Shean Donovan

Shean Patrick Donovan (born January 22, 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player, 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.

Career 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.

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 seven of the Stanley Cup finals. 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." with the intention of bringing more speed and energy to the Bruins. At the conclusion of the 2006–07 season, Donovan was traded by the Bruins to the Ottawa Senators for Peter Schaefer.

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). On November 7, yet to make an appearance with the Crunch, Donovan decided to walk away from his try-out to return home, stating that he missed his family, his home in Ottawa, and that he had decided to retire from professional hockey. He currently serves as a development coach for the Ottawa Senators.

He has a son named Jorian Donovan who is a prospect for the Ottawa Senators, and a daughter Trinity Donovan, who plays volleyball. Shean and Jorian are the first father-son duo to suit up for the Senators in an NHL game.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1990–91 Kanata Valley Lasers CJHL 44 8 5 13 8 — — — — — 1991–92 Ottawa 67's OHL 58 11 8 19 14 11 1 0 1 5 1992–93 Ottawa 67's OHL 66 29 23 52 33 — — — — — 1993–94 Ottawa 67's OHL 62 35 49 84 63 17 10 11 21 14 1994–95 Ottawa 67's OHL 29 22 19 41 41 — — — — — 1994–95 Kansas City Blades IHL 5 0 2 2 7 14 5 3 8 23 1994–95 San Jose Sharks NHL 14 0 0 0 6 7 0 1 1 6 1995–96 Kansas City Blades IHL 4 0 0 0 8 5 0 0 0 8 1995–96 San Jose Sharks NHL 74 13 8 21 39 — — — — — 1996–97 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 3 1 3 4 18 — — — — — 1996–97 San Jose Sharks NHL 73 9 6 15 42 — — — — — 1997–98 San Jose Sharks NHL 20 3 3 6 22 — — — — — 1997–98 Colorado Avalanche NHL 47 5 7 12 48 — — — — — 1998–99 Colorado Avalanche NHL 68 7 12 19 37 5 0 0 0 2 1999–00 Colorado Avalanche NHL 18 1 0 1 8 — — — — — 1999–00 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 33 4 7 11 18 — — — — — 2000–01 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 63 12 11 23 47 — — — — — 2001–02 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 48 6 6 12 40 — — — — — 2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 13 2 1 3 4 — — — — — 2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 52 4 5 9 30 — — — — — 2002–03 Calgary Flames NHL 13 1 2 3 7 — — — — — 2003–04 Calgary Flames NHL 82 18 24 42 72 24 5 5 10 23 2004–05 Genève–Servette HC NLA 12 5 3 8 30 — — — — — 2005–06 Calgary Flames NHL 80 9 11 20 82 7 0 0 0 6 2006–07 Boston Bruins NHL 76 6 11 17 56 — — — — — 2007–08 Ottawa Senators NHL 82 5 7 12 73 4 1 0 1 2 2008–09 Ottawa Senators NHL 65 5 5 10 34 — — — — — 2009–10 Ottawa Senators NHL 30 2 3 5 40 2 0 0 0 0 NHL totals 951 112 129 241 705 49 6 6 12 39

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1995 Canada WJC 7 0 0 0 6 1997 Canada WC 10 0 1 1 31 Junior totals 7 0 0 0 6 Senior totals 10 0 1 1 31