Steve Yzerman
Steve Yzerman
Stephen Gregory "Steve" Yzermanis a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and current general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest players of all time. Yzerman spent his entire NHL playing career with the Detroit Red Wings and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth9 May 1965
CountryCanada
sports fighting anything-goes
We’re stuck in the middle and need to decide what kind of sport do we want to be. Either anything goes and we accept the consequences or take the next step and eliminate fighting.
sports triggers hard
When it gets to this point, it's just hard to pull the trigger.
sports time children
I look forward to a lot more free time, at least initially, with my wife, Lisa, and our three children.
memorable thinking hard-times
I've been hit hard a few times, been hit really hard a few times, but I don't think I've ever left a memorable, lasting impression on anyone I've ever hit.
sports kids long
As a kid in British Columbia, going back a long way, I learned to skate.
team hockey winning
People here want the team to win and to do well. The thing is, we know when to shoot the puck.
sports drama decision
Since the season ended, I've let things settle down, and I have to talk to the coaching staff and management. I really don't want to turn this into a big drama. So I plan on making a definite decision relatively quickly.
night guy special
One of the advantages, one of the special things, about playing in Detroit or Montreal is guys like Gordie Howe walk in the room. I didn't know he was here tonight, it was kind of a coincidence to get that assist on a night that he's here.
hockey pride thinking
It's true that in Canada, we pride ourselves on the game, and we like to think we're the dominant hockey nation in the world.
organization wanted ifs
I knew if I wanted to be a general manager, I was going to have to leave to work for another organization.
spring player
I'm very confident my health isn't going to allow me to be a good player, especially in the spring.
sports team winning
We have to get better at that. All of the Stanley Cup winning teams throughout the past few seasons, when they needed to play defense, they did it. If you can play defense, that's when you know it's game over.
sports player wings
I consider the Detroit Red Wings one of the greatest franchises in any sport. For a player to come in and play, it's so special to wear the jersey.
hair long looks
The 70's hair with the long on the sides, just doesn't look good coming down the sides of the helmet.