Shane Doan’s retirement announcement didn’t come as a surprise to me. I had just been thinking about it yesterday during class, thinking about what I would say and how I would address it. Factually at first, tell the news, be the reporter that I am learning to be. Then, I would allow myself to be emotional about it. Get it off my chest so I can be objective again.
Shane Doan is one of the major reasons why hockey is still growing in Arizona. Last pre-season we spoke to him about the growth of hockey and the passion in his voice never left during the entire conversation.