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Steve Yzerman

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Stephen Gregory Yzerman ( EYE-zər-mən; born May 9, 1965) 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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Yzerman is the 82nd most popular hockey player (up from 100th in 2019), the 675th most popular biography from Canada (up from 729th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Steve Yzerman ranks 82 out of 676. Before him are Bert McCaffrey, Dick Esser, Artūrs Irbe, Herb Drury, Tomas Jonsson, and Bengt-Åke Gustafsson. After him are Sidney Crosby, Viktor Zinger, Pavol Demitra, Johnny Gaudreau, Nils Nilsson, and Andrei Khomutov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Steve Yzerman ranks 430. Before him are Andrii Deshchytsia, Radion Gataullin, Mia Zapata, Maurizio Fondriest, Claudia Christian, and Stepan Poltorak. After him are Stanislas Dehaene, Ted King, Samvel Babayan, Black Francis, Brené Brown, and Kevin Williamson.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Steve Yzerman ranks 675 out of 1,622. Before him are George Campbell (1878), Stephen Amell (1981), Gordon Pinsent (1930), Christy Chung (1970), Chris Hadfield (1959), and Alexander Ludwig (1992). After him are Sidney Crosby (1987), Rob Pike (1956), Teryl Rothery (1962), Lance Stroll (1998), Mackenzie Davis (1987), and Devon Sawa (1978).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Steve Yzerman ranks 24. Before him are Mark Messier (1961), Mike Bossy (1957), Ross Cuthbert (1892), Bobby Clarke (1949), Bert McCaffrey (1893), and Herb Drury (1896). After him are Sidney Crosby (1987), Sid Abel (1918), Bernie Geoffrion (1931), Brett Hull (1964), Art Ross (1885), and Joe Sakic (1969).

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