Steve Yzerman
Inducted:
2009
Player Stats
Stats:
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Born:
May 9, 1965
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Position:
Centre
College:
NA
Steve Yzerman (b. May 9, 1965, Cranbrook, BC) is an NHL icon and long-time Detroit Red Wings captain. Drafted 4th overall in 1983, he debuted with a stellar rookie season, posting 39 goals and 87 points. Named captain at 21—the youngest in franchise history—he led Detroit for 19 seasons, the longest captaincy in NHL history .
Yzerman was an elite two-way centre, highlighted by his 1988–89 season when he scored 65 goals and 155 points, earning the Lester B. Pearson Award . Under his leadership, Detroit won three Stanley Cups (1997, 1998, 2002), and he earned the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1998. He retired in 2006 with 692 goals, 1,063 assists, and 1,755 points—ranking sixth in NHL scoring.
Internationally, Yzerman captained Team Canada to 2002 Olympic gold. Post-playing, he became GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning and later Detroit, earning induction to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009. His #19 jersey hangs in Detroit, immortalizing “Stevie Y” as a leader on and off the ice.
Yzerman's Awards and Records
- Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee, Class of 2009
- Longest-serving captain in NHL history (19 seasons; 1,303 games)
- Conn Smythe Trophy (Playoff MVP, 1998)
- Lester B. Pearson (Ted Lindsay) Award, 1989Frank J. Selke Trophy, 2000
- Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, 2003
- 65 goals, 155 points in a single season (1988–89) – Red Wings franchise record
NHL Records
- NHL All-Star Game Roster – 1984
- NHL first team All-Star – 2000
- Seventh in NHL history in points, tenth in goals and ninth in assists
- Longest-serving captain in NHL history
- Most assists in a single playoff year by a Red Wings player
- 6th highest point total in NHL history at retirement
NHL Teams
Detroit Red Wings (1983-2006)
NHL draft:
4th overall, 1983
Detroit Red Wings
Numbers Worn:
19
NHL Stats
Games Played:
1,514
Goals:
692
Assists:
1,063
Points:
1,755
Penalty Minutes:
924
Playoff Points:
185 (in 196 game)
Stanley Cups:
3 (1997, 1998, 2002)
Olympic Gold:
1 (2002)