Shean Patrick Donovan (born January 22, 1975) is a

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professional

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coach and former player. Donovan played in 951 games with seven

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(NHL) clubs during a career that stretched from 1994 to 2010. His nickname is "The Storm", which he gave himself. He currently serves as a development coach with the NHL's

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. Donovan was born in

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, but grew up in

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Playing career

A winger with great skating ability, Donovan was drafted by the

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27th overall in the

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and played his first full season in 1995–96. He spent four seasons with the Sharks before being traded to the

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where he spent three seasons, contributing 13 goals and 19 assists before being traded to the

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in 1999. He was claimed on waivers by the

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in 2002, then traded to the

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in 2003, where he had a breakout season in 2003–04, scoring 18 goals in the regular season, and was part of the playoff run which saw the Flames defeat the

Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference, and play their home games at Rogers Arena. Bruce B ...

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, and

before falling to the

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by a single goal in Game 7 of the

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Final. Donovan stated in an interview in April 2011 "That is kind of a bittersweet moment, not winning, but in the end going there was a great memory." Donovan played for

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in the Swiss Nationalliga A during the 2004–05 lockout, and returned to the Flames for the 2005–06 season. On July 2, 2006, Donovan was then signed by the

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as a free agent to a two-year deal, with the intention of bringing more speed and energy to the Bruins. At the conclusion of the 2006–07 season, on July 17, 2007, Donovan was traded by the Bruins to the Ottawa Senators for Peter Schaefer. Donovan played for the Senators until the end of the 2009–10 season, when he became an unrestricted free agent. He was unable to attract NHL interest before the start of the 2010–11 season. In November

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were looking for a veteran player and they wanted him try out with the

Syracuse Crunch The Syracuse Crunch are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). They play in Syracuse, New York, at the Upstate Medical University Arena. They are the primary development affiliate of the National Hockey League's Tampa ...

. November 1, 2010, he signed a professional try-out contract with the

of the

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(AHL). However a little under a week later and still to make an appearance with the Crunch, Donovan decided to walk away from his try-out to return home on November 7. Donovan claimed that he was missing his family, his home in Ottawa and decided to retire from professional hockey. Donovan is currently a development coach with the Senators, along with Chris Kelly.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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