Editing Steve Yzerman (section)

==Managerial career==

===Detroit Red Wings===
On September 25, 2006, the Red Wings named Yzerman team vice-president and alternate governor.<ref name=Timeline/><ref>{{cite web |title=Yzerman new Wings' Vice-President |url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/yzerman-new-wings-vice-president/c-466864 |website=NHL.com |date=September 25, 2006 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>

On January 2, 2007, the Red Wings retired Yzerman's jersey #19 before a game against the [[Anaheim Ducks]].<ref name="Number retired">{{cite web |title=Red Wings retire Yzerman's No. 19 jersey |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/red-wings-retire-yzermans-no-19-jersey/c-286520 |website=NHL.com |agency=Associated Press |date=January 2, 2007 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> As an additional honour, the captain's "C" was added to the corner of his banner to forever commemorate him as "The Captain". The official retirement ceremony was hosted by Yzerman's long-time friend, former NHL goaltender and [[ESPN]] hockey analyst [[Darren Pang]], and featured such Red Wing luminaries as Gordie Howe, [[Ted Lindsay]], Alex Delvecchio and Scotty Bowman. For the ceremony, active Red Wings players wore Yzerman throwback jerseys representing the Red Wings, Team Canada (Canada won gold at the 2002 [[Salt Lake City]] [[Winter Olympic Games]]), the Campbell Conference All-Star team and the [[Peterborough Petes]]. 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehockeywriters.com/the-captain-steve-yzerman/ |title=Steve Yzerman, The Captain |website=The Hockey Writers |first=Michael |last=DiFranco |date=October 17, 2017 |access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref>
[[File:Retired numbers at Joe Louis Arena.jpg|thumb|Banner for Yzerman's number 19 hangs alongside other banners of retired Red Wings numbers at [[Joe Louis Arena]]. The Red Wings retired Yzerman's number in 2007.]]
On January 2, 2007, Yzerman was presented the [[key to the city]] of Detroit by [[List of mayors of Detroit|Mayor]] [[Kwame Kilpatrick]] at a luncheon prior to the jersey retirement ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1, 2007 |title=Red Wings retire Yzerman's No. 19 jersey |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2716662 |access-date=November 14, 2017 |publisher=ESPN|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> On January 13, 2007, [[Governor of Michigan]] [[Jennifer Granholm]], another [[Canadian–American]], visited Detroit and the Joe Louis Arena and proclaimed the day as "Steve Yzerman Day" in Michigan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/michigan-declares-steve-yzerman-day-1.660625 |title=Michigan declares Steve Yzerman Day |website=CBC Sports |agency=Associated Press |date=January 13, 2007 |access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref>

On January 11, 2008, when the Red Wings visited [[Ottawa]] to play the Senators, Yzerman was inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> Yzerman received another honour when he was inducted into the [[Michigan Sports Hall of Fame]] on February 11, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |first=George |last=Malik |title=Yzerman inducted into Michigan Sports Hall |url=https://www.mlive.com/snapshots/2008/02/yzerman_inducted_into_michigan.html |website=MLive |date=February 12, 2008 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>

On June 23, 2009, it was announced that Yzerman would be inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]]. 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=4281507 |title=Yzerman, Hull lead 2009 Hall class |website=ESPN.com |agency=ESPN.com news services |date=January 23, 2009 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>

Yzerman had expressed his desire to run a team while with the Red Wings front office since the latter part of his playing career, and had gained experience in running a team through his work with [[Hockey Canada]], having assembled several rosters between 2007 and 2010 for Hockey Canada.<ref name=Bonnano>{{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=530122 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527063415/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=530122 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 27, 2010 |title=Yzerman, Red Wings icon, named Lightning GM |author=Bonnano, Rocky |website=NHL.com |date=May 25, 2010 |access-date=September 9, 2010}}</ref> However, after both general manager [[Ken Holland]] and assistant general manager [[Jim Nill]] received contract extensions, it became clear that the opportunity would not happen with the Red Wings.<ref>{{cite web |first=John |last=Hahn |title=Holland, Nill receive contract extensions |url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/holland-nill-receive-contract-extensions/c-531838 |website=NHL.com |date=June 16, 2010 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |first=Gregg |last=Krupa |title=Krupa: Wings need to deal way out of morass |url=http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/gregg-krupa/2016/04/22/krupa-holland-needs-deal-way-out-wings-morass/83406300/ |website=The Detroit News |date=April 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506204149/http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/gregg-krupa/2016/04/22/krupa-holland-needs-deal-way-out-wings-morass/83406300/ |archive-date=May 6, 2016 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>

===Tampa Bay Lightning===
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. After turning down the Minnesota job before the [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10 season]] concluded,<ref name=Freep2>{{cite web |url=http://www.freep.com/article/20100525/COL01/100525067/Yzerman-s-leaving-tough-on-Wings--family |title=Yzerman's leaving tough on Wings' family |author=Albom, Mitch |website=Detroit Free Press |date=May 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123220802/http://www.freep.com/article/20100525/COL01/100525067/Yzerman-s-leaving-tough-on-Wings--family |archive-date=January 23, 2013 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> Yzerman accepted the Lightning job and was named the team's new vice-president and general manager on May 25, 2010.<ref name=Bonnano/><ref name="Lightning GM">{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=5217529 |title=Steve Yzerman named Tampa Bay Lightning general manager |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |date=May 25, 2010 |access-date=May 25, 2010}}</ref> In the off-season, and early in his new reign, he re-signed [[Martin St. Louis]], signed defenceman [[Pavel Kubina]] for his second tenure with the team, signed [[free agent]] [[goaltender]] [[Dan Ellis (ice hockey)|Dan Ellis]] to a two-year contract, signed defenceman [[Brett Clark (ice hockey)|Brett Clark]] and brought in left-winger [[Simon Gagné]] in a trade that saw [[Matt Walker (ice hockey)|Matt Walker]] and a fourth-round pick in [[2011 NHL Entry Draft|2011]] depart Tampa Bay.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/gagne-acquisition-helps-bolts-in-the-short-term-gives-yzerman-more-long-term-flexibility/c-534656 |title=Gagne Acquisition Helps Bolts in the Short Term, Gives Yzerman More Long Term Flexibility |last=Pupello |first=Peter |date=July 20, 2010 |website=NHL.com |access-date=July 20, 2010}}</ref> In the middle of the season, he also traded for goaltender [[Dwayne Roloson]] as the Lightning progressed to the Eastern Conference Finals just one year after the team had not even qualified for the [[2010 Stanley Cup playoffs|2010 playoffs]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lightning Acquire G Dwayne Roloson From Islanders |url=https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/lightning-acquire-g-dwayne-roloson-from-islanders/c-548106 |website=NHL.com |date=January 1, 2011 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nathan Horton's goal sends Bruins to first Stanley Cup finals since 1990 |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/310527001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607003914/https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/310527001 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |date=May 28, 2011 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> For his part, Yzerman was nominated for the [[NHL General Manager of the Year Award]], losing out to Vancouver's [[Mike Gillis]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Canucks Gillis Named General Manager of the Year |url=https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/canucks-gillis-named-general-manager-of-the-year/c-566844 |website=NHL.com |date=June 22, 2011 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>

While the Lightning would miss the playoffs in each of the next two seasons, Yzerman would draft [[Nikita Kucherov]], [[Andrei Vasilevskiy]], [[Brayden Point]], [[Ondřej Palát]], [[Anthony Cirelli]], and [[Cal Foote]], signed undrafted players [[Tyler Johnson (ice hockey)|Tyler Johnson]] and [[Yanni Gourde]], and acquire [[Ryan McDonagh]], [[Mikhail Sergachev]], and [[Erik Černák]] via trade as future cornerstone roster pieces. The team would reach the [[2015 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]] in 2015, where they were defeated by the [[Chicago Blackhawks]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Blackhawks claim third Stanley Cup in six seasons with shutout of Lightning |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/400798782 |website=ESPN.com |agency=ESPN.com news services |date=June 16, 2015 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> On June 24, 2015, Yzerman won the NHL General Manager of the Year Award; he was the first Lightning general manager to receive the honor. The team built by Yzerman set franchise records with 50 wins and 108 points during the regular season, and also led the league with 262 goals and 32 home wins.<ref name="GM Award">{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/how-steve-yzerman-won-the-2015-nhl-gm-of-the-year-award-234512260.html |title=How Steve Yzerman won the 2015 NHL GM of the Year Award |first=Sean |last=Leahy |work=Yahoo Sports |date=June 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907213521/https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/how-steve-yzerman-won-the-2015-nhl-gm-of-the-year-award-234512260.html |archive-date=September 7, 2017 |access-date=July 24, 2015}}</ref>

In the [[2017–18 NHL season|2017–18 season]], the Lightning finished in first place in the [[Atlantic Division (NHL)|Atlantic Division]] and made it to the Eastern Conference Finals before losing to the Washington Capitals.<ref>{{cite web |title=2017-2018 NHL Hockey Standings |url=https://www.nhl.com/standings/2017/wildcard |website=NHL.com |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Dan |last=Rosen |title=Capitals shut out Lightning again in Game 7, reach Stanley Cup Final |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/washington-capitals-tampa-bay-lightning-game-7-recap/c-298766662?tid=297170866 |website=NHL.com |date=May 24, 2018 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> On September 11, 2018, with one year remaining on his contract, Yzerman announced that he would not be re-signing as the Lightning general manager, but would remain with the team as a senior advisor. Yzerman was succeeded by assistant general manager [[Julien BriseBois]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Yzerman steps down as Lightning GM, BriseBois takes over |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2018/09/11/ap-source-steve-yzerman-stepping-down-as-lightning-gm/37783561/ |website=USA Today |agency=Associated Press |date=September 11, 2018 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>

===Return to Detroit===
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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,<ref name=Return>{{cite news |first=Dana |last=Wakiji |title=Steve Yzerman returns to Detroit as Red Wings General Manager |work=[[NHL.com]] |date=April 19, 2019 |url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/steve-yzerman-returns-to-detroit-as-red-wings-general-manager/c-306902956 |access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> though Holland would soon depart the organization and become the general manager and president of hockey operations of the [[Edmonton Oilers]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Helene |last=St. James |title=Ken Holland leaving Detroit Red Wings for Edmonton Oilers, per report |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2019/05/05/ken-holland-detroit-red-wings-edmonton-oilers/1111367001/ |website=Detroit Free Press |date=May 5, 2019 |access-date=March 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=RELEASE: Ken Holland named Oilers GM and President of Hockey Operations |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/release-ken-holland-named-oilers-gm-and-president-of-hockey-operations/c-307262338 |website=NHL.com |publisher=Edmonton Oilers |date=May 7, 2019 |access-date=March 21, 2022}}</ref>

===Team Canada===
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 men's national ice hockey team|Finland]] 4–2 on May 13 to win the Championship.<ref>{{cite web |title=Steve Yzerman Named Team Canada General Manager for 2007 IIHF World Men's Hockey Championship in Moscow, Russia |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2007-nr010-en |website=Hockey Canada |date=January 30, 2007 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Canada Wins Gold Medal at 2007 IIHF Men's World Championship in Russia - Canada's Rick Nash Named MVP - |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2007-nr-072-en |website=Hockey Canada |date=January 30, 2007 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>

On October 18, 2008, Yzerman was named executive director for the Canadian men's hockey team at the [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2010 Winter Olympics]].<ref name="Executive Director">{{cite web |title=Hockey Canada Names National Men's Olympic Team Management Staff for 2010 Olympic Winter Games Steve Yzerman Named Executive Director |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2008-nr-137-en |website=Hockey Canada |date=October 18, 2008 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> The Canadian team he put together went on to win the gold, the first gold won by a home team in ice hockey since the 1980 USA Olympic hockey team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canada Beats U.S. in OT for Hockey Gold |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/canada-beats-us-in-ot-for-hockey-gold/ |website=CBS News |date=February 28, 2010 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vancouver 2010 ends in wild celebrations after Canadian ice hockey victory |url=https://www.olympic.org/news/vancouver-2010-ends-in-wild-celebrations-after-canadian-ice-hockey-victory |website=Olympic.org |date=February 28, 2020 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> Yzerman said he would consider coming back as head of the Canadian team in 2014. Yzerman went on saying, "I loved it, but it was very stressful. 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."<ref>{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Stevenson |title=Yzerman may return in 2014 |newspaper=[[Toronto Sun]] |date=March 1, 2010 |url=http://www.torontosun.com/sports/vancouver2010/hockey/2010/02/28/13062911-qmi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907212931/http://www.torontosun.com/sports/vancouver2010/hockey/2010/02/28/13062911-qmi.html |archive-date=September 7, 2017 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>

In 2012, Yzerman was named executive director for the Canadian men's hockey team at the [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2014 Winter Olympics]].<ref name="nhl.com"/> The Canadian team he put together went on to win their second straight gold medal for the first time since 1948 and 1952.<ref>{{cite web |first=David |last=Brien |title=Game Summaries <nowiki>|</nowiki> 2014 Olympic Winter Games - Men's Hockey - 2014 Olympic Winter Games (Men's) - Canada - Sweden |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/men/olympics/2014/stats/game-summary?gameid=619#overview |website=Hockey Canada |date=February 23, 2014 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> They also became the first country to accomplish the feat since the [[Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team|Soviet Union]]/[[CIS national ice hockey team|Unified Team]] won three consecutive gold medals in 1984, 1988, and 1992.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tretyak and USSR bury ghosts of 1980 in ice hockey triumph |url=https://www.olympic.org/news/tretyak-and-ussr-bury-ghosts-of-1980-in-ice-hockey-triumph |website=Olympic.org |date=February 19, 1984 |access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Robin |last=Finn |title=Soviet Clinches Gold in Hockey |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/27/sports/88-winter-olympics-soviet-clinches-gold-in-hockey.html |website=The New York Times |date=February 27, 1988 |access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Team with no name wins Olympic gold |url=https://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/the-iihf/100-year-anniversary/100-top-stories/story-59/ |website=IIHF.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141204/https://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/the-iihf/100-year-anniversary/100-top-stories/story-59/ |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> Following Canada's 3–0 victory over [[Sweden men's national ice hockey team|Sweden]] in the gold medal game, Yzerman announced that he would not return as the executive director for Canada for the [[Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2018 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Yzerman won't return as Canada's GM |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=706172 |website=NHL.com |date=February 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104165759/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=706172 |archive-date=January 4, 2016 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>