Doug Shedden

For the Australian politician, see Doug Shedden (politician).

Doug Shedden
Born	(1961-04-29) April 29, 1961 Wallaceburg, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	NHL Pittsburgh Penguins Detroit Red Wings Quebec Nordiques Toronto Maple Leafs AHL Erie Blades Adirondack Red Wings Fredericton Express Baltimore Skipjacks Newmarket Saints Serie A HC Bolzano CoHL Muskegon Fury
NHL Draft	93rd overall, 1980 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	1981–1993

Douglas Arthur Shedden (born April 29, 1961) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He coached Team Finland to a bronze medal in 2008 World Championships. Shedden is currently the head coach of HC Lugano of the Swiss National League A.

Playing career

Shedden, who played the position of centre, spent eight seasons playing in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Red Wings, Quebec Nordiques and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was drafted 93rd overall by the Penguins in the 1980 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

Shedden's Career as Head Coach started when he was hired to take over the Wichita Thunder in 1992. After leading Wichita to back-to-back CHL Championships in 1993-94 and 1994–95, Shedden coached several teams in UHL, CHL and ECHL before becoming the Head Coach for St. John's Maple Leafs of the AHL, 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 by Finnish SM-liiga team HIFK to replace Dave King, who had decided to go to Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Russian Superleague instead 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 to HPK.

After his debut in the SM-liiga, Shedden was acquired by HIFK's local rivals Jokerit, 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 by Kärpät. 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 by Espoo Blues in 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 by EV Zug, a Swiss professional ice hockey team playing in the Swiss Nationalliga A.

During his time at Jokerit, Shedden was also contracted by the Finnish National Team as head coach to replace Erkka Westerlund. Under Shedden's coaching, Finland won the bronze medal in the 2008 World Championships. Shedden's one-year contract ended after 2008 World Championships and he was replaced by his assistant coach, Jukka Jalonen.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977–78	Hamilton Fincups	OMJHL		32	1	9	10	32		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Kitchener Rangers	OMJHL		18	5	7	12	14		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Kitchener Rangers	OMJHL		66	16	42	58	29		—	—	—	—	—
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		—	—	—	—	—
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	Alpenliga		17	17	10	27	4		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	HC Bolzano	Serie A		13	6	10	16	16		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Muskegon Fury	CoHL		21	16	21	37	18		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				416	139	186	325	176		—	—	—	—	—

Coaching statistics

				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

External links

• Doug Shedden's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Sporting positions
Preceded by Gary Fay	Wichita Thunder head coach 1992 - 1995	Succeeded by Don Jackson
Preceded by Erkka Westerlund	Finnish national ice hockey team head coach 2007 – 2008	Succeeded by Jukka Jalonen
Preceded by Curt Lindström	Jokerit head coach 2006 – 2008	Succeeded by Glen Hanlon
Preceded by Pentti Matikainen	HIFK head coach 2005 – 2006	Succeeded by Bob Francis