| TopKat |
One of the greats. Thanks for the great years Stevie Y.
"The retirement of Detroit Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman will be announced Monday afternoon, according to Local 4 sources.
The Red Wings organization will hold a news conference at 1 p.m.
Yzerman, 41, has played with the Red Wings since his NHL career began at age 18 in 1983. He has been the team's captain since 1986 and has won three Stanley Cup trophies with the team during his career, in 1997, 1998 and 2002.
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| PriceIsRight |
Damn, it'll suck to see him go. But he gave us more than enough entertainment. And never complained.
Good luck, Steve! |
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| Velo |
| He led by example and played the game the way it should be played. I'll miss him. |
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| Ray19 |
The great captain will never be replace in Detroit.
A hero has left the ice.
Go Wings Go!
Thanks Steve for all the great years |
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| wearly1977 |
| Wow he has been a Red Wing for most of my life. It is sad to see him go. GOOD LUCK |
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| Stevie4Stern |
Stevie Y...wow, so many, many memories
One of the ALL time greats!!!
Lets go Red Wings...Lets go Red Wings... |
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| DandyM |
| One of my favourite players. He's a lock for the HOF. |
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| Shmoo |
| The man is like Elvis in the D....We'll miss you Stevie! |
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| Shmoo |
A 10-time All-Star, Yzerman was picked for the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1984. He won the Lester B. Pearson Award, an MVP trophy chosen by the players, in 1989 and the Conn Smythe Trophy honoring the playoffs MVP in 1998.
Yzerman said his most cherished memories include hoisting the Stanley Cup three times above his head and having an Olympic gold medal put around his neck.
Yzerman played in 1,514 regular-season games, scoring 692 goals and tallying 1,755 points, sixth most in NHL history. |
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| TopKat |
Quote: Originally posted by Shmoo
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Nice pic shmoo :tu: |
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| Stevie4Stern |
Quote: Originally posted by TopKat
Nice pic shmoo :tu: |
:bigclap: :bigup: |
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| darkestone |
| a part of hockey will leave with him |
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| Dondi |
Great hockey player.
My favorite Yzerman moement, December 1987. Sabers - Wings at the Joe. Probie takes a run at Barrasso. Maguire takes a run at Stephan. When everything clears up, Yzerman gets paired off with Maguire and takes a beating (Steve Y even fought Doug Evans that year). The crowd is throwing garbage on the ice. Probie goes Wolverine bezerker...lands a nice right across Barrasso's face and suckers Maguire with a great shot. Those Detroit teams were full of underachievers but Yzerman made them great...Snepts, Martinson, Kocur, Norwood, Probie, Burr, Galant, Delorme...list goes on. |
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| yojoem23 |
| Stevie Y is definately a dying breed, one who plays the game the way it is supposed to be played and is a role model on and off the ice.. |
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