Shane Doan becomes third active player to reach 1,500 career NHL games
Dec 23, 2016, 8:00 PM | Updated: 9:05 pm
Shane Doan’s storybook career has added another chapter.
The face of the Arizona Coyotes has appeared in his 1,500th career NHL game. Doan becomes the third active player to reach this accomplishment, joining Jaromir Jagr and Jerome Iginla.
1500 games in the @NHL.
Still shakes every hand.
Still smiles like it's his first day.
Never change, Shane Doan. pic.twitter.com/1g2HwpR8hI— Arizona Coyotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) December 24, 2016
RT To congratulate the Captain on @NHL game 1500! #Doan1500 pic.twitter.com/ZvA4Xwo54c
— Arizona Coyotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) December 24, 2016
Fans showered Doan with cowboy hats during his warmup around the rink, and the 40-year-old donned his own hat as well.
#Coyotes fans threw cowboy hats on the ice at the end up warmup in honor of Shane Doan's 1,500th career game pic.twitter.com/tKgXBdqloP
— Greg Dillard (@GregDillard) December 24, 2016
They just tossed cowboy hats for Shane Doan on the ice again to mark his 1,500th NHL game.
— Craig Morgan (@craigsmorgan) December 24, 2016
In Doan’s 21 years in the league, all with the Coyotes, he has amassed 556 goals and 955 total points. Arizona selected Doan with the seventh-overall pick in the 1995 NHL draft.
Comments