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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Steve Yzerman
Selected in first round
No.
4 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born May 9, 1965
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-11 Weight: 175
Shoots: Right
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Peterborough (OHL)
Birthplace:
Cranbrook, B.C. (Canada)
Hometown: Nepean, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Nepean | Ont. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1980-81 |
Nepean | COJHL |
50 | 38 |
54 | 92 |
44 | | 1981-82 |
Peterborough | OHL |
58 | 21 |
43 | 64 |
65 | | 1982-83 |
Peterborough | OHL |
56 | 42 |
49 | 91 |
33 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1983 (bronze medal)
OHL Scholastic All-Star Team: 1981-82 (Peterborough)
COJHL
Assists Leader: 1980-81 (Nepean) (54 assists)
Miscellaneous: Ranked by NHL Central Scouting Bureau as No. 3 overall
prospect for the 1983 NHL draft. ... Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 1 overall prospect for the 1983 NHL draft. ... Was Peterborough's
first-round pick, No. 4 overall, in 1981 OHL priority selection. ... Played
on line with Bob Errey for Peterborough in 1982-83. ... Grew up in the Ottawa
suburbs while his father worked in the Canadian government's social services
department. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 5, 1983 (Detroit at Winnipeg)
Numbers: 19 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup:
1997, 1998, 2002
Playing Status:
Retired July 3, 2006 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1983-2006 |
Detroit | 1,514 |
692 | 1,063 |
1,755 | 924 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1984-2006 | Detroit |
196 |
70 | 115 |
185 | 84 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Conn Smythe Trophy: 1998 (Detroit)
Lester B. Pearson Award: 1988-89 (Detroit)
Selke Trophy: 1999-00 (Detroit)
Masterton Trophy: 2002-03
(Detroit)
Hockey News NHL Player of Year (Fans' Vote): 1988-89
(Detroit)
Inside Hockey Magazine NHL MVP: 1988-89 (Detroit)
Sporting News NHL Rookie of
Year: 1983-84 (Detroit)
NHL All-Star First Team: 1999-00 (Detroit)
NHL All-Rookie Team: 1983-84 (Detroit)
All-Star Game: 1984,
1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1999 (injured, did not play), 2000 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1995 (Detroit)
Detroit Captain: October 1986 until present
NHL Records: Youngest player named to an All-Star team (18 years, 8 months,
22 days in 1984), most seasons as a team captain (19), most games as a team
captain (1,456)
Detroit Records: Most career short-handed goals
(50), most career hat tricks (18, shares record), most points in one season (155
in 1988-89), most goals in one season (65 in 1988-89), most assists in one
season (90 in 1988-89), most points in one season by a center (155 in
1988-89), most assists in one season by a center (90 in 1988-89), most points in one season by a
rookie (87 in 1983-84), most goals in season by a rookie (39 in 1983-84),
most power-play goals in one season by a rookie (13 in 1983-84), most consecutive games with at least one point (28 games from Nov. 1, 1988,
to Jan. 4, 1989), most consecutive games with at least one goal (9 from Nov.
18 to Dec. 5, 1988, and from Jan. 19, 1992, to Feb. 12, 1992), most shots on
goal in one season (388 in 1988-89), fastest 50 goals in one season (55
games in 1988-89), most consecutive games from the start of a season with at
least one goal (6 from Oct. 6, 1988, to Oct. 18, 1988), most games played in
one season (84 in 1992-93, shares record), most goals in one
period (3, three times, shares record), most points in one period (4 at
Toronto on Nov. 17, 1990, shares record), most short-handed goals in one
game (2 on April 8, 1993, at Tampa Bay, shares record), most points in one
season by one line (319 in 1988-89 with Gerard Gallant and Paul MacLean),
most goals in one season by one line (140 in 1988-89 with Gerard Gallant and
Paul MacLean), most consecutive years in playoffs (14 from 1991-2004), most
career playoff games (192), most career playoff points (181), most career
playoff goals (70), most points in one playoff year (24 in
1998, shares record), most assists in one playoff year (18 in 1998, shares
record), most points in one playoff game (5 in Game 2 of second-round series
vs. St. Louis on May 5, 1996, shares record), most career playoff hat tricks
(4), most career playoff power-play goals (26), most points in one period of
one playoff game (3 in first period of Game 2 of second round series vs. St.
Louis on May 5, 1996, shares record)
100-Point Seasons: 1987-88 (Detroit) (102), 1988-89 (Detroit) (155),
1989-90 (Detroit) (127), 1990-91 (Detroit) (108), 1991-92 (Detroit) (103);
1992-93 (Detroit) (137)
50-Goal Seasons: 1987-88 (Detroit) (50),
1988-89 (65), 1989-90 (60), 1990-91 (51), 1992-93 (Detroit) (58)
NHL Short-handed Goals
Leader: 1989-90 (Detroit) (7 goals, tie), 1991-92 (Detroit) (8 goals),
1992-93 (7 goals, tie)
NHL Shots-on-Goal
Leader: 1988-89 (Detroit) (388 shots)
NHL Playoffs Points
Leader: 1998 (Detroit) (24 points)
NHL Playoffs Assists
Leader: 1998 (Detroit) (18 points)
Detroit Points
Leader: 1983-84 (87), 1986-87 (90), 1987-88 (102), 1988-89 (155),
1989-90 (127), 1990-91 (108), 1991-92 (103), 1992-93 (137), 1997-98 (69),
1998-99 (74), 1999-00 (79)
Detroit Goals
Leader: 1987-88 (50), 1988-89 (65), 1989-90 (62), 1990-91 (51), 1991-92
(45), 1992-93 (58)
Detroit Assists Leader: 1984-85 (59), 1986-87
(59), 1987-88 (52), 1988-89 (90), 1989-90 (65), 1990-91 (57), 1991-92 (58),
1992-93 (79), 1996-97 (63), 1997-98 (45)
Detroit Playoffs Points Leader: 1984 (6), 1985 (3, tie), 1987 (18), 1989
(10), 1991 (6, tie), 1996 (20, tie), 1998 (24), 1999 (13), 2002 (23)
Detroit Playoffs Goals
Leader: 1984 (3), 1985 (2), 1989 (5), 1991 (3, tie), 1993 (4, tie), 1996
(8), 1999 (9)
Management Career: Named Detroit vice-president
on Sept. 25, 2006, and remained in that position through 2006-07 season.
Detroit Playoffs Assists
Leader: 1987 (13), 1998 (18), 2000 (4, tie), 2002 (17)
Miscellaneous: Ranked by The Hockey News in 1997 as the 78th
greatest NHL player of all time. ... Was represented by player agent Gus Badali when he signed
his first NHL contract in 1983. ... Scored goal and had assist in his first NHL game. The goal,
at 11:41 of the first period, beat Winnipeg goaltender Doug Soetaert to give
Detroit a 3-1 lead in a game that ended as a 6-6 tie. ... Became youngest
person in NHL history selected to play in All-Star Game, when he played for the
Campbell Conference at New Jersey on Jan. 31, 1984. At the time of the game,
his age was 18 years, 8 months, 22 days. He was the only rookie in the game,
in which he had an assist. ... Played on line
with Eddie Johnstone and Paul Woods for Detroit in 1983-84. ... Led all NHL
rookies with 87 points and 48 assists in 1983-84. ... Was runner-up to Tom
Barrasso for 1983-84 Calder Trophy. ... Suffered sprained right knee when he
had knee-on-knee collision with Rob Ramage in second period of Game 4 of Detroit's first-round playoff series vs.
St. Louis on April 8, 1984. The Red Wings were eliminated from the playoffs
in that game. ... Signed seven-year contract with Detroit on Oct. 15, 1985.
It was the longest contract ever signed by a Red Wings player.
... Played on line with Joe Kocur for Detroit in 1985-86. ... Missed remainder of 1985-86 season
and entire 1986 playoffs with broken right collarbone, an injury suffered
when he lost his edge and fell to the ice underneath Lee Norwood in the
first period of
Detroit's Jan. 31, 1986, game vs. St. Louis. The injury ended his streak of
211 games played since the opener of his rookie season. ... Became youngest
captain in Detroit Red Wings history when he was given the "C" at age 21 in
October 1986. ... Played on line with Gerard Gallant
for Detroit from 1986-87 season through 1989-90 season. ... Missed remainder
of 1987-88 regular season and start of 1988 playoffs with damaged ligaments
in right knee, suffered when he crashed into the goalpost during
second period of Detroit's March 1, 1988, game vs.
Buffalo. Earlier in that period, Yzerman had scored his 50th goal of the
season. His injury required arthroscopic surgery on March 3, and he did not return to action
until Game 3 of Detroit's Campbell Conference finals series vs. Edmonton on
May 7, 1988. ... Set Detroit record (since broken) for most consecutive
games with at least one point in 1987-88 (22 games from Nov. 25, 1987, to
Jan. 10, 1988). ... Named NHL Player of Month for December 1987. ... Set
Detroit single-season record (since broken) for goals by center (50) in
1987-88. ... Finished fourth in voting for 1987-88 Hart Trophy. ...
Played on line with Gerard Gallant and Paul MacLean for Detroit in 1988-89.
... Named NHL Player of Month for November 1988. ... Finished third in NHL in
points (155), goals (65) and assists (90) in 1988-89. ... Became first
Detroit player to score 100 points in more than one season when he achieved
feat in 1988-89. ... Became only fourth player in NHL history (joining Phil
Esposito, Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux) to score 150 points in a season
when he achieved feat in 1988-89. ... Finished
third in voting for 1988-89 Hart Trophy. ... Missed part of 1989-90 with
left ankle injury, suffered in Detroit's Feb. 25, 1990, game at
Washington. ... Finished second in NHL in goals (62) and shots on goal (332)
in 1989-90. ... Finished third in NHL with 127 points in 1989-90. ... Tied
for NHL lead with seven short-handed goals in 1989-90. ... Became first
Detroit player to score 60 goals in two consecutive years when he achieved
feat in 1989-90. ... Became first Detroit player to score 50 goals in three
seasons when he achieved feat in 1989-90. ... Named NHL Player of Week for
weeks ending Nov. 18, 1990, and Dec. 23, 1991. ... Finished tied for second
in NHL with 51 goals in 1990-91. ... Finished second in NHL with 326 shots
on goal in 1990-91. ... Injured right knee during Game
3 of Detroit's first-round playoff series vs. St. Louis on April 8, 1991,
but did not miss any games. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with knee
injury, suffered during Detroit's Nov. 22, 1991, game vs. Minnesota. ... Was
Detroit's nominee for 1991-92 King Clancy Award. ... Was Detroit's nominee
for 1991-92 Bud Light Man of Year Award. ... Scored his 400th career NHL
goal for Detroit during Nov. 13, 1992, game vs. Pittsburgh. ... Scored his
1,000th career NHL point for Detroit when he assisted on Keith Primeau goal
during Feb. 24, 1993, game at Buffalo. ... Became first Detroit player
elected by fans to start in an All-Star Game when he achieved feat in 1993.
... Named NHL Player of Week for week ending Feb. 14, 1993. ... Named NHL
Player of Month for February 1993. ... Tied for Detroit plus-minus lead with
plus-33 rating in 1992-93. ... Finished fourth in NHL with 137 points in
1992-93. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with herniated disc, ruptured
between the fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae, an injury suffered when he
was checked by Thomas Steen during Detroit's Oct. 21, 1993, game vs.
Winnipeg. Doctors said the injury resulted from an accumulation of hits
during the early part of the season rather than just the Steen check.
Yzerman did not return to action until Detroit's Dec. 27, 1993, game at
Dallas. He had a goal and assist in that game. ... Played left wing on line
with Keith Primeau and Ray Sheppard for part of 1993-94 season after
returning from injury in December 1993. ... Named NHL Player of Week for
week ending Feb. 20, 1994. ... Had off-season surgery on June 21, 1994, to
have herniated disc removed from his neck. The surgery was performed by a
specialist in Los Angeles. ... Missed part of 1995 playoffs with sprained
knee, suffered in Game 4 of Detroit's second-round series at
San Jose on May 27, 1995. He returned for Game 4 of Western Conference semifinal series at Chicago on June 8, 1995. ... Scored
his 500th career NHL goal for Detroit during Jan. 17, 1996, game vs.
Colorado. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with the flu, an illness
contracted in March 1996. ... Scored at 1:15 of second overtime to give Detroit a 1-0 win
over St. Louis in Game 7 of second-round playoff series on May 16, 1996. ...
Passed Alex Delvecchio for second place (behind Gordie Howe) on Detroit's
career points list by scoring his 1,282nd point during Nov. 21, 1996, game
at San Jose. ... Played his 1,000th career NHL game for Detroit on Feb. 19,
1997, vs. Calgary. ... Missed part of 1996-97 season with bruised ankle, an
injury suffered during Detroit's April 9, 1997, game at Edmonton. ... Missed
part of 1997-98 season with sprained MCL in knee, an injury suffered during
Detroit's Jan. 28, 1998, game vs. Phoenix. ... Became longest-serving team
captain in NHL history during 1997-98 season. ... Missed remainder of 1998
regular season with groin injury, suffered in Detroit's April 11, 1998,
game vs. N.Y. Rangers. He returned to action for Game 1 of Detroit's
first-round playoff series vs. Phoenix on April 22, 1998. ... Missed part of
1998-99 season with broken nose and 20-stitch cut above right eye, an injury
suffered when he was hit by Paul Coffey's slap shot while falling to ice in
a tie-up with Keith Primeau during Detroit's Jan. 21, 1999, game vs. Carolina. The injury kept
him out of the 1999 NHL All-Star Game. ... Scored his 1,500th career NHL
point (an assist) for Detroit during Nov. 20, 1999, game at Edmonton. ...
Scored his 600th career NHL goal for Detroit during Nov. 26, 1999, game vs.
Edmonton. ... Missed remainder of 1999-00 regular season with sprained knee,
an injury suffered during Detroit's March 29, 2000, game vs. Vancouver. He
returned to action for Game 2 of Detroit's first-round playoff series vs.
Los Angeles on April 15, 2000. ... Missed start of 2000-01 season with
sprained MCL in right knee, an injury suffered during Detroit's Sept. 28,
2000, preseason game vs. Toronto. Although he returned for Detroit's Oct.
11, 2000, game vs. Edmonton, the injury continued to cause him problems and
he elected to undergo arthroscopic surgery on Oct. 16, 2000. After the
surgery, he did not return to action until Detroit's Dec. 2, 2000, game at
Tampa Bay. ... Missed remainder of 2001 playoffs with ankle injury, suffered
during first period of Game 1 of Detroit's first-round series vs. Los
Angeles on April 11, 2001. ... Missed part of 2001-02 season with bruised
ankle, an injury suffered during Detroit's Dec. 26, 2001, game at Minnesota.
... Recorded his 1,000th career NHL assist during Detroit's Jan. 20, 2002,
game vs. Ottawa. ... Missed part of 2001-02 season with right knee injury,
suffered during Detroit's Jan. 26, 2002, game at St. Louis. The injury
required surgery on Jan. 27, 2002, and he did not return to action until
Detroit's Feb. 11, 2002, game at Montreal. ... Missed a quarter of 2001-02
season with re-aggravation of knee right injury, suffered during 2002 Winter
Olympics at Salt Lake City. He did not return to action until Detroit's
April 10, 2002, game vs. Chicago. ... Became one of only three players in
NHL history (with Ken Morrow and Brendan Shanahan) to win Olympic gold medal
and Stanley Cup in same season, when he achieved feat in 2001-02. ...
Finished second in NHL with 23 playoff points in 2002. ... Missed
Detroit's 2002 training camp and start of 2002-03 season while recovering
from off-season right knee surgery, performed on Aug. 2, 2002. He did not make his
2002-03 season debut until Detroit's Feb. 24, 2003, game vs. Los Angeles,
having missed season's first 66 games. ... Missed part of 2003-04 season
with strained groin, an injury suffered during Detroit's Dec. 6, 2003, game
at Toronto. He did not return to action until Detroit's Dec. 19, 2003, game
vs. Columbus. ... Represented by agent Larry Kelly during latter part of NHL
career. ... Missed remainder of 2004 playoffs with scratched left cornea and
broken left eye socket, an injury suffered when a deflected puck hit him in
the face during Game 5 of Detroit's second-round series vs. Calgary on May
1, 2004. ... Missed start of 2005-06 season with groin injury, suffered
during Detroit's training camp in September 2005. He did not make his
2005-06 NHL regular-season debut until Detroit's Oct. 13, 2005, game at Los
Angeles. ... Missed part of 2005-06 season with re-aggravation of groin
injury, suffered during Detroit's Oct. 17, 2005, game vs. San Jose. He did
not return to action until Detroit's Oct. 27, 2005, game vs. Chicago. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
None
Olympics: 1998 (fourth place), 2002 (gold medal)
World Cup of Hockey: 1996
(second place), 2004
Canada Cup: 1984 (first place)
World Championships: 1985
(silver), 1989 (silver), 1990 (fourth), 2007 (gold medal) (as general
manager)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
World Championships Best Forward:
1990
World Championships All-Star First Team: 1989, 1990
Canada World Championships MVP: 1989
Team Canada Olympics Assistant Captain: 1998
World Championships Points Leader: 1990 (20 points)
Miscellaneous: Wore No. 19 in honor
of his childhood hero, Bryan Trottier. ... Shared home with Red
Wings teammates Claude Loiselle and Lane Lambert during his rookie season
with Detroit in 1983-84. ... Missed part of 1984 Canada Cup tournament with
tonsillitis. ... Invited to Team Canada training camp for 1987
Canada Cup, but did not make final roster. ... Completed World Championships career as Canada's all-time scoring leader in that
tournament (39 points in 28 games). ... Active in charitable causes during
his playing days, including work to raise money for Detroit's Mercy
Hospitals for children and work with Make-a-Wish Foundation. ... The city of Nepean, Ontario, named its local
arena the Steve Yzerman Arena in
his honor during the summer of 1997. ... Named Team Canada World
Championship tournament general manager on Jan. 30, 2007. ... Has his own official website at
www.steveyzerman.com.
Personal: Nicknamed "Stevie Wonder"
and "Stevie Y." ... Full name is Stephen Gregory Yzerman. | |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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