Douglas Arthur Shedden(born April 29, 1961) is a Canadianice hockeycoachand former player. He played in theNational Hockey Leaguebetween 1981 and 1991. After his playing career he became a coach, and worked in the minor leagues for several years. He coachedTeam Finlandto a bronze medal in2008 World Championships.Shedden is currently coachingHC '05 Banská Bystricain the SlovakTipos extraliga.
| Doug Shedden | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
April 29, 1961 Wallaceburg, Ontario,Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Pittsburgh Penguins Detroit Red Wings Quebec Nordiques Toronto Maple Leafs HC Bolzano HC Davos | ||
| NHL draft |
93rd overall,1980 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1981–1993 | ||
Playing career
editAs a youth, Shedden played in the 1974Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournamentwith aminor ice hockeyteam fromBarrie.[1]
Shedden, who played the position ofcentre,spent eight seasons playing in theNational Hockey Leaguefor thePittsburgh Penguins,Detroit Red Wings,Quebec NordiquesandToronto Maple Leafs.He was drafted 93rd overall by the Penguins in the1980 NHL Entry Draft.In 416 career NHL games, Shedden recorded 139 goals and 186 assists for 325 points. Shedden had a brief stint in Europe as he played in Italy for two seasons but returned to North America and retired from playing in 1993.
Coaching career
editShedden's Career as head coach started when he was hired to take over theWichita Thunderin 1992. After leading Wichita to back-to-back CHL championships in 1993-94 and 1994–95, Shedden coached several teams inUHL,CHLandECHLbefore becoming the head coach forSt. John's Maple Leafsof theAHL,where he guided the team to their best record for wins in franchise history in their final year in St. John's.
After that Shedden was hired byFinnishSM-liigateamHIFKto replaceDave King,who had decided to go toMetallurg Magnitogorskof theRussian Superleagueinstead of HIFK. Shedden's single season at the helm of HIFK was good and the team fought its way to the bronze medal game. HIFK however lost toHPK.
After his debut in the SM-liiga, Shedden was acquired by HIFK's local rivalsJokerit,where Shedden made an impact during his first season as the head coach of the team. Jokerit survived all the way to the Finals but were defeated byKärpät.Shedden's second season as the head coach of Jokerit was a bit of a disappointment. Jokerit did advance to the playoffs, but were defeated four games to three byEspoo Bluesin the Semifinals even though Jokerit had a 3–1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
The 2007–08 Season with Jokerit was Shedden's last, as he was contracted byEV Zug,aSwissprofessional ice hockey team playing in the SwissNationalliga A(NLA). He spent six years at the Zug helm and coached EVZ to five playoff semifinal appearances. When Zug finished the 2013-14 regular season in 10th place and missed the playoffs, Shedden was relieved of his duties.[2]
In October 2014, Shedden took over the reins atMedveščak Zagrebof theKontinental Hockey League(KHL)[3]and parted ways with the team at the end of the 2014–15 season. He returned to Switzerland, accepting the head coaching job at NLA sideHC Luganoin October 2015.[4]He coached the team to an appearance in the NLA finals in his first year, where they were defeated bySC Bern.In 2015 and 2016, he led HCL to theSpengler Cupfinal, where they fell short to Team Canada twice. On January 16, 2017, Shedden was fired by HC Lugano.[5]
He was appointed asERC Ingolstadthead coach on December 22, 2017, signing a deal for the remainder of the 2017–18 season with the GermanDELteam.[6]
National team coaching
editDuring his time at Jokerit, Shedden was also contracted by theFinnish National Teamas head coach to replaceErkka Westerlund.Under Shedden's coaching, Finland won the bronze medal in the2008 World Championships.Shedden's one-year contract ended after 2008 World Championships and he was replaced by his assistant coach,Jukka Jalonen.
He served as assistant coach of Team Canada at the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Spengler Cup. In 2012 and 2013, he was named head coach, guiding Canada to victory in the prestigious tournament in 2012.
Shedden was also a member of Canada's coaching staff at the2013 IIHF World Championships.[7]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1977–78 | Kitchener Rangers | OMJHL | 18 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Hamilton Fincups | OMJHL | 32 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1978–79 | Kitchener Rangers | OMJHL | 66 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1979–80 | Kitchener Rangers | OMJHL | 16 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OMJHL | 45 | 30 | 44 | 74 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 66 | 51 | 72 | 123 | 78 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 10 | ||
| 1981–82 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 38 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Erie Blades | AHL | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 24 | 43 | 67 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 67 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 35 | 32 | 67 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 67 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 33 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 15 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 80 | 37 | 51 | 88 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 29 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 47 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 23 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 47 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | HC Bolzano | ITA | 13 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | HC Davos | NLB | 7 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Muskegon Fury | CoHL | 21 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 416 | 139 | 186 | 325 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Coaching statistics
edit| Coaching statistics | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Result | |
| 1992–93 | Wichita Thunder | CHL | 34 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 | Out of playoffs | |
| 1993–94 | Wichita Thunder | CHL | 64 | 40 | 18 | 2 | 0 | Won Championship | |
| 1994–95 | Wichita Thunder | CHL | 66 | 44 | 18 | 4 | 0 | Won Championship | |
| 1995–96 | Louisiana IceGators | ECHL | 70 | 43 | 21 | 0 | 6 | Lost in round 1 | |
| 1996–97 | Louisiana IceGators | ECHL | 70 | 38 | 28 | 4 | 0 | Lost in finals | |
| 1997–98 | Louisiana IceGators | ECHL | 70 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 0 | Lost in round 3 | |
| 1998–99 | Louisiana IceGators | ECHL | 70 | 46 | 18 | 6 | 0 | Lost in round 2 | |
| 1999–00 | Flint Generals | UHL | 74 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 9 | Won Championship | |
| 2000–01 | Memphis Riverkings | CHL | 70 | 43 | 21 | 0 | 6 | Lost in round 2 | |
| 2001–02 | Memphis Riverkings | CHL | 64 | 46 | 14 | 0 | 4 | Won Championship | |
| 2002–03 | Memphis Riverkings | CHL | 64 | 39 | 21 | 0 | 4 | Won Championship | |
| 2003–04 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 80 | 32 | 36 | 8 | 4 | Out of Playoffs | |
| 2004–05 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 80 | 46 | 28 | 5 | 1 | Lost in round 1 | |
| 2005–06 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 56 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | Lost bronze medal game | |
| 2006–07 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 56 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 3 | Lost in final | |
| 2007–08 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 56 | 29 | 14 | Lost bronze medal game | |||
| 2007–08 | Team Finland | World Championships | Won bronze medal | ||||||
References
edit- ^"Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA"(PDF).Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament.2018. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2019-03-06.Retrieved2019-01-11.
- ^"EV Zug feuert Trainer Doug Shedden und Sportchef Jakub Horak".az Aargauer Zeitung.5 March 2014.Retrieved2023-02-16.
- ^"Doug Shedden is new Medvescak Boss".en.khl.ru.Retrieved2016-03-19.
- ^"The new head coach is Doug Shedden".hclugano.ch.27 October 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 5 August 2016.Retrieved2024-01-04.
- ^"Shedden and Curcio out, Ireland and Silander in".hclugano.ch.16 January 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 18 January 2017.Retrieved2024-01-04.
- ^"ERC Ingolstadt stellt Doug Shedden als neuen Cheftrainer vor – Larry Mitchell kehrt auf die Position des Sportdirektors zurück".eishockeynews.de(in German).Retrieved2017-12-23.
- ^"Canada's National Men's Team management group makes roster addition for 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship".hockeycanada.ca.Retrieved2016-03-19.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics fromNHL,orEliteprospects,orHockey-Reference,orThe Internet Hockey Database