Doug Shearer spent 35 years in the National Hockey League, including 11 seasons with the Anaheim Ducks as Head Equipment Manager from 2007-2018 while serving in the same capacity for the Washington Capitals from 1983-2006.

While with the Capitals, Shearer saw the club advance to the Stanley Cup Final during the 1997-1998 season. He joined the Capitals organization at the start of the 1981-1982 season, serving as the head trainer for the Hershey Bears, Washington’s primary affiliate of the American Hockey League. Shearer also had the privilege to join Team USA on several occasions as the head equipment manager, including the 1997 World Championship in Finland, the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, where the team won the Silver Medal; and the 2003 World Championship in the Czech Republic, where Team USA won the Bronze Medal. In addition, he served as equipment manager for the 1999 NHL All-Star Game in Tampa, following Washington’s appearance in the Stanley Cup Final.

Shearer served with pride as the first President of the Society of Professional Hockey Equipment Managers (SPHEM) when the athletic trainers (PHATS) and SPHEM united under one umbrella to become PHATS/SPHEM. Doug served two consecutive terms from 1996 to 2004 and again from 2005 to 2006. His leadership was instrumental in the growth of SPHEM.

A native of Salisbury, N.C., Shearer moved to Elizabethtown, P.A. in 1971, where he attended High School and was Captain of the Football and Track Teams during his Senior year. He graduated from Elizabethtown Area High School in 1976 and is a 1981 graduate of West Chester State College in West Chester, PA. Shearer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Physical Education. In his spare time, Doug enjoys boating, fishing, hunting, and woodworking.

During his tenure with the Capitals, Leydig received numerous professional honors. Leydig oversaw the locker room operations in the 2009 NCAA Frozen Four Tournament in Washington, D.C. and represented the team in the 1999 NHL All-Star Game in Tampa Bay, Florida. Leydig joined the Capitals from the New York Islanders, where he served one season as the assistant athletic trainer. A native of Washington, D.C., Leydig, who is certified in Advanced First Aid and CPR, attended Prince George’s Community College in Maryland.

Clark got his start in the NHL in September 1998 as an assistant athletic trainer for the Washington Capitals. After seven years in Washington, Clark came to California to become the head athletic trainer for the Anaheim Ducks in August 2005.

With the Capitals, Clark assisted in providing medical coverage for all of their games and practices, completed daily injury reports and was responsible for ordering medical supplies and maintaining pharmacy records and inventory.

In addition to his previous duties in Washington, Clark worked closely with the Ducks general manager, team physicians and support staff in running the athletic training program in Anaheim. He held the position for eight years and was part of the club winning the Stanley Cup in 2007. He worked his 1,000^th NHL contest on November 11, 2011 during the 2011-12 season.

While with the Ducks, Clark also served as the head athletic trainer for the United States Hockey Team in the 2010 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships in Cologne, Germany. He was also an approved clinical instructor for Chapman University and supervised student athletic trainers/interns from Chapman, Cal State Fullerton and Concordia University.

Clark has a strong background in professional hockey, but he got his start at Loyola University in Baltimore, Md., as the seasonal head athletic trainer of the men’s basketball program in October of 1995. After a season at Loyola, Clark became an athletic trainer at Nova Care Physical Therapy in Glen Burnie, Md. in April of 1996 and was there until September 1998.

In 1993, Clark earned his Bachelor of Science in allied health – athletic training from Slippery Rock University and went on to receive his masters of education in science from Salisbury State University. While getting his masters, Clark served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Salisbury State.

Myles joined the Capitals after spending eight seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL), where he served as the head equipment manager for both the Portland Pirates (2001-2006) and the Louisville Panthers (1999-2001). Prior to his stint in the AHL, Myles worked as the head equipment manager for the Port Huron Border Cats and the Detroit Falcons of the United Hockey League (UHL). Myles attended the sports administration program from Durham College in Oshawa, Ontario and Sports Equipment and Management at Humber College in Toronto. Myles became a U.S citizen in 2013. He enjoys golf, spending time with family and is a member of the Society of Professional Hockey Equipment Managers (SPHEM).

During his tenure with the Capitals, Leydig received numerous professional honors. Leydig oversaw the locker room operations in the 2009 NCAA Frozen Four Tournament in Washington, D.C. and represented the team in the 1999 NHL All-Star Game in Tampa Bay, Florida. Leydig joined the Capitals from the New York Islanders, where he served one season as the assistant athletic trainer. A native of Washington, D.C., Leydig, who is certified in Advanced First Aid and CPR, attended Prince George’s Community College in Maryland.

As the Director of Sports Medicine and Head Athletic Trainer, Serbus oversees all aspects of the team’s medical operations. Serbus, joined the Capitals after spending the previous nine seasons as the Head Athletic Trainer for the Arizona Coyotes. Prior to that, he spent three seasons as the Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Tampa Bay Lightning and four seasons with the Pensacola Ice Pilots of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). A native of Bird Island, Minnesota, Serbus has also worked with Eisbaren Berlin, the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, the Central Texas Stampede of the Western Professional Hockey League and NovaCare Rehabilitation. Serbus also has served as the Athletic Trainer for the USA Hockey U-17 team on four occasions and the Men’s National Team for the IIHF World Championship in 2009, 2016, and 2017. Serbus, who is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, the Virginia Athletic Trainers Association, and the Professional Hockey Athletic Trainers Society, earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and a Master of Arts degree in Physical Education /Exercise Physiology from the University of Northern Colorado.