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Doan takes playful shot at American hockey, 'Miracle'

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Shane Doan couldn't pass up an opportunity to show some Canadian pride.

The Arizona Coyotes captain took a playful jab at the film "Miracle" - which depicts the 1980 U.S. Olympic men's hockey team that pulled off the improbable "Miracle On Ice" - during a radio appearance Wednesday afternoon.

Before any American hockey fans get outraged about Doan's remark, it should be noted that he wasn't serious.

Doan won two gold medals and three silver medals for Canada at the World Championships, and also scored the game-winning goal for Canada at the World Cup in 2004.

As far as the Olympics go, though, he doesn't have much to brag about. Doan has represented his country once on the Olympic stage, at the 2006 Games in Torino, Italy, where Canada lost in the quarterfinals and finished seventh.

Still, this might be just what the NHL needs to drum up interest in the upcoming World Cup of Hockey.

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