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Stephen Gregory Yzerman [1] (/ ˈ aɪ z ər m ə n / EYE-zər-mən; born May 9, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player currently serving as executive vice president and general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, with whom he spent all 22 seasons of his NHL playing career.
Continuing the shakeup of the Red Wings roster, the off-season saw the departure of Brendan Shanahan, the return of Dominik Hasek and the retirement of Steve Yzerman. [138] [153] [154] Yzerman retired with the distinction of having been the longest-serving team captain in NHL history. [155]
On January 2, 2007, Probert appeared along with many other former Red Wings teammates to honor the retiring of Steve Yzerman's number 19 at Joe Louis Arena. He wore his number 24 Red Wings jersey, and helped former teammate Vladimir Konstantinov onto the ice for the ceremony. The Detroit crowd gave him a very warm welcome, which he later said ...
Steve Yzerman’s patient plan to turn around the Detroit Red Wings looks like it may be paying off. The rolling Red Wings routed the Washington Capitals 8-3 on Tuesday night, winning six straight ...
Only two players — Dylan Larkin and Michael Rasmussen — remain from the roster Yzerman inherited. He has remade the team without any draft lottery luck, which really is a credit to Yzerman's ...
LAS VEGAS — Steve Yzerman said he has "not given up" on getting his own guys re-signed as the clock ticks towards free agency. The trip to Sphere was about picking players for the future, but ...
With the announced retirement of Steve Yzerman during the season, Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet speculated that Zetterberg might take over the captaincy for the Red Wings, [8] but Lidström was instead named Yzerman's successor while Zetterberg was named an alternate on the day of the Red Wings' 2006–07 season opener.
Steve Yzerman pointed to his last name in explaining his soccer allegiance, but he doesn't know if his Dutch squad can knock off the mighty French. Why Detroit Red Wings' Steve Yzerman is rooting ...