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involved in a car crash following a game Wednesday night.The Orange
County Register reported Trout was in one of four vehicles involved in
two connected crashes on the 55 freeway shortly before 9 p.m. One victim
was taken to Hoag Hospital and another to Orange County Global Medical
Center, Capt. Larry Kurtz told the newspaper. It was unclear if either
victim was Trout.Angels general manager Billy Eppler confirmed the
report and says in a statement hes spoken to Trout and he feels fine.
Eppler says Trout was at home and is planning to travel with the club
Thursday to Seattle.Trout did not play in Los Angeles 3-0 win over the
Cincinnati Reds. The 2014 AL MVP Award winner is batting .319 with 25
homers and 21 stolen bases this season.
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. LOUIS -- Roman Polak was celebrating even before Alexander Steen
scored the winning goal in Saturdays 4-2 win over the Carolina
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Pedro scored from a pass by Lionel Messi in the 33rd minute and added
two more goals in the 47th and 72nd after Valdes saved his second
penalty in four days following his stop in Wednesdays 4-0 over Ajax in
the Champions League.
At age 40, Arizona Coyotes captain Shane Doan continues to
serve honorably as one of hockeys great ambassadors. While leading a
rebuilding club last season, Doan enjoyed one of the better seasons of
his 20-year pro career and paced the Coyotes with 28 goals. This season,
Doan has been tasked with mentoring one of the leagues youngest teams,
which includes teammate Jakob Chychrun, an 18-year-old defenseman who
was born almost three years after Doan was drafted, in 1995.The arrival
of all this young talent -- including Arizona native Auston Matthews,
with whom Doan skated as part of the Coyotes youth program -- makes Doan
excited about the future of the game. Even if it does make him also
feel kind of old.ESPN.com: How complicated is it being a veteran on such
a young team?Shane Doan:?At one point we had nine guys 21 and under.
Thats pretty incredible. I dont think its like that anywhere else in
professional hockey, including the AHL or the East Coast League.
Obviously, its exciting for the future, but its a little more difficult
for the present.ESPN.com: You have four teenage children. Does that help
you deal with the kids on your team?Doan: My oldest daughter is the
same age as some of them. There are obviously similarities. But these
guys are so mature. As a hockey player, you leave home when youre 15, 16
years old. It forces you to grow up. Our guys are great. Theyve handled
themselves incredibly well. Its fun to be around them.ESPN.com: Are
younger players better prepared for the NHL today?Doan: I think, because
of social media, you get to see the day-to-day life of an NHL player a
lot more. If you follow someone on Twitter or Instagram or whatever, you
see what goes on a little bit more because of that. That makes it a
little bit easier. You understand things you may not have understood in
the past because there just wasnt exposure to it.ESPN.com: Do you wish
you had social media when you were younger?Doan: No. Im so glad, so
thankful that I didnt. Its crazy how much it affects our day-to-day
lives as players and how much it affects the young guys.ESPN.com: What
are the main differences today for young players compared with 20 years
ago?Doan: Their skill level. It all comes down to exposure. When someone
in the Swedish Elite league makes an incredible move, then the kids
everywhere get to watch it and practice it -- and it becomes part of the
hockey community. I think it pushes the skill level so much quicker
because everybody can see things and their imaginations are kind of
expanded by being able to see what other guys are doing around the
world. In the past, if you saw it on the late-night sports TV shows, it
was pretty amazing, but you only saw it once. Now everyone watches it
over and over and can break it down. I think that helps. The skill of
the young guys is just incredible now.ESPN.com: Youre skating alongside
players whose fathers you played with and against. Have you talked to
any of them about playing with their dads?Doan: Ive played with quite a
few of them.?Max Domi?and Connor Murphy. Weve hadd?Philip Samuelsson?and
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Getting to play against Matthew Tkachuk after playing with his dad, or
Josh Manson in Anaheim. They were in our dressing room as kids when I
was a player.ESPN.com: Have you reminded them about how you saw them as
kids in the dressing room?Doan: For sure. Without a doubt. Thats one of
the things that, as a player, you remember. Matty and Josh were so
young, they dont really remember. But my daughter is the same age as
Matty. They were both born here [in Arizona]. Ive gotten to know Josh as
he got older. Its exciting. Its fun. You feel old, but you enjoy it,
for sure.ESPN.com: Do you ever chat with Matthew Tkachuk about how you
bought and moved into his childhood home in Arizona?Doan: Oh, yeah. We
have horses here and Matty would come out and go riding at the farm. It
was fun.ESPN.com: You skated with Auston Matthews while he was in the
Coyotes youth program. What do you remember about him as an emerging
young player?Doan: I got to know his family a little bit. His mom and
dad go to the same church that we go to. Hes an unbelievable kid. Hes an
even better person than player, and thats exciting because hes an
incredible player.ESPN.com: Was his talent evident right away?Doan: The
first time he skated with us, it was just shinny. I think his team won
or lost 5-4. He had all his teams goals and it was against NHL guys, and
he was a year away from being drafted. I was pretty impressed.ESPN.com:
How important is it for youth hockey players in Arizona to see someone
like Auston make it?Doan: Its huge for us. It gives validation to an
organization like the Junior Coyotes. Any time anyone asks how the
program is, you can say Auston Matthews grew up in the program. Thats
huge for minor hockey and grass roots.ESPN.com: Your general manager,
John Chayka, is more than a decade your junior. How often does he come
to you with questions?Doan: Hes not afraid to come and ask for your
opinion. But at the end of the day hes the one who makes the decisions.
Thats the way it goes. As much as I think every player wants his
opinions heard, its not our [call]. Hes very professional in that he
asks questions and wants to gain perspective from people who might have
experienced a few things. At the same time, he recognizes its his call
and he makes those decisions when he needs to.ESPN.com: Youre coming off
one of your best statistical seasons, but have you given any thought to
retirement?Doan: It crosses your mind daily. But you dont make those
decisions on a daily basis. Ten days ago, if you had asked me I probably
would have retired on the spot. Today if you asked me, I think Id sign a
five-year deal. It kind of goes back and forth. You understand you cant
make rash decisions like that. It has to be something you make over the
course of the year. I kind of approached last year the same way I
approach this year. Ill just see how I feel at the end.
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