turin Games.
Shane Doan had his number 19 retired by the Coyotes on February 24, 2019. This is the first number ever retired by the Coyotes.
Shane Doan has worked as the Chief Hockey Development Officer for the Arizona Coyotes since January 11, 2021.
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