Shane Doan's story resonated with several prospects at the Toronto Maple Leafs' development camp.
Today, Shane Doan is known as the greatest player to ever wear an Arizona Coyotes jersey, being the franchise's all-time leader in games played, points and several other key stats. That wasn't the case early on in his career, though.
"For my first four years in the show, honestly, I wasn’t a great player," Doan wrote in a 2015 Players' Tribune article. "I mean, if you look up my point totals early on, they don’t really paint a picture of a guy that would end up having a long career in this league. I was averaging just about 15 points per season.
Now, the 47-year-old is a special advisor to the general manager with the Toronto Maple Leafs. At the team's development camp this week, Doan had the chance to share his story with the next generation of prospects."He's telling stories about how he started off. He kind of got a late start, but he found a way for 21 years, so it's pretty cool to get a message like that from him.
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