Steve Yzerman

About Steve Yzerman

Hall of Fame NHL center who helped the Detroit Red Wings win three Stanley Cups in 1997, 1998, and 2002. He was a 10-time NHL All-Star, the 1998 Conn Smythe Trophy winner, and when he retired, he was ninth all-time in goals with 692 and sixth all-time in points with 1,755.

Stephen Gregory Yzerman is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player who spent his entire National Hockey League playing career with the Detroit Red Wings and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. 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. He currently serves as the executive vice president and general manager of the Red Wings. 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, retiring as the longest-serving captain of any team in North American major league sports history. 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".

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At the young age of 21, he was named captain of the Red Wings and he continued to serve the captain role for a franchise record 19 years, earning the nickname "The Captain" in the city of Detroit. He became general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2010 and he was named General Manager of the Year after the Lightning reached the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals.

Steve Yzerman before fame

After two seasons with the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League, he was selected fourth overall in the 1983 NHL Draft.

Achievement of Steve Yzerman

At the age of 21, he was named captain of the Red Wings, a post he held for a franchise-record 19 years, earning him the nickname"The Captain" in Detroit. He was recruited as general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2010, and he was voted General Manager of the Year after the Lightning advanced to the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$40 Million

Steve Yzerman family life

He had three children with his wife Lisa, whom he married in June 1989: Maria, Isabelle, and Sophia.

Associations of Steve Yzerman

He had his best statistical NHL season in 1988-89, with 65 goals and 90 assists for 155 points. Only Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, both Hall of Famers, had more points in a single NHL season.

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