My favorite player of all time, and I’m from sweden! When people talks about teams having a rough time and wants to do a lot of trades I think of Yzerman who battled so many years before he gets the cup. That’s heart and soul for a team
Yzerman is one of those stars that I never heard anyone dislike. Normally you always hear at least a few people dislike the guy but for whatever reason Stevie Y seems to be very likeable. He also seems to have one of those careers where if you would take a young player and show him how to have a succesful career in hockey even after he stopped playing, tell him to look at Steve Yzerman.
@@matthewdaley746 hard not to sit back and smile at how butt~hurt this winner Matthew is. almost 30 years later and his gretzky wet dreams still bring him nightmares. this is why we love sports.
@@bmode85 Takes one to know one, btw, I'm an Avs fan, not only did they win that, Cup, they beat the Devils, a team the Red Wings weren't able to get a single victory against, and, learn to spell, it's whiner.
@@matthewdaley746 imagine still caring about a dead rivalry, and using that to disrespect on one of the best players of that generation. What a joke of a “hockey fan”.
My favorite player ever. When I started following the game seriously, he was a scoring machine, but he was overshadowed by Gretzky and Lemieux. Didn't bother him. Bryan Murray became coach and GM, and Fedorov was Murray's boy. Didn't bother Yzerman. What bothered Yzerman was losing in the playoffs, so he sacrificed the goals, points, and his body, and became a legend.
I always thought it was a Scottish name for some reason but that’s probably because I remember being a kid and Stevie talking about goin to Scotland on the off-season . Cool bit of info thanks
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I remember having my mind blown when I heard it took Ovechkin as long to win his first cup as it took Yzerman. I couldn't believe Stevie hadn't won one earlier in his career, it just really speaks to how strong he was all the way until his last season. It'd be interesting to look more at his complete metrics from the time Bowman came in and really helped him become a Selke winner. His goals went down, but his two-way game got so much better.
Yzerman is and will always be my favorite athlete. Immensely talented, a selfless leader, a true hero you can be proud of and a genuinely good man. My appreciation and adoration for Stevie Y will never wane.
Truly one of the greatest hockey minds of all time. Wonderful playing career and in the front office, he put together one of the best teams around and while they haven't won anything, they still look to be highly competitive. I'm confident he'll make the Red Wings return to glory, again...
Thank you for making this! My fav player of all time and epitome of an NHL captain. Played during Gretzky, Lemieux era.. never received the attention he should have.
I remember when Scotty Bowman first came to the Red Wings. Within the first year or two, the Detroit Free Press put out an article about Bowman thinking about haing Steve Yzerman traded. For reference, even before they won their first Stanley Cup, Yzerman was a massive fan favorite in Red Wings fandom on par with Gordie Howe. The very next game, when Scotty Bowman got to the bench, he was greeted with a rain of boos from the Red Wings faithful for a couple of minutes. Scotty knew what the boos were for, and after the game in an interview he said "I got the point." Needless to say, Yzerman was not traded. I'm glad The Captain is back home in Detroit as GM. He has long been my favorite player, and the only jerseys I have with names on bear his 19 and captains C. One of the GOATs.
The rumor was Yzerman to Ottawa for Yashin in 94/95. I don't think Bowman would've ever actually moved him. Even if he wanted to, Mr I would've nixed it.
Never had the privilege of watching The Captain play in person; would have been really cool. At least I get to watch him build the next great Red Wings cup winning teams
Funny thing, but you mentioned Yzerman's knees. He had SEVERAL major knee surgeries over his career, and the first was in that wretched season of '85-'86. Someone once asked him what his career would have been like if he'd spent it with two good knees. Yzerman said that he really didn't know, because he didn't take things like training, conditioning, practice, or study seriously until he had that injury. Nearly losing his career that way made him recognize that it could be over at any time, and that he wouldn't be able to rely on speed, reflexes, or anticipation forever. You never know if he might have found another way to get there, but he said that first big knee injury was the moment when he decided to really dedicate his life to hockey.
Looking at my autographed poster of Stevie hoisting that 97 cup as I watch this. Absolutely remember that year and that moment when they finally brought home the cup after years of drought.
I’ll never forget the horrific eye injury Yzerman sustained during their 03-04 series against Calgary. It’s amazing he didn’t go blind in his left eye, let alone being able to play one more season after the lock out.
I once heard that Yzerman would've been sent packing to the Ottawa Senators for Alexei Yashin. Its good thing Mr. I nixed the trade and stuck with Yzerman, because they would not have back to back cups in 97-98. Its a better thing for the Wings to not make a trade for Gretzky after the 1987-88 season. Had the Wings traded for Gretzky, Yzerman would have to play 2nd fiddle to Gretzky and he would've definately demanded a trade. Sometimes the best decisions a team makes are the trades that don't happen. The Wings will turn around.
Excellent video! Obviously lots of details to unfold with Stevie Y. While currently you did the year end of the Oilers and talking about Leon Draisaitl playing in pain , Doctors literally Rebuilt Yzerman’s knee and leg so he could continue playing hockey and competing. Like Mr Hockey doctors couldn’t understand how #9 could even function with damage done to his body. Incredible stories of the Will to compete by hockey players!
I could have sworn you already did a Steve Yzerman career vid. Maybe I'm thinking of the Nik Lidstrom video though. Oh well I would watch it if you did it once a year.
Being a Red Wings fan myself, I've seen Yzerman play through the best of times and the worst of times. It was great to see him finally win the cup in 97, and again in 98 and 2002. I don't think the Wings would have won any of those cups without him; he was clearly the heart and soul of the team. BTW, Yzerman almost became an ex-Red Wing during the 95-96 season, when rumors surfaced that he might be traded to Ottawa for Alexei Yashin (the rumors occurred very early in that season and mainly died down after the 95-96 home opener, when fans gave Yzerman a loud standing ovation during the pre-game ceremony). Nonetheless, he stayed put, and the rest is history.
Thank you for the greatest video you've done to date... huge Red Wing fan obviously... but honestly thank you for an outstanding video of the Detroit Red Wings captain.... sorry it took me so long to watch, I always enjoy watching your videos
Fun watching these career videos. Grew up watching so many of rhese players. I remember when Yzerman came into the league and looked so young. Guys like him, Hawerchuk were so fun to root for.
I went to the same public, middle & high school as Steve Yzerman but way later lol. My uncle went to the high school at that time that he did and played football with his brother apparently :)
My favourite player of all-time. Heart of a warrior and nobody ever speaks down about him. He is the perfect unassuming leader and his tenacity is 2002 was something I will never forget. Never was about the accolades. He hated the spotlight. But he loves his team, his teammates and his transition to management speaks volumes because he is always respected. Atta boy. He is the Captain.
Thanks for the video Yzerman is my favourite player. I couldn’t disagree with you more though about this coming season for Detroit. They still have a ways to go but I think they will surprise a lot of people and challenge for a wild card spot.
Finally! You get an add to favorites and a like. Would be 1000. Haven’t even watched the vid yet but I know you’re gonna rock it. Thank you! #yzerman #LGRW
Strange .. I thought you had done one on Yzerman too ?? One of my favourite Centers ever, disliked Detroit during his reign, but man he was good. The comparison to Joe Sakic was apt, both stuck with the same team and had similar trajectories. Both started as goalscorers unable to drag their teams anywhere, both overcame that and won multiple Cups. Both were first ballot HoF, both became GMs for their mother-team. Cheers!
And now the team that Steve built will face Sakics Avalanche in the stanley cup finals. It was a little sad that Steve couldn't be there when they finally won it but he belongs in Detroit so its for the best.
Who hates Stevie? Gotta one of the most universally-respected players in the game. I can understand hating the team he plays for. I hated Colorado. As a kid, I would get visibly upset when we lost to them. But I never hated Sakic. Roy and Lemieux, different story.
Steve Yzerman is the epitome of sports leader, and role model. Anyone who ever criticized this guy for not instantly propping up the comically god awful 80s Red Wings, is an idiot. There's just no two ways about it. I'm not even a Detroit fan, and actually hate the team, if I'm being honest, but Steve Yzerman was the one thing about that franchise, that I could never, ever dislike. Absolute legend in NHL history, from the moment he first hit the ice, in his first NHL game.
I feel the same way about Joe Sakic. As a Wings fan, I grew to intensely dislike every Av...except Sakic. To me, he was the Colorado version of Yzerman.
For me Its Messier Gretzky Yzerman My second fave team is Detroit. He was incredible. Such heart. Such talent. Incredible leadership. He willed himself to play in 2002. On one leg he was by far the best player on the ice. Love love love him.
Loved the video! One of my favorites of all time. Seeing this also reminds me of another former Red Wing I don’t think I’ve seen you do a video on, Chris Chelios. Definitely an interesting career and he played forever lol.
Team loyalty at it's best. If he had the mindset of some of today's players, he would have requested a trade after ten years so he could play on a "contending" team. Not this guy. He was proud to wear THAT jersey.
@@bmode85 Maybe, but, the Flames really disrespected him, losing his entire prime, by trading him for spare parts, and, winning one, Cup, only because the Oilers choked.
When I was a kid I didn’t know why my dad liked Yzerman so much, he didn’t seem that great to me. But I didn’t know at the time that he’d already been paying for like 18 seasons, lol. I figured he’d only been around for a few years.
excellent video THG, really appreciate this as a red wings fan. team has been bad for awhile yet it's nice to see some acknowledgement about the great players DRW had. cheers from southern ontario 🍁
I'm loving this channel. Die Hard Wings fan, and I hope you do a Video on Brendan Shanahan. My favorite LW of all time. He put us over the top in 97, and his one year in Hartford is understandably underrated.
One of the greatest leaders in the history of sports, and an absolute worrier. One of the 20 greatest players ever. 2nd greatest Red Wing behind Mr. Hockey.
From an Avs fan that witnessed the rivalry between the Avs and Red Wings, Yzerman is one of the greatest/classiest Captains in NHL history. I love Sakic more obviously. Buy Yzerman is the one Red Wings player I have never hated. He was always fun to watch and made the players on his team better.
I heard that Gretzky could've been a Red Wing if he wasn't traded to the Kings. He would've been swapped for Adam Oates, Joe Murphy and the Wings 3 first rd picks. Had this happened, they would've had a better record, but wouldn't be in a position to draft Fedorov, Lidstrom, and Konstantinov in 1989. Yzerman would have to play under Gretzky's shadow and would likely demand a trade. In that scenario Jacques Demers remains as coach which means Scotty Bowman may end up staying with Pittsburgh at that that time. Then I also hear that Yzerman could've been traded to the Senators gets Yashin. So there were two instances where Yzerman almost gets sent packing. Kudos to Ken Holland and Mike Illytch for sticking to Yzerman. The best moves you make are the players you stick with through thick and thin.
Him and his family used to come to the Japanese restaurant I worked at at least a few times a month. We had private rooms but they always just sat with everyone else. Awesome tippers too. I actually cut my thumb pretty deep the first the first time I saw him come in, was nervous as hell. Grew up idolizing the guy.
People don't see things in historical context. Go read an article about Yzerman in the pre-Bowman days or about Michael Jordan in his first few years when he was out in the first round....and the common theme is that they "aren't winners" and were "all about stats". Now people see Yzerman as the consummate captain who is clutch and plays both ends of the puck. Essentially the opposite of what people used to say about him.
What? Detroit fans loved Yzerman pre-bowman. I remember wings fans booing bowman when he came to protect Yzerman from bowmans scrutiny lol. Yzerman and Gallant carried the wings in the 80s. The only reason the Wings even reached the conference finals in 87 and 88 (4 and 5 years after Yzerman was drafted) was because of those two. Yzerman was always clutch and always a great captain..... He didn't just disappear in the playoffs or choke or play selfishly. In 87 he led the team in points by 29 and lead the team in +/- by 6 with only 44 PIM. Detroits goalies were just pretty terrible up until Vernon and Osgood, hence Detroit not being able to win a cup until 97.
I'm not a wing's fan as such, but if I could build a perfect player I would use Yzerman as the prototype! When Bowman became coach he encouraged Steve to become more defensive, a more complete player. One of the all time greatest despite playing in the Gretzky-Lemeux era.
He was just a little bit better than most, but It never went to his head.. he played smart never gave credit to himself always gave credit to his teammates around him and his coaches the most modest awesome player to ever live Steve Yzerman makes me proud I am at the Detroiter
Oh, really, that stupid Chicken Dance he did after that Playoff Goal against the Blues just screams to the contrary, luckily, Karma was about to return his treachery in kind.
I remember him beating my Canucks in the playoffs on one leg. As good as Lidstrom was that beating of my Canucks was all Steve Yzerman. As upset as I was I had to give him all the props.
I remember the talk , the whispers , back in the day about Yzerman. The trade rumors involving him and Alexi Yashin. Yikes. He wasn't a "winner" , he was a bad "leader" , he will NEVER win a Cup. Yeah , ok lol. What a joke. Solid Top 10 best player of all time in my book. This guy OWNED the Blackhawks , especially at Chicago Stadium. He loved playing at the old barn.
Thank you Shannon for doing a Detroit centered video. How about a video about the Russian Five - you neglected to mention them during your history of the Wings. Go Wings. Go Stevie Y. Also Larkin is definitely a top ten center in the NHL right now.
Had the Minnesota North Stars taken Stevie Yzerman, first overall instead of Brian Lawton, who was probably the worst first overall pick in the history of the NHL, the North Stars may never had moved to Dallas!
I just watched a few of your videos on Red Wings favourites (Yzerman is my fav player, Konstantinov & Vernon) I don’t think Yzerman would have done as well without Scotty Bowman coming in 93-94 & influencing his game to be more of a 2-way player. Loved Stevie’s ability to score goals, but happy he was mature enough to know he may score less goals, but smart defensive play will help your team become a winner. It would be interesting to have a series of videos on prominent coaches or GMs, maybe not as a career…but for specific teams. Wings couldn’t win for years, Bowman comes in and gets played buy in and wins 3 cups in 8 or 9 years or so…
Which is completely absurd, Henri Richard, "might," have one more, Ring, than him, but, he, and, Yvan Cournoyer, who also has ten, Rings, were the best.
Got his autograph when he was a rookie. He was humble and surprised to be asked.... just like Mario. My fave player.
Game 7 2OT goal against the Blues scored from the blue line. What a player.
Too bad all I remember was that weird, arm-flapping, celebration.
@@matthewdaley746 Legendary arm flapping celebration....legendary..
@kendarsin The, Hockey Gods, frowned upon his flamboyance, and, Their, revenge was as expedient as it was beautiful!
@@matthewdaley746 Didn't Stevie Y hurt himself celebrating? 🩹
Against The Great One
I lived thru all of this my fav player of all time yes I'm from Detroit
My favourite player of all time too and this dispite the red wings being my hated team.
8 and John R for me. I was 10 in 1997
Mack and Springle we move out in 69
I feel bad for you, Detroit is a complete dump filled with drug addicts and gangs
Just like L.A., Chicago, etc.
My favorite player of all time, and I’m from sweden! When people talks about teams having a rough time and wants to do a lot of trades I think of Yzerman who battled so many years before he gets the cup. That’s heart and soul for a team
Yzerman is one of those stars that I never heard anyone dislike. Normally you always hear at least a few people dislike the guy but for whatever reason Stevie Y seems to be very likeable. He also seems to have one of those careers where if you would take a young player and show him how to have a succesful career in hockey even after he stopped playing, tell him to look at Steve Yzerman.
@@matthewdaley746 hard not to sit back and smile at how butt~hurt this winner Matthew is. almost 30 years later and his gretzky wet dreams still bring him nightmares. this is why we love sports.
@@bmode85 Takes one to know one, btw, I'm an Avs fan, not only did they win that, Cup, they beat the Devils, a team the Red Wings weren't able to get a single victory against, and, learn to spell, it's whiner.
@@matthewdaley746 imagine still caring about a dead rivalry, and using that to disrespect on one of the best players of that generation. What a joke of a “hockey fan”.
@protoman1365 Jokes, are, funny, you're, not.
Batman is the Dark Knight of Gotham.
Yzerman is the Red Knight of Detroit.
Yzerman is the Blue Knight of Tampa.
Yzerman is Superman of the NHL.
My favorite player ever. When I started following the game seriously, he was a scoring machine, but he was overshadowed by Gretzky and Lemieux. Didn't bother him. Bryan Murray became coach and GM, and Fedorov was Murray's boy. Didn't bother Yzerman. What bothered Yzerman was losing in the playoffs, so he sacrificed the goals, points, and his body, and became a legend.
Scotty bowman taught them how to win
Very well put. My favorite player as well.
@@markys77vette1 I liked Joe Sakic better, too much.
Many legends.
@@commandershepard1838Many students.
Great video, Stevie Y is definitely one of the best wings and probably up there in best of NHL. Thanks for the content :)
I'm privileged to have watched Steve Yzerman play. Now I get to see him mold a franchise in a front office.
His name is Dutch and translates literally to 'ironman'.
Pretty cool if you ask me
I always thought it was a Scottish name for some reason but that’s probably because I remember being a kid and Stevie talking about goin to Scotland on the off-season . Cool bit of info thanks
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Iljezerman is how it was spelled.
@@Troubadour313 Good definition.
Thank you so much for this Shannon!!!
My all time favorite player and to me the GOAT! LGRW!!
Growing up a Wings fan during the 90s was simply amazing.
The best Captain ever. I watched him for years living in Detroit. What a player!!!!!
You should do the career of The Hockey Guy
Has he ever been seen in the same place at the same time as Ralph "Burger" Diggins?
@@patch8376 I'm unaware if he has done that.
Not, arrogant.
I remember having my mind blown when I heard it took Ovechkin as long to win his first cup as it took Yzerman. I couldn't believe Stevie hadn't won one earlier in his career, it just really speaks to how strong he was all the way until his last season. It'd be interesting to look more at his complete metrics from the time Bowman came in and really helped him become a Selke winner. His goals went down, but his two-way game got so much better.
Yzerman is and will always be my favorite athlete. Immensely talented, a selfless leader, a true hero you can be proud of and a genuinely good man. My appreciation and adoration for Stevie Y will never wane.
'89, Gretzky wins the Hart, Lemieux wins the Art Ross, but Yzerman gets the Pearson. Really speaks to how great he was.
Truly one of the greatest hockey minds of all time. Wonderful playing career and in the front office, he put together one of the best teams around and while they haven't won anything, they still look to be highly competitive. I'm confident he'll make the Red Wings return to glory, again...
Thank you for making this! My fav player of all time and epitome of an NHL captain. Played during Gretzky, Lemieux era.. never received the attention he should have.
I remember when Scotty Bowman first came to the Red Wings. Within the first year or two, the Detroit Free Press put out an article about Bowman thinking about haing Steve Yzerman traded. For reference, even before they won their first Stanley Cup, Yzerman was a massive fan favorite in Red Wings fandom on par with Gordie Howe. The very next game, when Scotty Bowman got to the bench, he was greeted with a rain of boos from the Red Wings faithful for a couple of minutes. Scotty knew what the boos were for, and after the game in an interview he said "I got the point." Needless to say, Yzerman was not traded.
I'm glad The Captain is back home in Detroit as GM. He has long been my favorite player, and the only jerseys I have with names on bear his 19 and captains C. One of the GOATs.
wasn't his first season, but the sentiment is close enough. Was the mid 90s.
@@bmode85 Sentimentality can be terrible in the business world, so, terrible.
The rumor was Yzerman to Ottawa for Yashin in 94/95. I don't think Bowman would've ever actually moved him. Even if he wanted to, Mr I would've nixed it.
@@Yzerman1991 History occurs.
@@matthewdaley746 I don't follow....
Never had the privilege of watching The Captain play in person; would have been really cool. At least I get to watch him build the next great Red Wings cup winning teams
@Harold Slick Predictably, his career went downhill in a hurry after that.
@Harold Slick He's the new David Stern, the, Commissioner who knows he should hang it up, but, won't, because he enjoys people hating him.
Funny thing, but you mentioned Yzerman's knees. He had SEVERAL major knee surgeries over his career, and the first was in that wretched season of '85-'86. Someone once asked him what his career would have been like if he'd spent it with two good knees. Yzerman said that he really didn't know, because he didn't take things like training, conditioning, practice, or study seriously until he had that injury. Nearly losing his career that way made him recognize that it could be over at any time, and that he wouldn't be able to rely on speed, reflexes, or anticipation forever. You never know if he might have found another way to get there, but he said that first big knee injury was the moment when he decided to really dedicate his life to hockey.
Looking at my autographed poster of Stevie hoisting that 97 cup as I watch this. Absolutely remember that year and that moment when they finally brought home the cup after years of drought.
Phenomenal leader and genius GM
His 155 pts season he still got dwarved by the number Lemieux and Gretzky put up. Imagine that, putting up 155 points and coming in 3rd.
Blown knees and the only guy blocking shots some nights. What a player
I remember that clip where he seems to be blocking an Al McInnis slap shot WITH HIS CROTCH
@@Losrandir Sadistic blast.
Insane resistance.
I’ll never forget the horrific eye injury Yzerman sustained during their 03-04 series against Calgary. It’s amazing he didn’t go blind in his left eye, let alone being able to play one more season after the lock out.
The lockout may have given him time to heal.
My all time favourite player
I once heard that Yzerman would've been sent packing to the Ottawa Senators for Alexei Yashin. Its good thing Mr. I nixed the trade and stuck with Yzerman, because they would not have back to back cups in 97-98.
Its a better thing for the Wings to not make a trade for Gretzky after the 1987-88 season. Had the Wings traded for Gretzky, Yzerman would have to play 2nd fiddle to Gretzky and he would've definately demanded a trade.
Sometimes the best decisions a team makes are the trades that don't happen. The Wings will turn around.
This was my hockey idol growing up in the 90"s and still my favorite player to this day. Excellent video Shannon!
Excellent video! Obviously lots of details to unfold with Stevie Y. While currently you did the year end of the Oilers and talking about Leon Draisaitl playing in pain , Doctors literally Rebuilt Yzerman’s knee and leg so he could continue playing hockey and competing. Like Mr Hockey doctors couldn’t understand how #9 could even function with damage done to his body. Incredible stories of the Will to compete by hockey players!
It’s great watching your videos and then turning around and watching that emotion in the first cup he won. Really puts it into context
I could have sworn you already did a Steve Yzerman career vid. Maybe I'm thinking of the Nik Lidstrom video though. Oh well I would watch it if you did it once a year.
Being a Red Wings fan myself, I've seen Yzerman play through the best of times and the worst of times. It was great to see him finally win the cup in 97, and again in 98 and 2002. I don't think the Wings would have won any of those cups without him; he was clearly the heart and soul of the team. BTW, Yzerman almost became an ex-Red Wing during the 95-96 season, when rumors surfaced that he might be traded to Ottawa for Alexei Yashin (the rumors occurred very early in that season and mainly died down after the 95-96 home opener, when fans gave Yzerman a loud standing ovation during the pre-game ceremony). Nonetheless, he stayed put, and the rest is history.
Thank you for the greatest video you've done to date... huge Red Wing fan obviously... but honestly thank you for an outstanding video of the Detroit Red Wings captain.... sorry it took me so long to watch, I always enjoy watching your videos
Would love to see you break down his career as a manger
Fun watching these career videos. Grew up watching so many of rhese players. I remember when Yzerman came into the league and looked so young. Guys like him, Hawerchuk were so fun to root for.
Became a casual hockey fan in the 90s, Stevie Y was my favorite player.
I went to the same public, middle & high school as Steve Yzerman but way later lol. My uncle went to the high school at that time that he did and played football with his brother apparently :)
My favourite player of all-time. Heart of a warrior and nobody ever speaks down about him. He is the perfect unassuming leader and his tenacity is 2002 was something I will never forget.
Never was about the accolades. He hated the spotlight. But he loves his team, his teammates and his transition to management speaks volumes because he is always respected.
Atta boy. He is the Captain.
Favourite player of all time, from a die-hard Leafs fan!
Quality content as always. Greetings from Finland Perkele.
This Habs fan loves Stevie Y!
My all time favorite player!
My favourite athlete of all time.
Thanks for the video Yzerman is my favourite player. I couldn’t disagree with you more though about this coming season for Detroit. They still have a ways to go but I think they will surprise a lot of people and challenge for a wild card spot.
I want to believe that
from your lips to god's ears!
@@redwing3150 Probably still a little, while, longer.
Definitely unusual.
@@tomchamberlain4329Hope wary.
By far my most favorite player.
Finally! You get an add to favorites and a like. Would be 1000. Haven’t even watched the vid yet but I know you’re gonna rock it. Thank you! #yzerman #LGRW
My Idol, He was my first favourite player in the mid 80s.
Strange .. I thought you had done one on Yzerman too ??
One of my favourite Centers ever, disliked Detroit during his reign, but man he was good. The comparison to Joe Sakic was apt, both stuck with the same team and had similar trajectories. Both started as goalscorers unable to drag their teams anywhere, both overcame that and won multiple Cups. Both were first ballot HoF, both became GMs for their mother-team.
Cheers!
And now the team that Steve built will face Sakics Avalanche in the stanley cup finals. It was a little sad that Steve couldn't be there when they finally won it but he belongs in Detroit so its for the best.
@@Sweeptheleg83 History generous.
Business alternatives.
Love him or hate him-this guy was a beast!!!!
Who hates Stevie? Gotta one of the most universally-respected players in the game. I can understand hating the team he plays for. I hated Colorado. As a kid, I would get visibly upset when we lost to them. But I never hated Sakic. Roy and Lemieux, different story.
@@whitelightning9191 Tampa Bay, fans after he abandoned them.
Vicious competitor.
Went waaaay back into your career videos....love them. Plz do more!!!!😊
Steve Yzerman is the epitome of sports leader, and role model. Anyone who ever criticized this guy for not instantly propping up the comically god awful 80s Red Wings, is an idiot. There's just no two ways about it.
I'm not even a Detroit fan, and actually hate the team, if I'm being honest, but Steve Yzerman was the one thing about that franchise, that I could never, ever dislike. Absolute legend in NHL history, from the moment he first hit the ice, in his first NHL game.
I feel the same way about Joe Sakic.
As a Wings fan, I grew to intensely dislike every Av...except Sakic. To me, he was the Colorado version of Yzerman.
For me Its
Messier
Gretzky
Yzerman
My second fave team is Detroit. He was incredible. Such heart. Such talent. Incredible leadership. He willed himself to play in 2002. On one leg he was by far the best player on the ice. Love love love him.
Well done 👍
Thank you !
Yzerman and Lemieux are synonymous with their organizations. Two of my favorites, I'm glad I got to watch as a kid and a young man.
Loved the video! One of my favorites of all time. Seeing this also reminds me of another former Red Wing I don’t think I’ve seen you do a video on, Chris Chelios. Definitely an interesting career and he played forever lol.
Despite playing a little too long, Chris Chelios is still the greatest, American-Born, player ever.
Matthew Daley crazy thing about Chelios though was he always seemed to revive himself in the post season despite being 40+.
@@ccr35582 That said, he should have retired after the 2008, Cup.
Matthew Daley agreed didn’t even really play that series against Pittsburgh so yeah. Also Thrashers Chelios probably didn’t need to happen lol
@@ccr35582 2009 didn't need to happen, either, I think he was just trying to break records for Games played, and, seasons played.
Team loyalty at it's best. If he had the mindset of some of today's players, he would have requested a trade after ten years so he could play on a "contending" team. Not this guy. He was proud to wear THAT jersey.
The Red Wings almost made his decision for him.
@@matthewdaley746 Luckily they respected him more than brett hull...amirite?
@@bmode85 Maybe, but, the Flames really disrespected him, losing his entire prime, by trading him for spare parts, and, winning one, Cup, only because the Oilers choked.
One of the G.O.A.T with out a doubt.
When I was a kid I didn’t know why my dad liked Yzerman so much, he didn’t seem that great to me. But I didn’t know at the time that he’d already been paying for like 18 seasons, lol. I figured he’d only been around for a few years.
MAKE THE WINGS GREAT AGAIN!!!!
excellent video THG, really appreciate this as a red wings fan. team has been bad for awhile yet it's nice to see some acknowledgement about the great players DRW had.
cheers from southern ontario 🍁
Thank you so much for this video. Truly appreciate it. LGRWS
I feel lucky I got to see Yzerman play in person. One of the best ever.
My favourite player of all time
Fedorov’s sidekick
Yzerman was a beauty
This is what i need
my moms cousin babysat steve and they still talk occasionally
I'm loving this channel. Die Hard Wings fan, and I hope you do a Video on Brendan Shanahan. My favorite LW of all time. He put us over the top in 97, and his one year in Hartford is understandably underrated.
Who the best they often ponder, right now Stevie wonder!
One of the greatest leaders in the history of sports, and an absolute worrier. One of the 20 greatest players ever. 2nd greatest Red Wing behind Mr. Hockey.
Steve Yzerman, a real class act for the Detroit Red Wings
My favorite rookie card.
Definitely one of the best players that came out of BC
From an Avs fan that witnessed the rivalry between the Avs and Red Wings, Yzerman is one of the greatest/classiest Captains in NHL history. I love Sakic more obviously. Buy Yzerman is the one Red Wings player I have never hated. He was always fun to watch and made the players on his team better.
As a lifelong Leafs fan my two favorite players are Yzerman and Sakic. That says a lot about those two players... and a lot about the Leafs.
@@RobShelley84 Many details.
Devils' annihilation.
The fact that the Red Wings wanted Pat LaFontaine before him
Imagine if Pat LaFontaine's brains hadn't turned into mush.
Like WOW backwards. Cool vid guy!!!
There is no one of his generation that I would have rather had as captain of the wings!
I heard that Gretzky could've been a Red Wing if he wasn't traded to the Kings. He would've been swapped for Adam Oates, Joe Murphy and the Wings 3 first rd picks.
Had this happened, they would've had a better record, but wouldn't be in a position to draft Fedorov, Lidstrom, and Konstantinov in 1989. Yzerman would have to play under Gretzky's shadow and would likely demand a trade.
In that scenario Jacques Demers remains as coach which means Scotty Bowman may end up staying with Pittsburgh at that that time.
Then I also hear that Yzerman could've been traded to the Senators gets Yashin. So there were two instances where Yzerman almost gets sent packing.
Kudos to Ken Holland and Mike Illytch for sticking to Yzerman.
The best moves you make are the players you stick with through thick and thin.
Him and his family used to come to the Japanese restaurant I worked at at least a few times a month. We had private rooms but they always just sat with everyone else. Awesome tippers too.
I actually cut my thumb pretty deep the first the first time I saw him come in, was nervous as hell. Grew up idolizing the guy.
People don't see things in historical context. Go read an article about Yzerman in the pre-Bowman days or about Michael Jordan in his first few years when he was out in the first round....and the common theme is that they "aren't winners" and were "all about stats". Now people see Yzerman as the consummate captain who is clutch and plays both ends of the puck. Essentially the opposite of what people used to say about him.
What? Detroit fans loved Yzerman pre-bowman. I remember wings fans booing bowman when he came to protect Yzerman from bowmans scrutiny lol. Yzerman and Gallant carried the wings in the 80s. The only reason the Wings even reached the conference finals in 87 and 88 (4 and 5 years after Yzerman was drafted) was because of those two. Yzerman was always clutch and always a great captain..... He didn't just disappear in the playoffs or choke or play selfishly. In 87 he led the team in points by 29 and lead the team in +/- by 6 with only 44 PIM. Detroits goalies were just pretty terrible up until Vernon and Osgood, hence Detroit not being able to win a cup until 97.
@@TheLarknessMonster They loved him because the Red Wings were full of losers otherwise.
Rarely ever.
Didn’t Scotty Bowman challenge Yzerman to be a more complete player prior to Detroit’s first cup?
Yes he did!
@@jasonallen9169 Scotty Bowman was a great head coach, but, he sure seemed to move around an awful lot.
Innumerably frequently.
I'm not a wing's fan as such, but if I could build a perfect player I would use Yzerman as the prototype! When Bowman became coach he encouraged Steve to become more defensive, a more complete player. One of the all time greatest despite playing in the Gretzky-Lemeux era.
He was just a little bit better than most, but It never went to his head.. he played smart never gave credit to himself always gave credit to his teammates around him and his coaches the most modest awesome player to ever live Steve Yzerman makes me proud I am at the Detroiter
Oh, really, that stupid Chicken Dance he did after that Playoff Goal against the Blues just screams to the contrary, luckily, Karma was about to return his treachery in kind.
I remember him beating my Canucks in the playoffs on one leg. As good as Lidstrom was that beating of my Canucks was all Steve Yzerman. As upset as I was I had to give him all the props.
stevie bong rip , one hell of a classy player
Jon Casey still has nightmares of Stevie Y's double overtime goal behind the blue line in game 7 of the Western Conference semis in '96!!
The unprofessional celebration that followed likely upset him more, but, he felt way better when the Avs later beat the Red Wings.
@@matthewdaley746
In what world is it unprofessional to celebrate a series clinching double overtime win?
Don't be such a tool.
Well done 👍
I have loved his art to play nord. work blocks shoot fight 👍🏻 top player
I remember the talk , the whispers , back in the day about Yzerman.
The trade rumors involving him and Alexi Yashin. Yikes.
He wasn't a "winner" , he was a bad "leader" , he will NEVER win a Cup.
Yeah , ok lol.
What a joke.
Solid Top 10 best player of all time in my book.
This guy OWNED the Blackhawks , especially at Chicago Stadium. He loved playing at the old barn.
Thank you Shannon for doing a Detroit centered video. How about a video about the Russian Five - you neglected to mention them during your history of the Wings. Go Wings. Go Stevie Y. Also Larkin is definitely a top ten center in the NHL right now.
Is there an arguement for the best Captain ever in the NHL with Steve'y Y?
What's everyone's views?
Maurice Richard, Jean Beliveau, and, Yvan Cournoyer, were better.
@@matthewdaley746 i asked if there was an "arguement" that he was the best Captain. Please don't give 3 names of gentlemen from 1 dynasty.
I completely agree!
@@michaelkrutz5737 There is no argument, all three were better, he was the best Captain from a, Non-Canadiens, team, however.
@@matthewdaley746 he just asked for everyone's view, I simply just stated mine. I respect your view completely!
Had the Minnesota North Stars taken Stevie Yzerman, first overall instead of Brian Lawton, who was probably the worst first overall pick in the history of the NHL, the North Stars may never had moved to Dallas!
I'm fairly sure you did a GM video about Yzerman.
I remember calling him "Yazerman", after he was drafted for a shot bit, but it got to Yzerman soon enough.
I just watched a few of your videos on Red Wings favourites (Yzerman is my fav player, Konstantinov & Vernon)
I don’t think Yzerman would have done as well without Scotty Bowman coming in 93-94 & influencing his game to be more of a 2-way player. Loved Stevie’s ability to score goals, but happy he was mature enough to know he may score less goals, but smart defensive play will help your team become a winner.
It would be interesting to have a series of videos on prominent coaches or GMs, maybe not as a career…but for specific teams. Wings couldn’t win for years, Bowman comes in and gets played buy in and wins 3 cups in 8 or 9 years or so…
Pls do Slava Fetisov hes kinda unkown and underrated
Cause he played his prime in russia and this would be so interesting
@@schnitzler5844 I'm not sure he's going to cover the whole team.
Many unknown.
Can we see the career of jean beliveau? Nobody ever seems to see him as one of the greatest.
Which is completely absurd, Henri Richard, "might," have one more, Ring, than him, but, he, and, Yvan Cournoyer, who also has ten, Rings, were the best.
Brendan Shanahan,please!
For such a great player, he sure seemed to get traded often.
Do Shanahan, Datsyuk, Cujo, Turco, Ciccarelli, and Domi.