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July 03, 2006
Hidden: IT'S OFFICIAL: Steve Yzerman is hangin' up the skates :
posted by Spitztengle to hockey at 11:05 AM - 7 comments
Needs a better link. This is basically a press release.
posted by justgary at 11:33 AM on July 03, 2006
Red Wings beat the Flyers in the 97 Finals. Great player, it's rare that you see a player stay on the same team for 22 years.
posted by tim at 11:40 AM on July 03, 2006
Patience gary, I'm sure once they have the press conference a suitable link should arise. As for Stevie Y, it's sad but it's probably time. He still has it, but I'd rather see him retire now then become a veteren who stays around too long. Thanks for three Stanley Cups Steve, I wish you good luck with he rest of your life. Edit:Then again, maybe not since this isn't a FPP anymore.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 11:42 AM on July 03, 2006
Stevie Y is the last of a dying breed of athletes who stay with their team for an entire career...Detroit should be honored to call him "The Captain" for so long...
posted by chemwizBsquared at 12:19 PM on July 03, 2006
Steve Yzerman will go down as one of the great Wings of all time. I'm all about Detroit teams and his official CCM sweater is the only official uni I'd wear.
posted by sickleguy at 12:32 PM on July 03, 2006
The Red Wings orginization did the absolute right thing to allow Yzerman to retire on his own terms and timing. What a classy guy! Believe me, retirement only moves Stevie into the next phase of his involvement in the game(attn: All league GM's). Yzerman could easily be the next great success to go from player to management(a la Joe Dumars for basketball).
posted by towman71 at 10:06 AM on July 04, 2006
Stevie Y. is one of the best players of our lifetime. Will never forget how he killed my Flyers in the '96 finals. Now we can only hope he doesn't make a fool of himself on television. God speed #19