Bordeleau is a smart playmaker who knows where to be on the ice and is an excellent at faceoffs. Yzerman has a scratched cornea and broken left eye … He was a ten-time NHL All-Star, a First Team All-Star in 2000 and a member of the All-Rookie Team in 1984. Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News recently released a list of 10 “hidden gems” that Yzerman should have his eye on. Oksentyuk (ranked 109th North American skater) is only 5-foot-8, 163 pounds, but has NHL type offensive skills, but he might not have the skating ability to make it at the NHL level. [8][9] In May 2010, he left the Red Wings organization to become general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning, serving in that capacity until September 2018. Steve Yzerman is doing what he can to add to the Detroit Red Wings’ rebuild.. [43] Yzerman returned in the 2005–06 season, following the 2004–05 NHL lockout, wearing a visor. Yzerman earned the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. However, when the New York Islanders selected LaFontaine third overall, Devellano "settled" on Yzerman, drafting him fourth. Boldface denotes career high in each statistics. [21] During the next season, Yzerman scored his then-career high 50th goal against the Buffalo Sabres on March 1, 1988. After one season with the Raiders, the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) drafted him, and he played centre for the Petes from 1981 to 1983. On April 19, 2019, Yzerman was named the general manager of the Red Wings. Team Canada boss Steve Yzerman keeping an eye on team's injured players. On July 3, 2006, Yzerman officially retired from professional hockey, finishing his career ranked as the sixth all-time leading scorer in NHL history, having scored a career-high 155 points (65 goals and 90 assists) in 1988–89, which has been bettered only by Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux. But Yzerman isn't fazed by the virtual format, and actually welcomes the less-hectic environment he's anticipating, beginning Tuesday at 7 p.m. There is no question about, Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman knows how important it is for him to nail the No. [75][76] On September 11, 2018, with one year remaining on his contract, Yzerman announced that he would be resigning as the Lightning general manager, but would remain with the team as a senior advisor. Steve Yzerman called it the most emotional moment he’d ever be involved in. "[84], In 2012, Yzerman was named executive director for the Canadian men's hockey team at the 2014 Winter Olympics. 4 pick in the upcoming NHL Draft. Yzerman has represented his country in several international tournaments as a member of Canada's national hockey team (Team Canada). [7] He is a Detroit sports icon, widely considered to be one of the greatest players of all time. He currently serves as the executive vice president and general manager of the Red Wings. [44], On August 2, 2005, Yzerman signed a one-year deal with the Red Wings; this was his last contract signed as a player. Sutter, who had his eye damaged and cheekbone fractured on Jan. 2, 1984 while playing for the Chicago Blackhawks, said he was worried for Yzerman the … [25][26] The next season saw Detroit finished with an NHL-record 62 regular season wins and were heavily favoured to win the Stanley Cup. [85] They also became the first country to accomplish the feat since the Soviet Union/Unified Team won three consecutive gold medals in 1984, 1988, and 1992. Joel Blomqvist, G, Karpat (Finland) – The Wings will draft a goalie at some point and Blomqvist is highly regarded. [66], Not long after Ken Holland received his contract extension, Craig Leipold, owner of the Minnesota Wild, and Jeffrey Vinik, the then-new owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning, sought to hire Yzerman as general manager. "[47] He scored his final NHL goal, the 692nd of his career, on April 3, 2006, in a game against the Calgary Flames. [41] The eye injury also forced Yzerman to miss the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. [15], In 1995, Yzerman led Detroit to its first appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals since 1966, but the Red Wings were swept by the New Jersey Devils. Yzerman had led the Detroit Red Wings to the Stanley Cup during the previous season and was one of the longest-serving team captains. [95], Not far from where Yzerman grew up, the Nepean Sportsplex named one of its indoor ice surfaces the Steve Yzerman Arena in 1997 in his honour. Bowman, for his part, felt that Yzerman was not concentrating enough on defence; Bowman had long expected his forwards to be good back-checkers as well. Jean-Luc Foudy, C, Windsor – Central Scouting ranked Foudy 33rd among North Americans thanks largely to an intriguing skill set. That was the message Monday from general manager Steve Yzerman. Think about how Detroit Red Wings General Manager Steve Yzerman went out and got Brendan Perlini and Robby Fabbri. 180 lb (82 kg) Eye Color Dark Brown Hair Color Brown Chest […] “It’s just a different game and some players adapt better to it than others. [92][93], Yzerman and his wife Lisa Brennan have three daughters. Stephen Gregory Yzerman[1] (/ˈaɪzərmən/; born May 9, 1965) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player who spent his entire National Hockey League (NHL) playing career with the Detroit Red Wings and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. [15], The 1983 NHL Entry Draft was the first for Mike and Marian Ilitch, who had purchased the Detroit Red Wings in the summer of 1982. [24] However, Yzerman gradually became a better defender and is now considered one of the best two-way forwards in the history of the game. He also became an honoured member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009, his first year of eligibility, inducted alongside 2001–02 Red Wing teammates Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille. This was a scary injury for the Detroit Red Wings, because eye issues are serious. Niederbach (ranked 19th among European skaters) is also coming off a knee injury, which could make him a sleeper pick somewhere in the middle rounds. It would certainly be an odd thing to see Helm wear another uniform other than what he’s ever worn, but if GM Steve Yzerman could coax a contender out of a 3rd or 4th round selection in exchange for Helm, don’t be surprised to see such a move made. Isabella Yzerman is the daughter of the famed ice hockey professional player, Steve Yzerman. [55], On September 25, 2006, the Red Wings named Yzerman team vice-president and alternate governor. Stephen Gregory Yzerman[1] is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player who spent his For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Steve Yzerman On May 1, 2004, Yzerman was hit in the eye by a deflected slapshot from the stick of teammate Matthieu Schneider in a playoff game against the Calgary Flames, breaking his orbital bone and scratching his cornea. Jordie 10/06/2020 5:15 PM. [15][33] Rather than raising the Stanley Cup first, Yzerman passed the Cup to head coach Scotty Bowman, who announced his retirement following the game. “It’s an eye-opener for the players,” said Yzerman. Relations between the two became so strained that at one point, the Red Wings seriously considered trading him to the Ottawa Senators. [12], Yzerman was born in Cranbrook, British Columbia. Eye injuries go with hockey like mullets and missing… Aug 7, 2013 - Pardon the extended absence - med school is a complete timehog. A serious eye injury hasn't dulled Steve Yzerman's desire to continue playing in the NHL. "[50], Yzerman holds the NHL record as the longest-serving captain of a single team – he spent 19 seasons and 1,303 games wearing the "C". Perfect Wings’ pick in the middle rounds. He was the GM and vice president of the Lightning since 2010, and had been one of the most successful GM’s in recent memory. [57] As an additional honour, the captain's "C" was added to the corner of his banner to forever commemorate him as "The Captain". [77], On April 19, 2019, the Red Wings announced that Yzerman had been hired as general manager of the team, while the existing general manager, Ken Holland, was promoted to a senior vice president role. Prior to the 1986–87 season, at age 21, Yzerman was named captain of the Red Wings and continuously served for the next two decades (dressing as captain for over 1,300 games), retiring as the longest-serving captain of any team in North American major league sports history. [82][83] Yzerman said he would consider coming back as head of the Canadian team in 2014. added 4:02pm, Video gone from YouTube, will update when I can. ET. Dylan Peterson, RW, USNTDP – Peterson is ranked 43rd among North American skaters and at 6-foot-4, 192 pounds, he could grow into a physical force. [15], When Scotty Bowman took over as head coach in 1993, Yzerman initially chafed under Bowman's stern coaching style. Scouts rave about Pashin’s stickhandling. In this edition of " … [2] After his retirement as a player, he served in the front office of the Red Wings, and then as general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning, while also being executive director for Team Canada in two Olympics. Dave Reginek. Right around the time that Malhotra was injured, Tampa forward Vinny Lecavalier was also hit in the eye by an errant stick. [60], On January 11, 2008, when the Red Wings visited Ottawa to play the Senators, Yzerman was inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame. [96] This is the home rink of the CCHL's Nepean Raiders, the Tier II Junior "A" team Yzerman played on during the 1980–81 season. Yzerman was born in Cranbrook, British Columbia. Watch below. [73] On June 24, 2015, Yzerman won the NHL General Manager of the Year Award, becoming the first Lightning general manager to receive the honour in team history. [89], Yzerman was considered a leading candidate for the captaincy of Team Canada in 1998, along with Wayne Gretzky and Ray Bourque. Yzerman was appointed executive director of Team Canada on October 7, 2008, for the 2010 Winter Olympics. He … Trade: Red Wings send Anthony Mantha to Capitals for Vrana, Panik, draft picks. [58], On January 2, 2007, Yzerman was presented the key to the city of Detroit by Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick at a luncheon prior to the jersey retirement ceremony. PLAYOFFS; Red Wings Lose Yzerman, And Flames Win the Game", "Steve Yzerman Unable to Participate in World Cup of Hockey 2004 Due to Injury Vincent Lecavalier Named to Team Canada's Roster Fellow Canadians", "Red Wings' Todd Bertuzzi will 'think about' wearing a visor after being struck in the eye with a stick", "Yzerman's 690th goal ties Lemieux for eighth on all-time list", "Oilers use four third-period goals to oust top-seeded Red Wings", "Longtime Red Wings captain Yzerman retires", "Yzerman rules: Wings GM applies lessons from 14-year Cup drought", "Follow the leader: The NHL's 10 best captains", "Red Wings retire Yzerman's No. Moments before, Scotty Bowman had tried to calm a bench that was in tears. There have been a few ice hockey players that have spent their entire time as a player with one specific team but it's still seen as a rarity. Getty Images. He’s ranked third among European goalies and at 6-foot-1 and 182 pounds, moves in the net well, although some scouts like taller goalies these days. [78], On January 30, 2007, Hockey Canada named Yzerman the general manager of Team Canada for the 2007 IIHF World Championship in Moscow (April 27 – May 13), where the team beat Finland 4–2 on May 13 to win the Championship. Detroit captain Steve Yzerman is out indefinitely after getting hit in the face with a puck Saturday during Detroit's 1-0 loss to Calgary. Former teammate Vladimir Konstantinov attended the ceremony, walking across the ice for the first time without a wheelchair since his last game in the 1997 playoffs. Bio Wiki Full Name Stephen Gregory Yzerman Nickname (s) Stevie Wonder, The Captain, and Stevie Y. [74], In the 2017–18 season, the Lightning finished in first place in the Atlantic Division and made it to the Eastern Conference Finals before losing to the Washington Capitals. Steve Yzerman suffered a broken orbital bone on … There’s Steve Yzerman getting married. “You’re not going to hit on every pick every year, obviously. The Capitals made a significant deadline addition with an eye both on the present and the future. [11] The Canadian team he put together went on to win their second straight gold medal for the first time since 1948 and 1952. “If it’s just going to be we’re going to draft and count on our first-round pick playing every year, it’s going to take forever to build a good team. Find Steve Yzerman stats, teams, height, weight, Position: Center Alexander Pashin, RW, Tolpar Ufa (Russia) – Ranked 22nd among European skaters, Pashin is only 5-foot-8 and 154 pounds, but he has the skills and potential that has always interested Wings’ scouts. You’re not going to hit on your first pick every year as much work as we do on it. [15][33] Detroit defeated Colorado in a seven-game series and moved on to the Stanley Cup Finals, where they defeated the Carolina Hurricanes to win their tenth Stanley Cup championship in their history. He handed the Cup first to the wheelchair-bound Vladimir Konstantinov, who had been severely injured in a car accident just six days after the Cup victory in 1997. If anything, it shows how good [Lemieux] is; he played almost five years less than I did. Somebody Needs To Keep An Eye On Steve Yzerman Because He's Loading Up For Something Big. [38][39][40] Yzerman underwent eye surgery following the incident, and was sidelined for the remainder of the 2004 playoffs. 12 Brandi Roenick However, general manager Bobby Clarke instead selected Eric Lindros. Here are the 10 players Kulfan listed. [10] Team Canada went on to win the gold medal by defeating the United States. There may be … Foudy is only 5-foot-10 and 177 pounds and didn’t have a breakout season, but you get the feeling the best is yet to come. After turning down the Minnesota job before the 2009–10 season concluded,[67] Yzerman accepted the Lightning job and was named the team's new vice-president and general manager on May 25, 2010. Video: Steve Yzerman | Pre-Draft Media Availability. [11] Canada went on to win their second-straight gold medal after defeating Sweden. Yzerman was succeeded by assistant general manager Julien BriseBois. Once voted to be the most popular athlete in Detroit sports history, locals often simply refer to Yzerman as "Stevie Y", "Stevie Wonder", or "The Captain". Steve Yzerman One of Mr. Yzerman’s first signings, he showed that he was willing to think outside the box and take chances on players that other teams might see as flawed. NBC Sports. That being said, Yzerman also knows how important it is to be able to identify the “sleepers” in the draft that he will be select as the draft unfolds. [27], In 1997, Yzerman put to rest all doubts of his ability to lead a team to a championship as Detroit won its first Stanley Cup in 42 years after sweeping the Philadelphia Flyers. [14] He attended Bell High School and played for his hometown Nepean Raiders Junior A hockey team. Yzerman won numerous awards during his career, including the Lester B. Pearson Award (Most outstanding player) in the 1988–89 season, the Conn Smythe Trophy (Most Valuable Player of the Stanley Cup playoffs) in 1998, the Selke Trophy as the league's best defensive forward in 2000 and the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance in 2003. These are the truly anxious moments for Steve Yzerman. Seventh in NHL history in points, tenth in goals and ninth in assists; First in Red Wings history in assists; second in points and goals; fourth in games played; second all-time in seasons and seventh all-time in games played with only one NHL franchise; Longest-serving captain for a team in league history (19 seasons, 1,303 games); Number (19) retired with Canadian Men's National Team; Named vice-president of Detroit Red Wings – 2006; Inducted into Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame – January 11, 2008; Inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame – February 11, 2008; Named general manager and vice-president of the Tampa Bay Lightning – May 2010; Named general manager and executive vice-president of the Detroit Red Wings – April 2019, Biographical information and career statistics from, This page was last edited on 19 March 2021, at 15:19. He was honoured during the November 6–9 induction weekend alongside his former Red Wings teammates Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille, as well as Brian Leetch. [28] However, the Red Wings fell short of their ultimate goal, losing in six games to the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Finals. [45] On March 31, 2006, he scored his 691st NHL career goal, passing Mario Lemieux for eighth place all-time. In 2006 Red Wings legend Steve Yzerman suffered a … Entering Saturday’s game at Carolina, he had netted his team two fourth–round picks after Yzerman was part of an afternoon three-team trade that netted the Wings a fourth-round pick in 2021.. For those who don't know, General Manager Steve Yzerman took a puck directly to the eye during his second to last season as a hockey player. [51][52][53][54] In addition to being eighth all-time in NHL regular-season goals and sixth in overall scoring, Yzerman finished his career seventh all-time in regular season assists and eighth in all-time playoff scoring. On November 4, 2008, he was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. The short answer is no. Steve Yzerman shocked the hockey world when he stepped down as general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning in September 2018. 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Steve Yzerman is trying to balance negotiating smart contracts with stoking the Detroit Red Wings rebuild in both the present and the future. Steve Yzerman spent the entire time with the Detroit Red Wings. [3][4][5] Yzerman led the Wings to five first-place regular season finishes and three Stanley Cup championships (1997, 1998 and 2002). Jim Devellano, the Red Wings' general manager at the time, wanted to draft Pat LaFontaine, who had grown up outside Detroit and played his junior hockey in the area. Only Howe (1,687 games), Nicklas Lidström (1,564 games) and Alex Delvecchio (1,550 games) played more games as a Red Wing than Yzerman's 1,514. He won the Lester B. Pearson Award, the MVP as voted by the National Hockey League Players' Association, and was a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy, the MVP as voted by the NHL writers. Having just taken my final exam in psychiatry (and subsequently diagnosing everyone I know with personality disorders), I finally have time to sit down and bring you some nasty pictures of injured eyes. Get the top articles from DSN delivered to your email every morning. Detroit Red Wings: Steve Yzerman has his eyes set on Torey Krug The Detroit Red Wings didn’t make a splash this summer in free agency but prepare yourself for a … [65] It was later reported by The Detroit News in 2016 that Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch attempted to promote Holland to make room for Yzerman to become the team's general manager, but Holland declined the promotion. [15][18] Yzerman tallied 39 goals and 87 points in his rookie season and finished second in Calder Memorial Trophy voting. [70][71] For his part, Yzerman was nominated for the NHL General Manager of the Year Award, losing out to Vancouver's Mike Gillis. This stood as an NHL record for 27 years until Jeff Skinner broke it by eight days. Steve Yzerman is going for it. After one season with the Raiders, the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) drafted him, and he played centre for the Petes from 1981 to 1983. Yzerman went on saying, "I loved it, but it was very stressful. The Detroit Red Wings clearly got blasted in the ass by the ping pong balls at the draft lottery this year. [42] Joe Thornton (then of the Boston Bruins) and Joe Sakic (Colorado), who each wore the number 19 for their respective NHL clubs and who were now eligible to wear it for team Canada due to Yzerman's enforced absence, both refused the number out of respect for their injured countryman. He’s a good skater, and isn’t afraid to use his size, but the production hasn’t been there and has yet to make a significant impact. 5 of 20. Author: The Canadian Press Publish date: Jan 25, 2010. Given the chance to represent Canada and be the guy in charge, if somebody offered it to me, I didn't hesitate the first time, I wouldn't hesitate again. [98], The CCHL divisions are named the Robinson and Yzerman Divisions after two of its most prominent alumni, Yzerman and Larry Robinson.
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