Douglas Arthur "Doug" Shedden (born April 29, 1961 in Wallaceburg, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Wallaceburg is an industrial town (pop. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Coaches coach teams in professional sports as well as college sports. ...

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. Centre or Center in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. ... NHL redirects here. ... The Pittsburgh Penguins is a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Quebec Nordiques (pronounced ; translated into English as Northmen or Northerners) were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. ... The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The 1980 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Montreal Forum. ...

Shedden is currently the head coach of Jokerit of the Finnish SM-liiga. He previously coached HIFK, another Finnish SM-liiga team. Before moving to Finland Shedden coached St. John's Maple Leafs of the American Hockey League, and he also has coaching experience from the CHL, ECHL and UHL. Jokerit are an ice hockey team in the Finnish SM-liiga. ... logo of SM-liiga SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. ... HIFK are an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. ... The St. ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Central Hockey League (CHL) is a mid-level professional hockey league. ... The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States and Canada, generally regarded as a tier below the American Hockey League. ... UHL logo The United Hockey League (UHL) is a professional ice hockey league with teams in the United States. ...

Shedden will coach the Finnish national men's ice hockey team in the 2007-08 season in addition to coaching Jokerit; he will be followed in this role by Jukka Jalonen in 2008. The Finnish national mens ice hockey team is one of the best ice hockey teams in the world, currently #5 on the IIHF world ranking. ...