Shean Donovan

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Shean Donovan
Born (1975-01-22) January 22, 1975 (age 50)
Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for San Jose Sharks
Colorado Avalanche
Atlanta Thrashers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Calgary Flames
Boston Bruins
Ottawa Senators
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 28th overall, 1993
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 19952010

Shean Patrick "The Storm" Donovan (born January 22, 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player, [1] with a career including seven National Hockey League (NHL) clubs and 951 games, spanning from 1994 to 2010. He currently serves as a development coach for the Ottawa Senators. [ citation needed ]

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Life and career

Shean Donovan was born in Timmins, Ontario and grew up in North Bay. [2]

Donovan was drafted 27th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks and played his first full season in 1995–96. After his first four seasons with the Sharks, he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche, where he spent three seasons, contributing 13 goals and 19 assists before being traded to the Atlanta Thrashers in 1999.[ citation needed ]

In 2002, he was claimed by the Pittsburgh Penguins on waivers, then traded to the Calgary Flames in 2004, where he had a breakout during the 2003 04 season, scoring 18 goals. He was a part of the playoff run which saw the Flames defeat the Vancouver Canucks, Detroit Red Wings, and San Jose Sharks before being defeated by the Tampa Bay Lightning by a single goal in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals.[ citation needed ] In April 2011, Donovan recalled the victory as "kind of a bittersweet moment, not winning, but in the end going there was a great memory." [1]

Donovan played for Genève-Servette HC in the Swiss Nationalliga A during the 2004–05 lockout, returning to the Flames for the 2005–06 season. On July 2, 2006, Donovan was signed to a two-year deal as a free agent by the Boston Bruins, [3] with the intention of bringing more speed and energy to the Bruins. [4] At the conclusion of the 2006–07 season, Donovan was traded by the Bruins to the Ottawa Senators for Peter Schaefer. [5]

Donovan played for the Senators through the 2009–10 season, after which he became an unrestricted free agent. Unable to attract NHL interest before the start of the 2010–11 season, the Anaheim Ducks offered him a professional try-out contract with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL). [6] [7] On November 7, yet to make an appearance with the Crunch, Donovan decided to walk away from his try-out to return home, [8] stating that he missed his family, his home in Ottawa, and that he had decided to retire from professional hockey. [1] Donovan is currently a associate coach with a Jr A team The Kemptville 73’s{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1990–91 Kanata Valley Lasers CJHL 4485138
1991–92 Ottawa 67's OHL 581181914111015
1992–93 Ottawa 67'sOHL6629235233
1993–94 Ottawa 67'sOHL62354984631710112114
1994–95 Ottawa 67'sOHL2922194141
1994–95 Kansas City Blades IHL 502271453823
1994–95 San Jose Sharks NHL 14000670116
1995–96 Kansas City BladesIHL4000850008
1995–96 San Jose SharksNHL741382139
1996–97 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 313418
1996–97 San Jose SharksNHL73961542
1997–98 San Jose SharksNHL2033622
1997–98 Colorado Avalanche NHL47571248
1998–99 Colorado AvalancheNHL68712193750002
1999–00 Colorado AvalancheNHL181018
1999–00 Atlanta Thrashers NHL33471118
2000–01 Atlanta ThrashersNHL6312112347
2001–02 Atlanta ThrashersNHL48661240
2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL132134
2002–03 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL5245930
2002–03 Calgary Flames NHL131237
2003–04 Calgary FlamesNHL821824427224551023
2004–05 Genève–Servette HC NLA 1253830
2005–06 Calgary FlamesNHL80911208270006
2006–07 Boston Bruins NHL766111756
2007–08 Ottawa Senators NHL8257127341012
2008–09 Ottawa SenatorsNHL65551034
2009–10 Ottawa SenatorsNHL302354020000
NHL totals95111212924170549661239

International

Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Helsinki
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Alberta
YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
1995 Canada WJC Gold medal icon.svg70006
1997 Canada WC Gold medal icon.svg1001131
Junior totals70006
Senior totals1001131

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Former Senators forward Shean Donovan preparing to host hockey camps". The Hockey Writers.com. 5 April 2011.
  2. "Donovan out to help Sens rebound - Add your comments". North Bay Nugget . August 20, 2008. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  3. "Donovan agrees to two-year deal". Boston Bruins. 2006-07-02. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
  4. "Donovan will bring energy". Boston Bruins. 2006-07-07. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
  5. "Bruins send Donovan to Senators for Schaefer". CBS Sports . 2007-07-17. Archived from the original on 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
  6. "Former Ottawa Senators forward Shean Donovan to host hockey camps". thehockeywriters.com. 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  7. "Syracuse signs Veteran Shean Donovan". OC Register. 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
  8. "Syracuse Crunch buried under four-goal first, lose to Binghamton 5-0". Syracuse.com. 2010-11-07. Retrieved 2010-11-08.