Well, there he is, Captain Coyote Shane.
It's always good to see you.
How does it feel to have another job?
Yeah, you know what?
It's something that I'm excited about.
It's something that I'm really excited about.
It's an opportunity.
We're with a good friend,
obviously, and for an incredibl,
incredible organization with
the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Really. It's relationships.
Brad True Living and I are good friends.
He's somebody that I admire and.
The situation kind of just
that's pretty unique doesn't
come along And so we had to look
at it as a family and there's a
whole bunch of different things,
but that's mainly it is just relationships.
Is it weird to to be a part of
another franchise after being he
for your entire career? Basical,
yeah, without a doubt it's
something that has a yeah, it i.
It's going to be unique,
it's going to be different and
I'm excited as you know what,
as a as a person,
I think you need to grow and I'e
been trying to do different thi.
Since I retired and it's I went
to the league and then it did
the Coyotes and I worked with
Hockey Canada and I've been
trying to grow and get better ad
this is a an element of that. So
what exactly are you going to do there
What what's your role going to ?
Is it is it Dwight Schrute liken
the office or what are we what are we
talking about here. Yeah yeah me
more a lot like the white.
Probably a lot like the
white you know what Yeah.
I'm going to be helping out kind of Brad
tree living and being around him and.
Kind of trying to fill in holesd
I think a big that that obviousn
Toronto it's it's such a big mat
and such a big demand on the one
GM that has someone that can kif
help carry a little bit of the d
for them and that's kind of the plan I
think with most Coyotes fans saw this
news and they all wish you well.
You know it's going to be tought
seeing you around here all the time but
I think their big question is why not
here why not have that role herd
so I'll ask you that why wasn't that.
Was an opportunity made available here
or why not do the same thing he?
Yeah, without
a doubt that would be. I mean,
obviously that's it's the organization's
what I love and I I love it her.
My son's here and and that's so I'm never,
ever going to lose my loyalty to cheering
for him and the Coyotes, without a doubt.
But the way that that's kind ofe
structure set up here it just doesn't work.
And then and I understand that t
it is it just doesn't work thaty
and and I understand that this s
something that I just got to deal with
and and I and I and I appreciate they
gave me all kinds of opportunits
heavier and Alex and and and gae
me opportunities to do all kindf
things on the corporate side ano
all kinds of things working wit.
Different things and and being around
the arena and being around the .
And I got to work with Andre Tey
who's an absolutely incredible h
and and Bill's done a great jobh
the with drafting and doing all that.
So there's lots of great things
going on here.
But this was just an opportunity
that was unique in itself and is
so I had to take it.
Understandable, Shane,
moving forward, I I guess since
with your ties with the Coyotes,
where do you see them moving forward?
I mean, they're still
searching for a new home.
This team is still rebuilding.
What do you think the future is
for the Coyotes here in the Val?
Without a doubt. I mean, I know how much.
The league and and the Coyotes e
looking to find an option to build here
and a place to build here that could give
them a permanent home that's over on the
east side and it's that's everys
goal and everyone's focusing on that.
But it's place to play is import
and they'll try to find that anI
think that they will and I think it'll
get done and it's going to be exciting
with the rebuild. I think that.
They got an unbelievable coach.
I think Andre Terney.
I got to work with them again ae
World Championships and we won the gold.
There's it's not by accident.
He gets asked to do that with Hockey Canada,
who they're they're incredible t
Hockey Canada does and they picd
the best and to pick him was was
a great decision by them.
And the young guys coming in,
there's a lot of young guys,
a lot of young talent.
You look at what Clay Keller and
Lawson Krauss and and and Schmay
and all those guys did and you look at
Michelli and some of the young s
that are coming in. It's exciti.
I'm a huge Dylan Gunther fan and
obviously Cooley's a guy that d,
everyone's talking about.
So there's some good things goig
on where I and I'm excited to se
what they're going to do.
No, you and your son are ultra
competitive fans and football g.
What did, what did you,
what did he tell you?
When you took this job and
knowing that you guys kind of
it's competing in a way, right?
It is. It is.
He told me he was going to beat.
So that's his plan.
That's what his goal is.
I mean he he recognizes
he's got a long ways to go.
Him and Matthew nicer are very d
friends and Matthew Matthew came
over and gave me a 23 jersey bee
of the year 23 and it's his num.
So he's rubbing it in a little bit and
my my kids and him are really c.
He's really close to our
family and and we're close to.
They're his family and Josh and him are
already being competitive to each other.
So that's.
I love that.
It's exciting and it's it's
what makes sports so much fun
is that you can compete against
your friends and have a chance
to win and get bragging rights
and still get along so well.
Shane, get you out here on this.
I know you're busy.
Just anything you would like
to say to this community?
What would you like to say
to the people here, Shane?
Yeah, like, I'm not.
I'm not going away forever.
This isn't like, you know,
this is something that
there's a great opportunity.
I absolutely love, love the Valy
and this is always going to be .
We've been here for 27 years.
My kids, this is their home.
This is always going to be thei,
their spot where they come to.
I'll be around a lot,
as much as I can be and at the same time.
Don't I've heard a couple people
reading into stuff about well
if I you know if I'm leaving or
what's going on and and that's
reading into a way too much.
This was an opportunity for me o
do something with somebody thata
very good friend that I've knowr
20 years and and obviously it'ss
Toronto it's it's an opportunity part
of an organization that's incree
and that's unique it's unique to
hockey it's unique to sports.
So that was it that was the
reason for it and.
This is always home.
I'm always going to be
coming back here and this is,
you'll see me still way, way too much.
So no one needs to worry about .
I will be around enough that pee
still be annoyed at seeing me.
No
such thing when it comes.
Hey, real quick, the time backs
going to win the World Series.
Yes, of course he's hitting me.e
there two games up on the Dodgers and
what Tori's got him doing right?
It's so much fun to watch them .
Obviously they got, I mean,
Zach Allen, what he's doing aga,
he's got to be in the running for the Siang.
He's a guy that can do so
much and he's an amazing guy,
like an absolute incredible guy.
And it's going to be fun at the
trade deadline because they gota
little bit of room to make some
noise and they got some people
that they can bring in and realy
everyone's going to get involve.
But that outfield,
it's so cool to see what they co
and watch what they can do and and and
Derek Hall and and what Mike has done.
Those guys it what a cool.
Sorry.
Everyone was thinking it was gog
to be next year,
but it's going to be this year.
The
captain says it. That's how it .
Thanks for the time, buddy. Thank you.