(Hockey Canada)

By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

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Halkirk’s Shane Doan to lead Canada at Spengler, Channel One tourneys

Nov 27, 2021 | 1:44 PM

Central Alberta’s own Shane Doan, a native of Halkirk, Alberta, will guide Canada’s squad at the 2021 Spengler Cup and 2021 Channel One Cup.

Doan, from the town about 40 km east of Stettler, was announced by Hockey Canada this week as the team’s general manager.

He’s joined by assistant general manager Blair Mackasey (Montreal, Que.), head coach Claude Julien (Orleans, Ont.), and assistant coaches Bruce Boudreau (Toronto, Ont.) and Scott Walker (Cambridge, Ont./Guelph, OHL).

“This is a tremendous staff with years of experience at the highest levels of our game, and we are excited to work with them through December,” said Scott Salmond, senior vice-president of hockey operations with Hockey Canada. “As part of our preparations for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, we wanted to ensure there were contingency plans in place in the event NHL players do not participate in Beijing. Taking part in the Channel One Cup and Spengler Cup ensures an opportunity to evaluate European-based players at a pair of prestigious tournaments against world-class competition.”

Doan most recently worked with Team Canada at the 2021 IIHF World Championship, winning a gold medal as assistant general manager.

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He also helped manage at the 2019 Spengler Cup, winning the title, and consulted at the 2019 IIHF World Championship, where Canada won silver.

As a player, Doan laced up for Canada six times at the IIHF World Championship, winning two gold medals (2003, 2007) and three silver (2005, 2008, 2009). Doan also won the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and wore the Maple Leaf at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. He joined the Arizona Coyotes as chief hockey development officer in January 2021 following retirement.

The Spengler Cup is set for Dec. 26-31 in Davos, Switzerland. The Channel One Cup will take place first, however, from Dec. 15-19 in Moscow.