Shane Doan personified class on and off the ice

Only 13 guys have ever played more NHL games than Shane Doan’s 1,540, and sadly, none with the Edmonton Oilers.
The cries of “Doan, Doan, Doan,” from fans at Rexall Place at the 1995 NHL Draft forever ringing in the burning ears of the local team that decided centre Steve Kelly, now a cop, was a better pick at No. 6. The Winnipeg Jets went on to take him at No. 7. 
That is our everlasting tie-in to the 40-year-old winger Doan, who called it quits Wednesday after 972 points