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67-446: Nepean made the finals multiple times between 1972 and 1981. In the 1980s. Steve Yzerman and Darren Pang are still known for being the most-outstanding Raiders in the early era. The Raiders struggled in the 1980s and 1990s missing the playoffs multiple times, and set a season-record for the most-penalized CJHL team in 1995–96. The Nepean Raiders came under new ownership with Gord Black in 1998. Black had previously attempted to purchase

134-561: A playoff game, breaking his orbital bone and scratching his cornea . Yzerman underwent eye surgery following the incident, and was sidelined for the remainder of the 2004 playoffs. The eye injury also forced Yzerman to miss the 2004 World Cup of Hockey . Joe Thornton (then of the Boston Bruins ) and Joe Sakic (Colorado), who each wore the number 19 for their respective NHL clubs and who were now eligible to wear it for team Canada due to Yzerman's enforced absence, both refused

201-596: A 15-year stint with the Valley Lasers, and an appearance in two national championships. In the end, Nepean finished 4th overall and lose to the Pembroke Lumber Kings in the finals. The 2007–08 season started off strangely, as Archie Mulligan left the team early in the season and scrambling for a replacement. The Raiders went through three coaches and lost the first quarter-finals series for the first time since 2000. Nepean came under new ownership over

268-743: A Junior "A" ice hockey team from Ottawa , Ontario , in Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League . The Lasers played their home games at The Tom Flood Arena located inside the Kanata Rec Complex in Kanata, Ontario . The Kanata Valley Lasers began play in the Central Junior Hockey League in 1987-88 when an expansion franchise was granted to Kanata, Ontario , which was then

335-881: A hard-fought series with the Gloucester Rangers, where game 7 was a nervous showdown where Nepean held on for a 1–0 win sending them to the Fred Page Cup in Valleyfield, Quebec . Nepean dropped the first 2 games to the Valleyfield Braves (4–0) and the Saint-Eustache Gladiateurs (6–4). Nepean and the Campbellton Tigers went into the final game winless, and Nepean won 3–1 to go to the semi-finals where they defeated Saint-Eustache 3–2 in double overtime. Nepean won

402-529: A knee injury, forcing him to miss 30 regular season games, though nonetheless still finished sixth in team scoring. Yzerman's knee greatly pained him during the 2002 playoffs , but this did not stop him from leading the Red Wings from an early 2–0 deficit in their opening round series to defeat the Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues en route to Detroit's fifth playoff series with Colorado, and

469-694: A separate suburb of Ottawa. During their first 15 years as the Valley Lasers, the team never missed the playoffs, had the same head coach, Archie Mulligan, won 2 Art Bogart Cup championships in 1992 and 1997 won the Fred Page Cup in 1997. In May 2002, the Kanata Sports Club sold the Kanata Valley Lasers to Dynasty Flooring Inc. The new ownership refurbished the team, renamed them the Kanata Stallions, and moved from

536-427: A team while with the Red Wings front office since the latter part of his playing career, and had gained experience in running a team through his work with Hockey Canada , having assembled several rosters between 2007 and 2010 for Hockey Canada. However, after both general manager Ken Holland and assistant general manager Jim Nill received contract extensions, it became clear that the opportunity would not happen with

603-599: A then NHL-record 62 regular season wins and were heavily favoured to win the Stanley Cup. Yzerman scored perhaps the most memorable goal of his career in the 1996 playoffs , stealing the puck from Wayne Gretzky and beating St. Louis Blues goaltender Jon Casey with a slap shot from the blue line to win the Western Conference Semifinals in double overtime of Game 7. However, the Red Wings fell short of their ultimate goal, losing in six games to

670-699: A trade that saw Matt Walker and a fourth-round pick in 2011 depart Tampa Bay. In the middle of the season, he also traded for goaltender Dwayne Roloson as the Lightning progressed to the Eastern Conference Finals just one year after the team had not even qualified for the 2010 playoffs . For his part, Yzerman was nominated for the NHL General Manager of the Year Award , losing out to Vancouver's Mike Gillis . While

737-535: Is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player currently serving as executive vice president and general manager of the Detroit Red Wings , with whom he spent all 22 seasons of his NHL playing career. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he is a Detroit sports icon and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame . After his retirement as a player, he served in the front office of

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804-591: The 2014 Winter Olympics . Canada went on to win their second-straight gold medal after defeating Sweden . He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2014. Yzerman was born in Cranbrook , British Columbia . As a youth, he played in the 1977 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Nepean, Ontario . He attended Bell High School and played for his hometown Nepean Raiders Junior A hockey team. After one season with

871-594: The Brockville Braves , who were up 3–1 in the series and Nepean came back to force game 7. With the game tied 2–2, Raiders forward Matt Valois scored the winner with 5 seconds left in regulation to avoid sudden death overtime. The Pembroke Lumber Kings , who were ranked #1 nationally awaited to the Raiders, and this series saw the Lumber Kings up 3–1, and Nepean coming back to win in seven games. However,

938-638: The Chicago Blackhawks . On June 24, 2015, Yzerman won the NHL General Manager of the Year Award; he was the first Lightning general manager to receive the honor. The team built by Yzerman set franchise records with 50 wins and 108 points during the regular season, and also led the league with 262 goals and 32 home wins. In the 2017–18 season , the Lightning finished in first place in the Atlantic Division and made it to

1005-793: The Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Finals. In 1997 , Yzerman put to rest all doubts of his ability to lead a team to a championship as Detroit won its first Stanley Cup in 42 years after sweeping the Philadelphia Flyers . The following year, Detroit repeated the feat, sweeping the Washington Capitals and winning their second consecutive Cup title. Yzerman earned the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. He handed

1072-658: The Conn Smythe Trophy (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 played in ten All-Star Games , and was a first team All-Star in 2000 and a member of the All-Rookie Team in 1984 . On July 3, 2006, Yzerman officially retired from professional hockey, finishing his career ranked as

1139-862: The Nepean Sportsplex named one of its indoor ice surfaces the Steve Yzerman Arena in 1997 in his honour. This is the home rink of the CCHL 's Nepean Raiders , the Tier II Junior "A" team Yzerman played on during the 1980–81 season. The Raiders currently play in the Yzerman Division. The CCHL divisions are named the Robinson and Yzerman Divisions after two of its most prominent alumni, Yzerman and Larry Robinson . Kanata Valley Lasers The Kanata Lasers were

1206-705: The Ottawa 67's . Black introduced a new logo, similar to the one used by the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League , that was discontinued in 2014, with minor alterations. This logo was discontinued in 2009 when new ownership took over the Raiders organization, but still used as an alternate logo as the previous logo was revived. In 2002–03, the Nepean Raiders broke a 22-year old championship appearance drought by winning

1273-531: The sixth all-time leading scorer in NHL history , having scored a career-high 155 points (65 goals and 90 assists) in 1988–89 , which has been bettered only by Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux . Yzerman's # 19 jersey was retired on January 2, 2007, during a pre-game ceremony at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. On November 4, 2008, he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame . He also became an honoured member of

1340-403: The "C". In addition to being eighth all-time in NHL regular-season goals and sixth in overall scoring, Yzerman finished his career seventh all-time in regular season assists and eighth in all-time playoff scoring. He also ranks second in nearly every significant offensive category in Red Wings history behind Gordie Howe , except for assists – Yzerman has 1,063 assists to Howe's 1,020. At

1407-726: The 2006 Olympics in Yzerman's honour (#19 was later "unretired" by Yzerman when he managed Team Canada for the 2010 Olympics). Yzerman and his wife Lisa Brennan have three daughters. They reside in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan . Yzerman resided in Hillsborough County, Florida , during his tenure with the Lightning. Yzerman has acquired naturalized United States' citizenship as a result of his many years of residence in Michigan. Not far from where Yzerman grew up,

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1474-613: The 2012 Fred Page Cup at the Kanata Recreation Centre. In the summer of 2011, head coach Adam Dewan was relieved of his duties. Randy Pierce took over the coaching helm, but was fired in February, leaving Corey Foster to replace him to finish the 2011-12 season. In March 2012, the Stallions missed the playoffs when they failed to win their last key games. Despite this, the Stallions' season was not done- being hosts,

1541-576: The Cup first to Vladimir Konstantinov , who had been severely injured in a car accident just six days after the Cup victory in 1997 and was using a wheelchair. On November 26, 1999, Yzerman became the 11th player in NHL history to score 600 goals. In 2000, he made the NHL All-Star first team and won the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the league's top defensive forward. In 2001–02 , Yzerman re-aggravated

1608-511: The Eastern Conference Finals before losing to the Washington Capitals. On September 11, 2018, with one year remaining on his contract, Yzerman announced that he would not be re-signing as the Lightning general manager, but would remain with the team as a senior advisor. Yzerman was succeeded by assistant general manager Julien BriseBois . On April 19, 2019, the Red Wings announced that Yzerman had been hired as general manager of

1675-484: The Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009, his first year of eligibility, inducted alongside 2001–02 Red Wing teammates Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille . In 2017, Yzerman was named one of the " 100 Greatest NHL Players " in history. On September 25, 2006, Yzerman was named as a vice president and alternate governor of the Red Wings, winning a fourth Stanley Cup championship as an executive in 2007–08 . In May 2010, he left

1742-667: The Jack Charron Arena to the Kanata Recreation Centre. To date, the Stallions have yet to finish in the top 5 and make the CJHL finals. In fact, in the 2004 playoffs, the Stallions upset the Cumberland Grads in seven games to advance to the semi-finals, but lost to the Nepean Raiders in six games. It was the only time to date that the Stallions made it past the first round of the playoffs. The Stallions missed

1809-682: The Kanata Lasers, changing their Twitter handle and image. The club also announced new uniforms were in the works as part of the rebranding. At the end of the 2013-14 season, it was announced that Adam Dewan would return as head coach in the 2014-15 season. The Kanata Lasers have been at the talk of relocation (even before the Ottawa Canadians of the CCHL2 moved to the Jack Charron Arena nearby). Kanata's destination for relocation has been Renfrew , Stittsville , and other communities in

1876-527: The Lightning would miss the playoffs in each of the next two seasons, Yzerman would draft Nikita Kucherov , Andrei Vasilevskiy , Brayden Point , Ondřej Palát , Anthony Cirelli , and Cal Foote , signed undrafted players Tyler Johnson and Yanni Gourde , and acquire Ryan McDonagh , Mikhail Sergachev , and Erik Černák via trade as future cornerstone roster pieces. The team would reach the Stanley Cup Finals in 2015, where they were defeated by

1943-654: The MVP as voted by the National Hockey League Players' Association , and was a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy , the MVP as voted by the NHL writers. When Scotty Bowman took over as head coach in 1993 , Yzerman initially chafed under Bowman's stern coaching style. Bowman, for his part, felt that Yzerman was not concentrating enough on defence; Bowman had long expected his forwards to be good back-checkers as well. Relations between

2010-575: The Minnesota job before the 2009–10 season concluded, Yzerman accepted the Lightning job and was named the team's new vice-president and general manager on May 25, 2010. In the off-season, and early in his new reign, he re-signed Martin St. Louis , signed defenceman Pavel Kubina for his second tenure with the team, signed free agent goaltender Dan Ellis to a two-year contract, signed defenceman Brett Clark and brought in left-winger Simon Gagné in

2077-743: The Ottawa Valley. On February 25, 2020 The Central Canada Hockey League approved the sale and transfer of the Kanata Lasers Junior A Hockey Club to new owners, who plan to relocate the team to Renfrew for the 2020-21 season. The new team will be known as the Renfrew Wolves. Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Eastern Canada Championships MHL - QAAAJHL - CCHL - Host Round robin play with 2nd vs 3rd in semi-final to advance against 1st in

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2144-611: The Raiders re-matched against the Hawkesbury Hawks , but lost the series in 6 games. The summer of 2006 saw head coach and general manager Chris Byrne leave the team to accept a coaching position with the Ottawa 67's. Afterwards, this led to Gord Black putting the team up for sale. A replacement was found with Archie Mulligan, who was once the coach for the Kanata Valley Lasers , who had an impressive resume with

2211-706: The Raiders, the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) drafted him, and he played centre for the Petes from 1981 to 1983 . The 1983 NHL Entry Draft was the first for Mike and Marian Ilitch , who had purchased the Detroit Red Wings in the summer of 1982. Jim Devellano , the Red Wings' general manager at the time, wanted to draft Pat LaFontaine , who had grown up outside Detroit and played his junior hockey in

2278-519: The Red Wings organization to become general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning, serving in that capacity until September 2018. On April 19, 2019, Yzerman was named the general manager of the Red Wings. Yzerman has represented his country in several international tournaments as a member of Canada's national hockey team (Team Canada). In 2002 , Yzerman won an Olympic gold medal, making him one of few players to win an Olympic gold medal and

2345-520: The Red Wings retired Yzerman's jersey #19 before a game against the Anaheim Ducks . As an additional honour, the captain's "C" was added to the corner of his banner to forever commemorate him as "The Captain". The official retirement ceremony was hosted by Yzerman's long-time friend, former NHL goaltender and ESPN hockey analyst Darren Pang , and featured such Red Wing luminaries as Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay , Alex Delvecchio and Scotty Bowman. For

2412-575: The Red Wings, and then as general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning , while also being executive director for Team Canada in two Olympics. Prior to the 1986–87 season , at age 21, Yzerman was named captain of the Red Wings and continuously served for the next two decades (dressing as captain for over 1,300 games), retiring as the longest-serving captain of any team in North American major league sports history. Once voted to be

2479-536: The Red Wings. It was later reported by The Detroit News in 2016 that Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch attempted to promote Holland to make room for Yzerman to become the team's general manager, but Holland declined the promotion. Not long after Ken Holland received his contract extension, Craig Leipold , owner of the Minnesota Wild , and Jeffrey Vinik , the then-new owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning , sought to hire Yzerman as general manager. After turning down

2546-467: The Stanley Cup in the same year. Yzerman was the general manager of Team Canada for the 2007 IIHF World Championship , which they won. Yzerman was appointed executive director of Team Canada on October 7, 2008, for the 2010 Winter Olympics . Team Canada went on to win the gold medal by defeating the United States . Yzerman was again appointed executive director of Team Canada on March 5, 2012, for

2613-568: The Wings during Yzerman's rookie training camp. Yzerman tallied 39 goals and 87 points in his rookie season and finished second in Calder Memorial Trophy voting. That season, Yzerman also became the first 18-year-old and youngest player to play in an NHL All-Star Game (18 years, 267 days) since the current format was adopted in 1969. This stood as an NHL record for 27 years until Jeff Skinner broke it by eight days. Following

2680-477: The area. However, when the New York Islanders selected LaFontaine third overall, Devellano "settled" on Yzerman, drafting him fourth. The Red Wings were prepared to send Yzerman back to Peterborough for one more year, but "after one (training camp) session, you knew he was a tremendous hockey player", said Ken Holland , the former Red Wings general manager who was then a minor league goaltender for

2747-455: The captaincy of Team Canada in 1998, along with Wayne Gretzky and Ray Bourque . Yzerman had led the Detroit Red Wings to the Stanley Cup during the previous season and was one of the longest-serving team captains. However, general manager Bobby Clarke instead selected Eric Lindros . In late 2005, after Yzerman ruled himself out of a third Olympic appearance, Wayne Gretzky announced that no one would be allowed to wear jersey #19 for Canada for

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2814-445: The ceremony, active Red Wings players wore Yzerman throwback jerseys representing the Red Wings, Team Canada (Canada won gold at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games ), the Campbell Conference All-Star team and the Peterborough Petes . Former teammate Vladimir Konstantinov attended the ceremony, walking across the ice for the first time without a wheelchair since his last game in the 1997 playoffs. On January 2, 2007, Yzerman

2881-438: The departure of Red Wings captain Danny Gare during the 1985–86 season , Red Wings head coach Jacques Demers named Yzerman captain of the team on October 7, 1986, making him the youngest captain in the team's history. Demers said he "wanted a guy with the Red Wings crest tattooed on his chest". During the next season , Yzerman scored his then-career high 50th goal against the Buffalo Sabres on March 1, 1988. However, during

2948-480: The finals 4–0 against Valleyfield to earn a trip to the Royal Bank Cup in Grande Prairie, Alberta . Nepean won their first game 5–4 against the Nanaimo Clippers of the BCHL , where they rallied back from a 4–0 deficit to win in overtime. Nepean improved their record to 2–0 after winning 2–0 against the Kindersley Klippers of the SJHL . However, the Raiders dropped to 2–1 after losing to the hosts Grande Prairie Storm 4–2. Their final round robin contest came against

3015-400: The finals. CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Dudley Hewitt Champions - Central , Fred Page Champions - Eastern , Western Canada Cup Champions - Western , Western Canada Cup - Runners Up and Host Round robin play with top 4 in semi-final and winners to finals. Steve Yzerman Stephen Gregory Yzerman ( / ˈ aɪ z ər m ə n / EYE -zər-mən ; born May 9, 1965)

3082-399: The first country to accomplish the feat since the Soviet Union / Unified Team won three consecutive gold medals in 1984, 1988, and 1992. Following Canada's 3–0 victory over Sweden in the gold medal game, Yzerman announced that he would not return as the executive director for Canada for the 2018 Winter Olympics . Played for Canada in: Yzerman was considered a leading candidate for

3149-428: The first round of the 2006 playoffs and knocking Detroit out of the playoffs. On July 3, 2006, Yzerman announced his retirement from the NHL. Shortly afterwards, Sports Illustrated published a special commemorative edition dedicated to Yzerman entitled "Yzerman: A Salute to Stevie Y." Yzerman holds the NHL record as the longest-serving captain of a single team – he spent 19 seasons and 1,303 games wearing

3216-446: The game. During the offseason, Yzerman underwent a knee realignment surgery known as an osteotomy . He missed the first 61 games of the 2002–03 season , but returned on February 24, 2003, at home against the Los Angeles Kings . After the season, Yzerman won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance. On May 1, 2004, Yzerman was hit in the eye by a deflected slapshot by the Calgary Flames defenceman Rhett Warrener in

3283-418: The most popular athlete in Detroit sports history, locals often simply refer to Yzerman as "Stevie Y", "Stevie Wonder", or "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 (Most outstanding player) in the 1988–89 season ,

3350-399: The number out of respect for their injured countryman. Yzerman returned in the 2005–06 season , following the 2004–05 NHL lockout , wearing a visor. On August 2, 2005, Yzerman signed a one-year deal with the Red Wings; this was his last contract signed as a player. On March 31, 2006, he scored his 691st NHL career goal, passing Mario Lemieux for eighth place all-time. Yzerman's humility

3417-425: The playoffs multiple times in recent years. Kanata named former NHL player Chris Valentine as head coach for 2008-09, but was fired in October after a slow start. He was replaced with Vince Millette. The Stallions broke a CJHL record recently with a 26-game losing streak, breaking the 25 game losing streak held by the 1994-1995 Cumberland Grads . In April 2010, it was announced that the Kanata Stallions would host

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3484-400: The same game, Yzerman suffered a knee injury which caused him to miss the rest of the regular season. Despite his absence, the Red Wings would win their first division title in 23 years. During the 1988–89 season , Yzerman recorded 155 points (65 goals and 90 assists), finishing third in regular season scoring behind Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky . He won the Lester B. Pearson Award ,

3551-629: The semi-final series slip out of their hands against the Pembroke Lumber Kings, who were up 3–1 and Nepean ultimately won the series in 7 games. Nepean ended its nearly 20-year playoff streak in 2016 when the Raiders failed to make the playoffs since 1994–95. Goaltender Francois Marotte broke a league record for the most minutes played (3220) in one season. Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Eastern Canada Championships MHL - QAAAJHL - CCHL - Host Round robin play with 2nd vs 3rd in semi-final to advance against 1st in

3618-477: The semi-finals against the Gloucester Rangers in 7 games. The Art Bogart Cup final was an easy task for the Raiders winning the series in 5 games against the Ottawa Junior Senators . At the Fred Page Cup in Cornwall, the Raiders finished 3rd and knocked off the hosts Cornwall Colts in the semi-finals, and lost the final to the Lennoxville Cougars . The 2003–04 season saw 13 returning players poised to defend their championship season from before. The Raiders won

3685-471: The summer with Arnie Vered and Brian Altshuller. CBC commentator Garry Galley was hired as head coach. Nepean finished 1st overall, and lost the finals to Pembroke in 5 games. In December 2009, Garry Galley left the team abruptly over disagreements with upper management, leaving players demanding trades and wanting to be released. The 2011–12 was a breakthrough for Nepean, as they finished 1st overall (second time under new ownership). However, they almost let

3752-465: The team beat Finland 4–2 on May 13 to win the Championship. On October 18, 2008, Yzerman was named executive director for the Canadian men's hockey team at the 2010 Winter Olympics . The Canadian team he put together went on to win the gold, the first gold won by a home team in ice hockey since the 1980 USA Olympic hockey team. Yzerman said he would consider coming back as head of the Canadian team in 2014. Yzerman went on saying, "I loved it, but it

3819-419: The team was given a shot at the Fred Page Cup . Battling against all odds, the Stallions were able to make the semi-finals in the tournament, only to fall to the Bogart Cup Champions and eventual tournament runner-up, the Nepean Raiders . In Fall 2013, the Kanata Stallions announced they would be rebranded under a new ownership group. On January 5, 2014 the team tweeted that they will officially be rebranded as

3886-413: The team, while the existing general manager, Ken Holland, was promoted to a senior vice president role, though Holland would soon depart the organization and become the general manager and president of hockey operations of the Edmonton Oilers . On January 30, 2007, Hockey Canada named Yzerman the general manager of Team Canada for the 2007 IIHF World Championship in Moscow (April 27 – May 13), where

3953-422: The third time the two teams had battled to decide the Western Conference Championship. Detroit defeated Colorado in a seven-game series and moved on to the Stanley Cup Finals, where they defeated the Carolina Hurricanes to win their tenth Stanley Cup championship in their history. Rather than raising the Stanley Cup first, Yzerman passed the Cup to head coach Scotty Bowman, who announced his retirement following

4020-443: The time of his retirement, only Howe (1,687 games) and Alex Delvecchio (1,550 games) had played more games as a Red Wing than Yzerman's 1,514. He is now fourth in games played for the franchise, behind Howe, Delvecchio, and Nicklas Lidström (1,564 games), who was his teammate for the final 12 seasons of his career. On September 25, 2006, the Red Wings named Yzerman team vice-president and alternate governor. On January 2, 2007,

4087-405: The top-ranked Aurora Tigers of the OPJHL , losing 3–1. The same teams met in the semi-final, and Aurora won 7–2 thus making the Raiders the 5th different CCHL team to fail to make the national championship. The 2004–05 season saw the Nepean Raiders finish strong, but the Art Bogart Cup finals saw an intense series against the Hawkesbury Hawks , who finished three spots behind the Raiders. Game 7

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4154-450: The two became so strained that at one point, the Red Wings seriously considered trading him to the Ottawa Senators . However, Yzerman gradually became a better defender and was considered one of the best two-way forwards in the history of the game. In 1995 , Yzerman led Detroit to its first appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals since 1966 , but the Red Wings were swept by the New Jersey Devils . The next season saw Detroit finish with

4221-432: Was evident in an interview prior to his achievement when he was quoted saying, "I don't really know the significance. If anything, it shows how good [Lemieux] is; he played almost five years less than I did." He scored his final NHL goal, the 692nd of his career, on April 3, 2006, in a game against the Calgary Flames. Yzerman played his last professional hockey game on May 1, 2006, a loss to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of

4288-466: Was inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame. Yzerman received another honour when he was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame on February 11, 2008. On June 23, 2009, it was announced that Yzerman would be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame . He was honoured during the November 6–9 induction weekend alongside his former Red Wings teammates Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille, as well as Brian Leetch . Yzerman had expressed his desire to run

4355-424: Was played in a neutral venue, because the ice was removed from the Nepean Sportsplex , so game 7 was held at the Kanata Recreation Centre instead. A record was broke in this game for the fastest five goals in a playoff game as Hawkesbury won 6–1. Nepean returned from a devastating finish from the 2004–05 season and used the 2005–06 season to rebuild. Although, the Raiders finished 3rd overall, they had to deal with

4422-415: Was presented the key to the city of Detroit by Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick at a luncheon prior to the jersey retirement ceremony. On January 13, 2007, Governor of Michigan Jennifer Granholm , another Canadian–American , visited Detroit and the Joe Louis Arena and proclaimed the day as "Steve Yzerman Day" in Michigan. On January 11, 2008, when the Red Wings visited Ottawa to play the Senators, Yzerman

4489-430: Was very stressful. Given the chance to represent Canada and be the guy in charge, if somebody offered it to me, I didn't hesitate the first time, I wouldn't hesitate again." In 2012, Yzerman was named executive director for the Canadian men's hockey team at the 2014 Winter Olympics . The Canadian team he put together went on to win their second straight gold medal for the first time since 1948 and 1952. They also became

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