Doug Shedden

Douglas Arthur "Doug" Shedden (born April 29, 1961 in Wallaceburg, Ontario) 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 EV Zug of the Swiss Nationalliga 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	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	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	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	416 	139 	186 	325 	176 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Coaching statistics ==
  	  	  	 	Coaching statistics	Coaching statistics	Coaching statistics	Coaching statistics	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 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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