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The War Cry | MAY 2015
Reprinted with permission from the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. For more information visit FCA.org.
WON 2 GOLD MEDALS
& 3 silver at the World
Championships as
well as one World Cup
championship in 2004
I
T'S A RUNNING JOKE IN OUR FAMILY
that we were all destined to either be cow-
boys or hockey players
--
having grown up on
a ranch outside Halkirk, Alberta, Canada.
My parents turned it into Circle Square Ranch.
It was our home, but it also served as a site for
summer Bible camps for kids. For 10 weeks each
summer, we'd have 1,500 kids come through, and
I'd join them as we learned biblical principles.
FORWARD & CAPTAIN
for Arizona Coyotes
and was also a member
of Canada's 2006 Winter
Olympic team
12 years old. That was such a huge
moment in my life.
The hockey bloodlines ran deep
on both sides of my family--my
mom's brothers each played high
level hockey, and my dad actually
passed up an opportunity to play in
the NHL to attend Bible school.
When I was 15, I was selected to
play for Kamloops, an elite junior
hockey team in Canada. It was tough
being away from home. I missed my
family and the ranch, but my faith
was my stronghold during that time.
Every young hockey player's
dream is to play in the NHL, and
``
I Love Being
a
Christian
in
the
Hockey World
''
My parents were such a great
example of a Christ-like life and
marriage for my two siblings and
me, and they inspired me to ask
Jesus into my heart when I was
WAS 7th
OVERALL
in the 1995
NHL Draft
HOCKEY:
Shane Doan
Photo courtesy of the Arizona Coyotes/Getty Images