Andrea Doan, wife of former Coyotes captain Shane Doan, will chair the new advisory group.
The Matt Shott Arizona Hockey Legacy Foundation was named the official community pillar for the effort.
Even though the Arizona Coyotes are gone, the Doan family is still finding ways to make an impact on Arizona’s hockey community.
The community received some hope when Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chair Tom Galvin announced in January that he intended to form an advisory committee of political, business, community and sports leaders dedicated to bringing the NHL back to the Phoenix area.
Galvin also mentioned that he had preliminary conversations with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and other interested parties about bringing an NHL team to Arizona.
Galvin delivered more positive news on Monday, Sept. 22, when he announced that Andrea Doan, the wife of Coyotes great, Shane, will be the chair of that group. Shane will not be part of the group as he is still under contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs as their special adviser to their general manager.
Shane Doan has been living in Arizona since 1997, when the Coyotes moved from Winnipeg. Andrea Doan earned her degree from Arizona State and raised their four children in Arizona. Their son, Josh, was a draft pick by the Coyotes in 2021 and later served as the captain at ASU.