NHL1983–2006Hall of Fame · 2009

Steve Yzerman

Stevie Y on the wall — for the Red Wings fan who watched the C.

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Steve Yzerman 8x10 plaque

Career snapshot

Career: 1983–2006 · Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, 2009

Accolades

★ 3× Stanley Cup Champion with Detroit (1997, 1998, 2002)

★ Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, 2009 — first ballot

★ 1998 Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP

★ 2000 Selke Trophy as NHL's best defensive forward

★ 1989 Lester B. Pearson Award (players' MVP)

★ Detroit Red Wings captain 1986-2006 — 20 seasons, longest in NHL history

★ 1,755 career points — sixth all-time at his retirement

★ 155 points in 1988-89 — still a Red Wings single-season record

The card collector's view

Yzerman's rookie card is the 1984-85 O-Pee-Chee #67 — the Canadian-market base and the most desirable Yzerman card in the hobby, with high-grade copies driving strong auction prices. The 1984-85 Topps #49 is the US-market parallel. O-Pee-Chee and Topps releases from 1985-2006 cover his Detroit captaincy and championship runs. Modern Upper Deck SP Authentic, The Cup, and retrospective Red Wings sets offer signed and patch options for the Stevie Y collection.

About Steve Yzerman at FreshDCards

Steve Yzerman captained the Detroit Red Wings for 20 seasons — the longest captaincy in NHL history — and he started doing it at 21. His scoring was incandescent in the late 80s (155 points in 1988-89), then Scotty Bowman asked him to play two-way hockey, and Yzerman won three Stanley Cups (1997, 1998, 2002) and the 2000 Selke as the league's top defensive forward. He retired in 2006, ran the Tampa Bay Lightning to a championship as GM, and is back in Detroit running the team that ran him.