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
guys intensity level regular spur
For the guys going to the Olympics, the intensity and level of play will really spur them on for the remainder of the regular season.
caught created danny heading nice onto pass stick
He created a turnover. I think they were just heading up ice, so we caught them going the right way. Danny made a real nice pass over the stick right onto mine. The goalie went for the poke-check. Fortunately, I had my head up.
ethic example experience games good help olympic settle three work younger
His work ethic is really a good example for the younger guys. Just the experience of being through three Olympic Games will really help settle things down.
asking assume attentive camp details drill high picking stressed tempo throughout training trying
He's asking a lot of questions, picking everybody's brain, trying to get a feel for everyone, ... He's very serious, very attentive to the details of each drill we did, stressing a high tempo and skating, and I assume that's something that's going to be stressed throughout training camp and the season.
couple ideas pay penalty phone power practices questions threw training trying wants
Before training camp, I had a couple of conversations on the phone and he threw some questions at me, ... In practices here, the way he wants things done is different. Like we were working the power play and penalty killing, and he has some different ideas on where he wants you to go and why he wants you to do it. So for me, I'm just trying to pay attention. ... I'm just trying not to make mistakes.
bright former great guy involved known legal players surprised
He's a bright guy. Known him for a long time, so I'm not surprised at all. I think it's great for former players to be as involved as they can in the PA, especially a guy with a legal background.
happy hearing knowing past walking
Just knowing that I'm walking in there, not because of what I've done in the past but because they want me to be a part of it. Hearing that, I'm happy to be back.
achievement five four good less played quite shows
If anything, it shows how good he was because he played probably four or five years less than I did. So, that's quite an achievement by him than anything I've done.
goal stanley win
Our team's goal is always to win the Stanley Cup.
decision quick
I can pretty much make a quick decision on what I want to do for the future.
hope stronger team week
A week like this is good, and I hope it propels us to be a stronger team and play better in the future.
days games goal looking productive role specific whatever
I don't really have a specific goal other than for whatever role I have, to be productive in it. I'm not looking for any days off, or games off, or to be rested. I want to be productive.
determine ready saturday skate whether
I don't know. Not ready to play today. Skate Saturday and determine whether Sunday's a go.
cup opportunity stanley thrilled
I'm getting one more opportunity to play for the Stanley Cup so I'm pretty thrilled about that.