Editing Steve Yzerman

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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1965)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Steve Yzerman
| halloffame = 2009
| image = Steve Yzerman 2012.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Yzerman in 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|5|9}}
| birth_place = [[Cranbrook, British Columbia]], Canada
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 185
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]]
| shoots = Right
| played_for = [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| ntl_team = CAN
| draft = 4th overall
| draft_year = 1983
| draft_team = [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| career_start = 1983
| career_end = 2006
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country | {{CAN}} }}
{{Medal|Sport | Men's [[ice hockey]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold  | [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City]] |}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[World Cup of Hockey|World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|Silver | [[1996 World Cup of Hockey|1996 Canada]] |}} 
{{Medal|Competition|[[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Silver| [[1985 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1985 Czechoslovakia]] |}}
{{Medal|Silver | [[1989 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1989 Sweden]] |}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Canada Cup (ice hockey)|Canada Cup]]}}
{{Medal|Gold | [[1984 Canada Cup|1984 Canada]] |}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|World Junior Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze | [[1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1983 Soviet Union]] |}}
}}

'''Stephen Gregory Yzerman'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?playerId=1049 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028165459/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?playerId=1049 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 28, 2007 |title=ESPN Steve Yzerman Stats, News, Photos - Detroit Red Wings |website=ESPN.com |date=May 9, 1965 |access-date=March 2, 2011}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|aɪ|z|ər|m|ə|n}} {{respell|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. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he is a Detroit sports icon and a member of the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]].<ref name="nhl.com stats">{{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8452578 |title=Steve Yzerman Stats and News |publisher=NHL.com |access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref> 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 [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Team Canada]] in two Olympics.

Prior to the [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87 season]], at age 21, Yzerman was named [[captain (ice hockey)|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. 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".<ref>{{cite web |title=Gretzky & Lemieux comment on Stevie Y |url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/gretzky-lemieux-comment-on-stevie-y/c-466832 |website=NHL.com |date=July 3, 2006 |access-date=May 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Detroit Free Press |year=2006 |title=The Captain: Steve Yzerman: 22 Seasons, 10 Cups, 1 Team |publisher=Triumph Books |isbn=978-1-57243-935-1}}</ref><ref name=Fachet>{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Fachet |title=YZERMAN LEADS BY EXAMPLE |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1989/01/22/yzerman-leads-by-example/e103da20-b44f-43d8-b376-0e717c9bb933/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 22, 1989 |access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref> Yzerman led the Wings to five [[Presidents' Trophy|first-place regular season finishes]] and three [[Stanley Cup]] championships ([[1997 Stanley Cup Finals|1997]], [[1998 Stanley Cup Finals|1998]] and [[2002 Stanley Cup Finals|2002]]).

Yzerman won numerous awards during his career, including the [[Ted Lindsay Award|Lester B. Pearson Award]] (Most outstanding player) in the [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89 season]], the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] (Most Valuable Player of the Stanley Cup playoffs) in [[1998 Stanley Cup playoffs|1998]], the [[Frank J. Selke Trophy|Selke Trophy]] as the league's best defensive forward in [[1999–2000 NHL season|2000]] and the [[Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy]] for perseverance in [[2002–03 NHL season|2003]]. He played in ten [[National Hockey League All-Star Game|All-Star Games]], and was a [[NHL All-Star team|first team All-Star]] in 2000 and a member of the [[NHL All-Rookie Team|All-Rookie Team]] in [[1983–84 NHL season|1984]].

On July 3, 2006, Yzerman officially retired from professional hockey, finishing his career ranked as the [[List of NHL statistical leaders|sixth all-time leading scorer in NHL history]], having scored a career-high 155 points (65 goals and 90 assists) in [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]], which has been bettered only by [[Wayne Gretzky]] and [[Mario Lemieux]]. Yzerman's #[[19 (number)|19]] jersey was retired on January 2, 2007, during a [[pre-game ceremony]] at [[Joe Louis Arena]] in Detroit. On November 4, 2008, he was inducted into [[Canada's Sports Hall of Fame]]. 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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Induction Showcase - Steve Yzerman |url=http://www.hhof.com/htmlinduct/ind09yzerman.shtml |website=Hockey Hall of Fame Website |access-date=January 25, 2015 |archive-date=June 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622111816/http://www.hhof.com/htmlinduct/ind09yzerman.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2017, Yzerman was named one of the "[[100 Greatest NHL Players]]" in history.<ref name="Greatest Players">{{cite web |title=100 Greatest NHL Players |url=https://www.nhl.com/fans/nhl-centennial/100-greatest-nhl-players |website=NHL.com |access-date=January 27, 2017 |date=January 27, 2017}}</ref>

On September 25, 2006, Yzerman was named as a vice president and alternate governor of the Red Wings, winning a fourth Stanley Cup championship as an executive in [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]].<ref name="TSN.caYzermanVP">{{cite web |title=Red Wings bring Yzerman into front office |url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=178787&hubname=nhl |website=TSN.ca |agency=The Canadian Press |access-date=September 25, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929173642/http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=178787&hubname=nhl |archive-date=September 29, 2007}}</ref><ref name=Beam>{{cite web |first=Todd |last=Beam |title=Red Wings name Steve Yzerman Executive Vice President and General Manager |url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/steve-yzerman-named-executive-vice-president-and-general-manager/c-306895892 |website=NHL.com |date=April 19, 2019 |access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref> 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. On April 19, 2019, Yzerman was named the general manager of the Red Wings.

Yzerman has represented his country in several international tournaments as a member of [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada's national hockey team]] (Team Canada). In [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]], Yzerman won an Olympic gold medal, making him one of few players to win an Olympic gold medal and the Stanley Cup in the same year. Yzerman was the general manager of Team Canada for the [[2007 IIHF World Championship]], which they won. Yzerman was appointed executive director of Team Canada on October 7, 2008, for the [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2010 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=252996 |title=Yzerman named executive director of Canada's men's team |publisher=The Sports Network |access-date=March 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622112218/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=252996 |archive-date=June 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Team Canada went on to win the gold medal by defeating the [[United States men's national ice hockey team|United States]]. Yzerman was again appointed executive director of Team Canada on March 5, 2012, for the [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2014 Winter Olympics]].<ref name="nhl.com">[http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=620637 Hockey Canada tabs Yzerman head for 2014 Olympics] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104165759/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=620637 |date=January 4, 2016 }} National Hockey League, March 5, 2012</ref> Canada went on to win their second-straight gold medal after defeating [[Sweden men's national ice hockey team|Sweden]].<ref>[http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=706164 Canada wins second straight gold medal] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192717/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=706164 |date=March 4, 2016 }} National Hockey League, February 23, 2014</ref> He was inducted into the [[IIHF Hall of Fame]] in 2014.

==Playing career==

===Early years in Detroit (1983–1986)===
Yzerman was born in [[Cranbrook, British Columbia|Cranbrook]], [[British Columbia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/steve-yzerman-8452578 |title=Steve Yzerman |website=NHL.com}}</ref> As a youth, he played in the 1977 [[Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament]] with a [[minor ice hockey]] team from [[Nepean, Ontario]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf |title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA |year=2018 |website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament |access-date=2019-01-13 |archive-date=March 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> He attended [[Bell High School (Ottawa)|Bell High School]] and played for his hometown [[Nepean Raiders]] Junior A hockey team. After one season with the Raiders, the [[Peterborough Petes]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League]] (OHL) drafted him, and he played [[centre (ice hockey)|centre]] for the Petes from [[1981–82 OHL season|1981]] to [[1982–83 OHL season|1983]].<ref name=Spotlight>{{cite web |title=Legends of Hockey - Spotlight - One on One with Steve Yzerman |url=https://www.hhof.com/htmlSpotlight/spot_oneononep200904.shtml |website=Hockey Hall of Fame |date=November 5, 2010 |access-date=May 9, 2020 |archive-date=June 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622202833/https://www.hhof.com/htmlSpotlight/spot_oneononep200904.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[1983 NHL Entry Draft]] was the first for [[Mike Ilitch|Mike]] and [[Marian Ilitch]], who had purchased the Detroit Red Wings in the summer of 1982. [[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. However, when the [[New York Islanders]] selected LaFontaine third overall, Devellano "settled" on Yzerman, drafting him fourth.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/25638 |title=Steve Yzerman: NHL's All-Time Great Leaders, Part II |website=Bleacher Report |first=Matt |last=Eichel |date=May 27, 2008 |access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://detroitsportsnation.com/listicle/shawnd/5-steve-yzerman-moments/24787/4/ |title=The Day it All Started |website=Detroit Sports Nation |first=Shawn |last=Delacourt |date=February 6, 2015 |access-date=November 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114145326/https://detroitsportsnation.com/listicle/shawnd/5-steve-yzerman-moments/24787/4/ |archive-date=November 14, 2017 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The Red Wings were prepared to send Yzerman back to Peterborough for one more year, but "after one (training camp) session, you knew he was a tremendous hockey player", said [[Ken Holland]], the former Red Wings general manager who was then a minor league goaltender for the Wings during Yzerman's rookie training camp.<ref name=Spotlight/><ref>{{cite book |author=Detroit Free Press |title=The Captain: Steve Yzerman: 22 Seasons, 3 Cups, 1 Team |publisher=Triumph Books |page=15 |year=2006 |isbn=978-1-57243-935-1}}</ref> Yzerman tallied 39 goals and 87 points in his rookie season and finished second in [[Calder Memorial Trophy]] voting.<ref name=Spotlight/> That season, Yzerman also became the first 18-year-old and youngest player to play in an [[National Hockey League All-Star Game|NHL All-Star Game]] (18 years, 267 days) since the current format was adopted in 1969. This stood as an NHL record for 27 years until [[Jeff Skinner]] broke it by eight days.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cotsonika |first1=Nicholas J. |title=Steve Yzerman's NHL All-Star debut unexpected |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/steve-yzerman-was-third-youngest-player-to-appear-in-all-star-game/c-286258500 |website=NHL.com |access-date=November 16, 2017 |date=January 31, 2017}}</ref>

===Rise to stardom (1986–1996)===
Following the departure of Red Wings captain [[Danny Gare]] during the [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86 season]], Red Wings head coach [[Jacques Demers]] named Yzerman captain of the team on October 7, 1986, making him the youngest captain in the team's history.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Captain: Steve Yzerman: 22 Seasons, 3 Cups, 1 Team |author=Detroit Free Press |publisher=Triumph Books |year=2006 |isbn=978-1-57243-935-1 |page=25 |chapter=Captain, My Captain |quote=Red Wings coach Jacques Demers named Steve Yzerman team captain on October 7, 1986.}}</ref> Demers said he "wanted a guy with the Red Wings crest tattooed on his chest".<ref>{{cite web |title=Wings of Legend: Steve Yzerman |url=http://www.detroitredwings.com/history/wol/wol-steveyzerman.jsp |website=NHL.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060812064817/http://www.detroitredwings.com/history/wol/wol-steveyzerman.jsp |archive-date=August 12, 2006 |access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> During [[1987–88 NHL season|the next season]], Yzerman scored his then-career high 50th goal against the [[Buffalo Sabres]] on March 1, 1988. However, during the same game, Yzerman suffered a knee injury which caused him to miss the rest of the regular season.<ref name=Fachet/><ref>{{cite web |first=Ansar |last=Khan |title=On eve of Hall of Fame induction, former Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman looks back |url=https://www.mlive.com/redwings/2009/11/on_eve_of_hall_of_fame_inducti.html |website=MLive |date=November 8, 2009 |access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref> Despite his absence, the Red Wings would win their first division title in 23 years.<ref>{{cite web |first=Dam |last=Rosen |title=When Yzerman bought in, overall success followed |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/when-yzerman-bought-in-overall-success-followed/c-504907 |website=NHL.com |date=November 5, 2009 |access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref>

During the [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89 season]], Yzerman recorded 155 points (65 goals and 90 assists), finishing third in regular season scoring behind [[Mario Lemieux]] and [[Wayne Gretzky]]. 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.<ref name=Spotlight/>

When [[Scotty Bowman]] took over as head coach in [[1993–94 NHL season|1993]], Yzerman initially chafed under Bowman's stern coaching style. 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. Relations between the two became so strained that at one point, the Red Wings seriously considered trading him to the [[Ottawa Senators]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Sean |last=McIndoe |title=Celebrating the NHL Trades That Weren't |url=https://grantland.com/the-triangle/nhl-trades-didnt-happen/ |website=Grantland |date=February 17, 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> However, Yzerman gradually became a better defender and was considered one of the best two-way forwards in the history of the game.<ref name=Spotlight/>

In [[1994–95 NHL season|1995]], Yzerman led Detroit to its first appearance in the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] since [[1965–66 NHL season|1966]], but the Red Wings were swept by the [[New Jersey Devils]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Wings Win Series, Reach the Final Step |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-06-12-sp-12239-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |date=June 12, 1995 |access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Alex |last=Yannis |title=New Jersey and the Cup - Perfect Together |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/25/sports/1995-stanley-cup-finals-new-jersey-and-the-cup-perfect-together.html |website=The New York Times |date=June 25, 1995 |access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> The next season saw Detroit finish with a then NHL-record 62 regular season wins and were heavily favoured to win the Stanley Cup.<ref name="1995-96">{{cite web |first=John |last=Matisz |title=Almost Famous: 1995-96 Red Wings weren't quite ready for prime time |url=https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/1968321 |website=theScore |date=April 7, 2020 |access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> Yzerman scored perhaps the most memorable goal of his career in the [[1996 Stanley Cup playoffs|1996 playoffs]], stealing the puck from Wayne Gretzky and beating [[St. Louis Blues]] goaltender [[Jon Casey]] with a slap shot from the blue line to win the Western Conference Semifinals in double overtime of Game 7.<ref>{{YouTube|NAOYjVxP2wc|Steve Yzerman scores in 2nd OT!}}</ref> However, the Red Wings fell short of their ultimate goal, losing in six games to the [[Colorado Avalanche]] in the Western Conference Finals.<ref name="1995-96"/>

===Stanley Cup titles (1996–2002)===
In [[1996–97 NHL season|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]]. The following year, Detroit repeated the feat, sweeping the [[Washington Capitals]] and winning their second consecutive Cup title. Yzerman earned the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] as playoff MVP. He handed the Cup first to [[Vladimir Konstantinov]], who had been severely injured in a car accident just six days after the Cup victory in 1997 and was using a wheelchair.<ref name=Spotlight/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hhof.com/htmlSpotlight/spot_oneononeTmRedWings9698.shtml |title=Legends of Hockey - Spotlight - Detroit Red Wings - 1996-98 |website=Hockey Hall of Fame |access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref>

On November 26, 1999, Yzerman became the 11th player in NHL history to score 600 goals.<ref name=Spotlight/><ref>{{cite web |title=Wings Win, Yzerman Gets 600th |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wings-win-yzerman-gets-600th/ |website=CBS News |date=November 26, 1999 |access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> In 2000, he made the [[NHL All-Star team|NHL All-Star first team]] and won the [[Frank J. Selke Trophy]] as the league's top defensive forward.<ref name=Spotlight/>

[[File:Stanley Cup Red Wings and Bush.jpg|thumb|right|With the Stanley Cup present (l), U.S. President [[George W. Bush]] receives a commemorative jersey and mini-Cup from 2002 Stanley Cup Champion Steve Yzerman.]]
In [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]], Yzerman re-aggravated a knee injury, forcing him to miss 30 regular season games, though nonetheless still finished sixth in team scoring.<ref name=Timeline>{{cite web |first=John |last=Kreiser |title=Yzerman timeline: from Red Wings legend to general manager |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/steve-yzerman-nhl-career-timeline/c-306894276 |website=NHL.com |date=April 19, 2019 |access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2001-02 Detroit Red Wings Roster and Statistics |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/2002.html#all_skaters |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> Yzerman's knee greatly pained him during the [[2002 Stanley Cup playoffs|2002 playoffs]], but this did not stop him from leading the Red Wings from an early 2–0 deficit in their opening round series to defeat the [[Vancouver Canucks]] and St. Louis Blues en route to Detroit's fifth playoff series with Colorado, and the third time the two teams had battled to decide the Western Conference Championship.<ref name=Spotlight/><ref name="2001-02 Red Wings">{{cite web |first=Wayne |last=Coffey |title=2001-02 Red Wings voted No. 10 Greatest NHL Team |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2002-detroit-red-wings-greatest-nhl-teams/c-289645006 |website=NHL.com |date=May 29, 2017 |access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref name=Spotlight/><ref name="2001-02 Red Wings"/> Rather than raising the Stanley Cup first, Yzerman passed the Cup to head coach Scotty Bowman, who announced his retirement following the game.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/scotty-bowman-ninth-championship-greatest-nhl-moments/c-292537134 |title=Bowman kept coaching retirement secret until after Stanley Cup win |website=NHL.com |first=Dave |last=Stubbs |date=November 5, 2017 |access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref>

===Final years (2003–2006)===
During the offseason, Yzerman underwent a knee realignment surgery known as an [[osteotomy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Yzerman undergoes knee surgery |url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2002/08/02/Yzerman-undergoes-knee-surgery/14781028318941/ |website=UPI.com |date=August 2, 2002 |access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> He missed the first 61 games of the [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03 season]], but returned on February 24, 2003, at home against the [[Los Angeles Kings]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Yzerman makes season debut tonight vs. Kings |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/2003/0224/1513702.html |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |date=February 24, 2002 |access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> After the season, Yzerman won the [[Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy]] for perseverance.<ref>{{cite web |title=2002-03 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Winner -- Yzerman, Steve |url=https://www.hhof.com/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=BMT&year=2002-03 |website=Hockey Hall of Fame |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref>

On May 1, 2004, Yzerman was hit in the eye by a deflected slapshot by the [[Calgary Flames]] defenceman [[Rhett Warrener]] in a [[2004 Stanley Cup playoffs|playoff]] game, breaking his [[orbital bone]] and scratching his [[cornea]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Conroy scores only goal of the game |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/240501005 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |date=May 1, 2004 |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Joe |last=Lapointe |title=ROUNDUP: N.H.L. PLAYOFFS; Red Wings Lose Yzerman, And Flames Win the Game |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/02/sports/roundup-nhl-playoffs-red-wings-lose-yzerman-and-flames-win-the-game.html |website=The New York Times |date=May 2, 2004 |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Eye injuries sideline Yzerman |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-05-03-0405030133-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |date=May 3, 2004 |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> Yzerman underwent eye surgery following the incident, and was sidelined for the remainder of the 2004 playoffs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yzerman Has Surgery for Eye Injury |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-may-03-sp-nhlreport3-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |agency=Associated Press |date=May 3, 2004 |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> The eye injury also forced Yzerman to miss the [[2004 World Cup of Hockey]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Steve Yzerman Unable to Participate in World Cup of Hockey 2004 Due to Injury Vincent Lecavalier Named to Team Canada's Roster Fellow Canadians |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2004-nr-072-en |website=Hockey Canada |date=May 10, 2004 |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> [[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.<ref>{{cite web |first=Brian |last=La Rose |title=2004 World Cup of Hockey Rosters |url=http://www.habsworld.net/2004/08/2004-world-cup-of-hockey-rosters/ |website=HabsWorld.net |date=August 20, 2004 |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> Yzerman returned in the [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06 season]], following the [[2004–05 NHL lockout]], wearing a visor.<ref>{{cite web |first=Ansar |last=Khan |title=Red Wings' Todd Bertuzzi will 'think about' wearing a visor after being struck in the eye with a stick |url=https://www.mlive.com/redwings/2013/01/red_wings_todd_bertuzzi_will_t.html |website=MLive |date=January 31, 2013 |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref>

[[File:Steve Yzerman (Columbus OH, 2005).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Yzerman with the Red Wings during his final NHL season.]]
On August 2, 2005, Yzerman signed a one-year deal with the Red Wings; this was his last contract signed as a player.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yzerman signs one-year deal |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2122708 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |date=August 2, 2005 |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> On March 31, 2006, he scored his 691st NHL career goal, passing Mario Lemieux for eighth place all-time.<ref name=Timeline/><ref>{{cite news |title=Yzerman passes Lemieux on goals list |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/yzerman-passes-lemieux-on-goals-list-1.580981 |website=[[CBC Sports]] |date=March 31, 2006 |access-date=August 6, 2006}}</ref> Yzerman's humility was evident in an interview prior to his achievement when he was quoted saying, "I don't really know the significance. If anything, it shows how good [Lemieux] is; he played almost five years less than I did."<ref>{{cite web |title=Yzerman's 690th goal ties Lemieux for eighth on all-time list |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap?gameId=260327019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908063540/http://www.espn.com/nhl/recap?gameId=260327019 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 8, 2017 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |access-date=March 11, 2013 |date=March 27, 2006}}</ref> He scored his final NHL goal, the 692nd of his career, on April 3, 2006, in a game against the Calgary Flames.<ref name=Spotlight/> Yzerman played his last professional hockey game on May 1, 2006, a loss to the [[Edmonton Oilers]] in Game 6 of the first round of the [[2006 Stanley Cup playoffs|2006 playoffs]] and knocking Detroit out of the playoffs.<ref name=Timeline/><ref>{{cite web |title=Oilers use four third-period goals to oust top-seeded Red Wings |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/260501006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117151359/http://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/260501006 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 17, 2018 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |date=May 2, 2006 |access-date=March 19, 2021}}</ref>

On July 3, 2006, Yzerman announced his retirement from the NHL.<ref>{{cite web |title=Longtime Red Wings captain Yzerman retires |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2508103 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |date=July 3, 2006 |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' published a special commemorative edition dedicated to Yzerman entitled "Yzerman: A Salute to Stevie Y."<ref>{{cite book |title=Sports Illustrated, The 2006 Steve Yzerman Tribute Issue |isbn=1580608779}}</ref>

Yzerman holds the NHL record as the longest-serving captain of a single team&nbsp;– he spent 19 seasons and 1,303 games wearing the "C".<ref>{{cite book |author=Detroit Free Press |title=The Captain: Steve Yzerman: 22 Seasons, 3 Cups, 1 Team |page=11 |year=2006 |publisher=Triumph Books |isbn=978-1-57243-935-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Jonas |last=Siegel |title=NHL 100: 'C' is for captain |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-100-iconic-captains-1.4013287 |website=CBC Sports |agency=The Canadian Press |date=March 7, 2017 |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Mark |last=Falkner |title=Yzerman rules: Wings GM applies lessons from 14-year Cup drought |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/in-depth/sports/nhl/red-wings/2019/10/03/wings-yzerman-applies-lessons-from-stanley-cup-drought/3780552002/ |website=The Detroit News |date=October 3, 2019 |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref><ref name=Captain>{{cite web |first=John |last=Kreiser |title=Follow the leader: The NHL's 10 best captains |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/follow-the-leader-the-nhls-10-best-captains/c-640779 |website=NHL.com |date=September 1, 2012 |access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref>  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.<ref name=Spotlight/> He also ranks second in nearly every significant offensive category in Red Wings history behind [[Gordie Howe]], except for assists&nbsp;– Yzerman has 1,063 assists to Howe's 1,020. At the time of his retirement, only Howe (1,687 games) and [[Alex Delvecchio]] (1,550 games) had played more games as a Red Wing than Yzerman's 1,514. He is now fourth in games played for the franchise, behind Howe, Delvecchio, and [[Nicklas Lidström]] (1,564 games), who was his teammate for the final 12 seasons of his career.<ref name="Career Leaders">{{cite web |title=Detroit Red Wings Career Leaders |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/leaders_career.html |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref>

==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>

==International play==
[[File:Steve Yzerman.jpg|200px|thumb|Yzerman (centre foreground) during the [[2002 Winter Olympics]]]]

Played for [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]] in:

*[[1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]]<ref name="Canadian team">{{cite web |title=Steve Yzerman - Canadian Olympic Committee |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/steve-yzerman/ |website=Olympic.ca |date=September 18, 2011 |access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref>
*[[1984 Canada Cup]]<ref name="Canadian team"/>
*[[1985 World Ice Hockey Championships]]<ref name="Canadian team"/>
*[[1989 World Ice Hockey Championships]]<ref name="Canadian team"/>
*[[1990 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1990 World Ice Hockey Championships]]<ref name="Canadian team"/>
*[[1996 World Cup of Hockey]]<ref name="Canadian team"/>
*[[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Winter Olympics]]<ref name="Canadian team"/><ref name="SR">{{cite Sports-Reference}}</ref>
*[[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Winter Olympics]]<ref name="Canadian team"/><ref name="SR"/>

Yzerman was considered a leading candidate for the captaincy of Team Canada in 1998, along with Wayne Gretzky and [[Ray Bourque]]. Yzerman had led the Detroit Red Wings to the Stanley Cup during the previous season and was one of the longest-serving team captains. However, general manager [[Bobby Clarke]] instead selected [[Eric Lindros]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Mike |last=Brophy |title='98 problems: How it all went wrong for Canada's Olympic hockey team in Nagano |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sportslongform/entry/1998-olympic-hockey |website=CBC Sports |date=February 3, 2017 |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref>

In late 2005, after Yzerman ruled himself out of a third Olympic appearance, Wayne Gretzky announced that no one would be allowed to wear jersey #19 for Canada for the 2006 Olympics in Yzerman's honour (#19 was later "unretired" by Yzerman when he managed Team Canada for the 2010 Olympics).<ref name="Oly2006"/><ref name="2010 Olympic roster">{{cite web |title=Men's Ice Hockey: Team Canada Tournamement Standings and Statistics |url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/men_ihm400000nCAN-vtour_team_stats-Ge.html |website=Vancouver2010.com |publisher=[[The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409121118/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/men_ihm400000nCAN-vtour_team_stats-Ge.html |archive-date=April 9, 2010 |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Yzerman and his wife Lisa Brennan have three daughters.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Joe |title=Desire for competition drives Lightning's Steve Yzerman |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/hockey/lightning/desire-for-competition-drives-lightnings-steve-yzerman/2225665/ |access-date=July 17, 2018 |website=Tampa Bay Times |date=April 15, 2015}}</ref> They reside in [[Bloomfield Hills, Michigan]]. Yzerman resided in [[Hillsborough County, Florida]], during his tenure with the Lightning. Yzerman has acquired [[Naturalization|naturalized United States' citizenship]] as a result of his many years of residence in Michigan.<ref>{{cite web |first=Cam |last=Cole |title=Yzerman calm as storm brews |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/yzerman-calm-as-storm-brews/ |website=Montreal Gazette |date=February 13, 2009 |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref>

Yzerman was born in Cranbrook, B.C., but raised mainly in Nepean, Ontario. 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Garrioch |first1=Bruce |title=Due one more shot at glory |url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Columnists/Garrioch/2005/02/27/944318-sun.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718030825/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Columnists/Garrioch/2005/02/27/944318-sun.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 18, 2018 |website=slam.canoe.com |agency=Ottawa Sun |access-date=July 17, 2018 |date=February 27, 2005 |quote=On Aug. 28, 1997, Yzerman brought the Cup to the Nepean Sportsplex -- to the rink named after him.}}</ref> This is the home rink of the [[Central Canada Hockey League|CCHL]]'s [[Nepean Raiders]], the Tier II Junior "A" team Yzerman played on during the 1980–81 season.<ref name=Spotlight/><ref>{{cite web |title=Nepean Sportsplex <nowiki>|</nowiki> Nepean Raiders |url=https://www.nepeanraiders.com/nepean-sportsplex |website=Nepean Raiders |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> The Raiders currently play in the Yzerman Division.<ref name=Divisions>{{cite web |title=CCHL Announces Divisional Realignment |url=https://www.thecchl.ca/cchl-announces-divisional-realignment |website=CCHL |date=July 30, 2017 |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref>

The CCHL divisions are named the Robinson and Yzerman Divisions after two of its most prominent alumni, Yzerman and [[Larry Robinson]].<ref name=Divisions/>

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| 1980–81
| [[Nepean Raiders]]
| [[Central Canada Hockey League|CJHL]]
| 50 || 38 || 54 || 92 || 44
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [[1981–82 OHL season|1981–82]]
| [[Peterborough Petes]]
| [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]
| 58 || 21 || 43 || 64 || 65
| 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 16
|-  
| [[1982–83 OHL season|1982–83]]
| Peterborough Petes
| OHL
| 56 || 42 || 49 || 91 || 65
| 4 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [[1983–84 NHL season|1983–84]]
| [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 80 || 39 || 48 || 87 || 33
| 4 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 0
|-  
| [[1984–85 NHL season|1984–85]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 80 || 30 || 59 || 89 || 58
| 3 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 51 || 14 || 28 || 42 || 16
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 80 || 31 || 59 || 90 || 43
| 16 || 5 || 13 || 18 || 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 64 || 50 || 52 || 102 || 44
| 3 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 6
|-  
| [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 80 || '''65''' || '''90''' || '''155''' || 61
| 6 || 5 || 5 || 10 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 79 || 62 || 65 || 127 || '''79'''
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 80 || 51 || 57 || 108 || 34
| 7 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 79 || 45 || 58 || 103 || 64
| 11 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 12
|-  
| [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| '''84''' || 58 || 79 || 137 || 44
| 7 || 4 || 3 || 7 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 58 || 24 || 58 || 82 || 36
| 3 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 0
|-  
| [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 47 || 12 || 26 || 38 || 40
| 15 || 4 || 8 || 12 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 80 || 36 || 59 || 95 || 64
| 18 || 8 || 12 || 20 || 4
|-   
| [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 81 || 22 || 63 || 85 || 78
| 20 || 7 || 6 || 13 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 75 || 24 || 45 || 69 || 46
| 22 || 6 || '''18''' || '''24''' || '''22'''
|-  
| [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 80 || 29 || 45 || 74 || 42
| 10 || '''9''' || 4 || 13 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [[1999–00 NHL season|1999–00]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 78 || 35 || 44 || 79 || 34
| 8 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 0
|-  
| [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 54 || 18 || 34 || 52 || 18
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 52 || 13 || 35 || 48 || 18
| '''23''' || 6 || 17 || 23 || 10
|-  
| [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 16 || 2 || 6 || 8 || 8
| 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 75 || 18 || 33 || 51 || 46
| 11 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 0
|-
| [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 61 || 14 || 20 || 34 || 18
| 4 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 4
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 1,514 !! 692 !! 1,063 !! 1,755 !! 924
! 196 !! 70 !! 115 !! 185 !! 84
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [[1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1983]]
| [[Canada men's national junior ice hockey team|Canada]]
| [[IIHF World Junior Championship|WJC]]
| 7 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1984 Canada Cup|1984]]
| [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]]
| [[Canada Cup|CC]]
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-  
| [[1985 Ice Hockey World Championships|1985]]
| Canada
| [[Ice Hockey World Championships|WC]]
| 10 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1989 Ice Hockey World Championships|1989]]
| Canada
| WC
| 8 || 5 || 7 || 12 || 2
|-  
| [[1990 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1990]]
| Canada
| WC
| 10 || 9 || 10 || 19 || 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1996 World Cup of Hockey|1996]]
| Canada
| [[World Cup of Hockey|WCH]]
| 6 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 0
|-  
| [[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|1998]]
| Canada
| [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|OLY]]
| 6 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]]
| Canada
| OLY
| 6 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 2
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! colspan="4" | Junior totals 
! 7 !! 2 !! 3 !! 5 !! 2
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! colspan="4" | Senior totals 
! 50 !! 22 !! 27 !! 49 !! 28
|}

==Awards and achievements==
[[File:Steve Yzerman (Michigan Hall).jpg|thumb|upright|Yzerman speaking to the media during his induction ceremony into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame]]
* [[NHL All-Star Game]] Roster – [[1984 NHL All-Star Game|1984]] (first 18-year old to be selected to the roster), [[1988 NHL All-Star Game|1988]], [[1989 NHL All-Star Game|1989]], [[1990 NHL All-Star Game|1990]], [[1991 NHL All-Star Game|1991]], [[1992 NHL All-Star Game|1992]], [[1993 NHL All-Star Game|1993]], [[1997 NHL All-Star Game|1997]], [[1999 NHL All-Star Game|1999]], [[2000 NHL All-Star Game|2000]];<ref name="nhl.com stats"/>
* [[NHL All-Star team|NHL first team All-Star]] – [[1999–2000 NHL season|2000]];<ref name="nhl.com stats"/>
* [[Lester B. Pearson Award]] – [[1988–89 NHL season|1989]];<ref name="nhl.com stats"/>
* [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] – [[1997–98 NHL season|1998]];<ref name="nhl.com stats"/>
* [[Frank J. Selke Trophy]] – [[1999–2000 NHL season|2000]];<ref name="nhl.com stats"/>
* [[Stanley Cup]] champion (as player) – [[1997 Stanley Cup Finals|1997]], [[1998 Stanley Cup Finals|1998]], [[2002 Stanley Cup Finals|2002]];<ref name="nhl.com stats"/>
* Stanley Cup champion (as executive) – [[2008 Stanley Cup Finals|2008]];<ref name=Beam/>
* [[Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy]] – [[2002–03 NHL season|2003]];<ref name="nhl.com stats"/>
* [[Lester Patrick Trophy]] – [[2005–06 NHL season|2006]];<ref name="nhl.com stats"/>
* [[Ice Hockey World Championships]] scoring leader – [[1990 Ice Hockey World Championships|1990]]<ref name=1990Summary>[http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/mondial1990.htm 1990 Summary at Passionhockey.com]</ref>
* Seventh in NHL history in points, tenth in goals and ninth in assists;<ref>{{cite web |title=NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Points |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/leaders/points_career.html |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Goals |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/leaders/goals_career.html |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Assists |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/leaders/assists_career.html |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref>
* 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;<ref name="Career Leaders"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Most Seasons Played, Career |url=https://records.nhl.com/records/skater-records/seasons-and-games/most-seasons |website=NHL.com |access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Most NHL Games Played with Single Franchise |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/leaders/most_games_franchise.html |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref>
* Longest-serving captain for a team in league history (19 seasons, 1,303 games);<ref name=Captain/>
* Number (19) retired with Canadian Men's National Team;<ref name="Oly2006">{{cite news |title=Team Canada leaves 19 open to honor Yzerman |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/winter06/hockey/news/story?id=2286623 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |date=January 10, 2006 |access-date=January 10, 2019}}</ref> <small>(#19 later worn at the [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's team rosters#Canada|2010 Vancouver Olympics]] by Joe Thornton)</small><ref name="2010 Olympic roster"/>
* Named vice-president of Detroit Red Wings – 2006;<ref name=Timeline/>
* [[List of Detroit Red Wings award winners#Retired numbers|Detroit Red Wings #19]] retired on January 2, 2007;<ref name="Number retired"/>
* Named general manager of [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Team Canada]] – 2008;<ref name="Executive Director"/>
* Was ranked sixth in ''[[The Hockey News]]'' "The Top 60 Since 1967 – The Best Players of the Post Expansion Era";
* Inducted into Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame – January 11, 2008;<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |first=Rob |last=Brodie |title=Yzerman at home in Hall |url=http://senators.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=349352&page=NewsPage&service=page |website=NHL.com |date=January 9, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110220706/http://senators.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=349352 |archive-date=January 10, 2008 |access-date=January 11, 2008}}</ref>
* Inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame – February 11, 2008;<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite web |first=Shawn |last=Windsor |title=2008 MICHIGAN SPORTS HALL OF FAME: Steve Yzerman warmly inducted into Hall |url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080212/SPORTS18/802120342 |website=Detroit Free Press |date=February 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210153346/http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080212%2FSPORTS18%2F802120342 |archive-date=December 10, 2013 |access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref>
* Inducted into [[Canada's Sports Hall of Fame]] – 2008;<ref>{{cite web |title=Yzerman, Lewis among Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductees |url=https://www.tsn.ca/other_sports/story/?id=237621&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main |website=TSN.ca |agency=The Canadian Press |date=May 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205185347/http://www.tsn.ca/other_sports/story/?id=237621&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main |archive-date=December 5, 2008 |access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref>
* Inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] – 2009;<ref name=HHOF>{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/ind09prolog.htm#1styears |title=Hockey Hall of Fame Announces 2009 Inductees |date=June 23, 2009 |access-date=June 23, 2009 |work=Legends of Hockey |publisher=[[Hockey Hall of Fame]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706135908/http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/ind09prolog.htm#1styears |archive-date=July 6, 2010}}</ref>
* Named general manager and vice-president of the Tampa Bay Lightning – May 2010;<ref name="Lightning GM"/>
* Inducted into the [[IIHF Hall of Fame]] – 2014;<ref>{{cite web |title=Wings' troop inducted in IIHF hall of fame |url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/wings-troop-inducted-in-iihf-hall-of-fame/c-720635 |website=[[National Hockey League]] |date=25 May 2014 |access-date=17 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Yzerman, Lidstrom get IIHF Hall call |agency=[[QMI press agency]] |date=3 January 2014 |newspaper=[[Ottawa Sun]] |location=Ottawa, Ontario |url=https://ottawasun.com/2014/01/03/yzerman-lidstrom-get-iihf-hall-call |access-date=17 June 2023}}</ref>
* Named to the [[Order of Hockey in Canada]] by [[Hockey Canada]] – 2014;<ref name="l936">{{cite web | title=Steve Yzerman, St-Louis, Drake named to Order of Hockey in Canada | website=CBC | date=2014-01-29 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/steve-yzerman-st-louis-drake-named-to-order-of-hockey-in-canada-1.2515911 | access-date=2025-01-25}}</ref>
* [[NHL General Manager of the Year Award]] – 2015;<ref name="GM Award"/>
* Named on the [[100 Greatest NHL Players]] list for the NHL's Centennial Anniversary – 2017;<ref name="Greatest Players"/>
* Named general manager and executive vice-president of the Detroit Red Wings – April 2019<ref name=Return/>

==See also==
*[[List of NHL statistical leaders]]
*[[Captain (ice hockey)]]
*[[List of NHL players with 1,000 points]]
*[[List of NHL players with 500 goals]]
*[[List of NHL players with 1,000 games played]]
*[[List of NHL players who spent their entire career with one franchise]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book |first=Douglas |last=Hunter |title=Yzerman: The Making of a Champion |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5Ke6huDDpbQC&pg=PP1 |date=November 8, 2005 |publisher=Doubleday Canada |isbn=978-0-7704-2982-9}}
*{{cite book |first=Shelley |last=Lazarus |title=Hockeytown Hero: The Steve Yzerman Story |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZwUeYWaG9CkC&pg=PP1 |date=April 2001 |publisher=Nelson Publishing&Marketing |isbn=978-1-933916-68-2}}

==External links==
* {{ice hockey stats|legendsm=P200904}}
* {{Team Canada|steve-yzerman}}
* {{Olympics.com|org_archive=20201002023900}}
* {{Olympedia}}

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