Steve Yzerman Detroit Red Wings Jersey

Prior to the 1986–87 season at the age of 21, Yzerman was named captain of the Red Wings and continuously served for the next two decades (dressing as captain for over 1300 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 "The Captain." Yzerman led the Wings to five first-place regular season finishes and three Stanley Cup championships (1997, 1998 and 2002).

Yzerman won numerous awards during his career, including the Lester B. Pearson Award in 1989, the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 1998, the Selke Trophy as the league's best defensive forward in 2000, and the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance in 2003. He was a ten-time NHL All-Star, a First Team All-Star in 2000, and a member of the All-Rookie Team in 1984.

On July 3, 2006, Yzerman officially retired, finishing his career ranked as the sixth all-time leading scorer in NHL history, having scored a career-high 155 points (65 goals/90 assists) in 1988–89 which has been bettered only by Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux. Yzerman's jersey #19, was officially retired on January 2, 2007 during a pre-game ceremony at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. On November 4, 2008, he was inducted into the Canadian 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.

Steve Yzerman
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Born May 9 1965  -- Cranbrook, BC
Height 5.11 -- Weight 185 -- Shoots R

Selected by Detroit Red Wings round 1 #4 overall 1983 NHL Entry Draft

                                     --- Regular Season ---
Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM
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1983-84  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    80   39   48   87   33
1984-85  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    80   30   59   89   58
1985-86  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    51   14   28   42   16
1986-87  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    80   31   59   90   43
1987-88  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    64   50   52  102   44
1988-89  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    80   65   90  155   61
1989-90  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    79   62   65  127   79
1990-91  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    80   51   57  108   34
1991-92  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    79   45   58  103   64
1992-93  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    84   58   79  137   44
1993-94  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    58   24   58   82   36
1994-95  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    47   12   26   38   40
1995-96  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    80   36   59   95   64
1996-97  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    81   22   63   85   78
1997-98  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    75   24   45   69   46
1998-99  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    80   29   45   74   42
1999-00  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    78   35   44   79   34
2000-01  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    54   18   34   52   18
2001-02  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    52   13   35   48   18
2002-03  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    16    2    6    8    8
2003-04  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    75   18   33   51   46
2005-06  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    61   14   20   34   18
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         NHL Totals                       1514  692 1063 1755  924

Steve Yzerman Detroit Red Wings Jersey