Shane Doan News

Shane Doan has officially retired from the NHL after 21 seasons.

Doan announced his retirement in the newspaper following a 21-year career with the Arizona Coyotes. The 40-year-old was the seventh overall pick in 1995 and appeared in 1540 career NHL games, scoring 402 goals and 570 assists (972 points). Doan had 28 points (15G / 13A) in 55 career playoff games, but the Coyotes only made it out of the first round in eight of their nine playoff appearances.

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The Coyotes signed Shane Doan to a one-year deal worth $2.5 million on July 12th.

Doan, 39, bounced back from a disappointing 2014-15 season, by scoring 28 goals (his most since 2008-09) with 19 assists (47 points) in 72 games. Entering his 21st year with the Coyotes, Doan sits 96th in NHL history with 945 points, just 55 points short of 1,000 for his career. He will take a shot at 1,000, but hasn’t registered 55-plus points since 2010-11.

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Doan (upper-body) will not play on Thursday.

Doan suffered an upper-body injury on Tuesday and was forced from the game. He was able to participate in the morning skate, but did not take part in line rushes and will be held out of the lineup tonight. Henrik Samuelsson has been recalled and will play in Doan’s spot.

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Doan (undisclosed) will not play on Thursday; listed as day-to-day.

This doesn’t come as a big surprise considering Doan was listed as doubtful on Wednesday. He will come out of the lineup, but thankfully for the Coyotes, Martin Hanzal is healthy and will replace Doan in the lineup. Monitor his status leading up to Saturday’s game in Minnesota.

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Doan (undisclosed) is doubtful to play on Thursday vs. the Flames.

Doan played just 13:31 compared to his 18:30 TOI AVG, so he must have suffered an injury in the late stages of Tuesday’s game vs. San Jose. With Doan likely to come out of the lineup, Martin Hanzal is expected to return.

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