NHL ENTRY DRAFT

July 8, 1995

Shane Doan

No, actually I was kind of surprised that that was happening. I was very kind of surprised what they did, actually, so --

It is so unique. I will never experience something like that again, so it is really neat. It is a great experience to be here for the past 2, three days. I have loved it. I am so happy to be going to Winnipeg. It is a first class organization and I am just -- I don't know what to say.

That is excellent my mom and dad were really hoping for something like that and I guess they got what they wanted and not too often that happens. I am just so lucky. I am very thankful.

Yeah. Bill came to the ran much. We had a great time up there and just it was really informal. Just really got to get to know him, I guess, and it was good, but you know, pretty nice to everybody. It is pretty hard to tell.

Yeah, AGEE went 11. That is great. He deserved to go higher. He is a great guy. He is -- I really like him as a player and he is a great friend too.

He went down the COO. It just rained down there. It was a little muddy.

I don't know, I mean, it was really unique. I mean, I will never experience another summer like this. This June was phenomenal to have all the interviews and everything. It is kind of an ego boost. I guess with all -- it was really neat. I had a great time. So at the same time, I wanted to get it over with, but it was really neat to experience it.

I don't know. I mean, Edmonton is a great team. Winnipeg is phenomenal. They have so much talent there. They had a few injuries that hurt them this year and next year they are going to have a great team and in the future they probably have the best sentiment in the whole league with ZHAMNOV. A guy like I pattern myself after KEITH; to have someone to watch, it is great.

It was kind of different. I didn't expect that.

It is so exciting. I wasn't nervous until I actually got in the building. Then they say said first WEEK SENATORS, oh, then I was really nervous. It didn't hit me until then.

I don't know. It is tough. Everybody wants to play NHL, but I mean, you don't want to wreck your development, so it wouldn't hurt me to go back to Junior but at the same time, I would want to learn from the best and the best is in the NHL and Winnipeg, so I'd love to go there and watch and learn and so I will just have to let the coaching staff decide on make that decision.

Yeah, I mean, to have this opportunity given to you, it is an honor and so I am really excited to have a chance to do well and to go to a team that I did.