PHOENIX, AZ – JUNE 01: Shane Doan of the Arizona Coyotes before the MLB game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Atlanta Braves at Chase Field on June 1, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
NHLBy Andrew Coppens on

Hockey players can be a strange bunch, but they can also be a very inspiring bunch as well. Such is the case with Shane Doan of the Phoenix Coyotes.

After setting the franchise record for goals, Doan is set to be honored at a special pre-game ceremony and part of that is correcting a few ‘urban legends.’

One of them just so happens to be a mystery player who stepped up and paid the health insurance benefits for all the equipment staff and trainers during the 2004 lockout.

Watch as Doan coyly admits to it with a smile and a “it is what it is.”

About Andrew Coppens

Andy is a contributor to The Comeback as well as Publisher of Big Ten site talking10. He also is a member of the FWAA and has been covering college sports since 2011. Andy is an avid soccer fan and runs the Celtic FC site The Celtic Bhoys. If he's not writing about sports, you can find him enjoying them in front of the TV with a good beer!

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