Shane Doan returns after colliding with Coyotes teammate in warmups
Mar 13, 2017, 7:25 PM | Updated: Mar 14, 2017, 11:03 am
Shane Doan gave his team a scare when he wasn’t on the bench to begin the Arizona Coyotes’ game with the Colorado Avalanche after he collided with teammate Jakob Chychrun in pregame warmups Monday.
Arizona Sports’ Craig Morgan reported Radim Vrbata was skating Doan’s usual shift, and the team announced he was “being evaluated” before Doan returned to the bench near the end of the first period. He promptly entered the game with six minutes to play in the first.
“Got the wind knocked out a little bit,” Doan told FOX Sports Arizona’s Todd Walsh during a midgame interview. “All good.”
Doan went thru concussion protocol after Chychrun hit: "I didn't even know it was him… I haven't been hit that hard in a long, long time."
— Craig Morgan (@craigsmorgan) March 14, 2017
The 40-year-old Doan has six goals and 17 assists for the Coyotes this year after deciding in the offseason to return for his 20th NHL campaign. He is averaging 15:14 minutes of ice time per game.
