Monday, July 03, 2006

Steve Yzerman Retires

After 22 seasons, Detroit Red Wings' captain Steve Yzerman is calling it a career, Sportsnet has learned.The Red Wings have called a press conference for 1 pm ET on Monday where the announcement is expected to be made official.The 41-year old is considered one of the greatest players ever to wear the red and white, and led Detroit to three Stanley Cups, which included a Conn Smythe trophy in 1998. Also sitting in the ten-time all-star's trophy case is a gold medal from the 2002 Olympics.Yzerman finishes his career with 692 goals and 1,063 assists for 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games.

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