MLive’s Patrick Nothaft posted an article discussing the comments made by Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman at the West Michigan Sports Commission’s luncheon in Grand Rapids today:
Steve Yzerman captained the Detroit Red Wings to three Stanley Cup championships during his 22-year NHL playing career, but hockey’s top prize has eluded the Hall of Fame player during his 18 years as an executive.
And that’s something the Red Wings’ fifth-year general manager hopes to change in a city that he helped turn into “Hockeytown.”
Yzerman served as the keynote speaker of the West Michigan Sports Commission’s 16th Annual Luncheon Wednesday at the J.W. Marriott in Grand Rapids, where he discussed his goal of winning a Stanley Cup as a general manager, some of his unforgettable on-ice accomplishments and a couple former teammates who he hopes to see in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
“Truthfully, for me, it would be a greater accomplishment than doing it as a player,” Yzerman said of building a Stanley Cup-winning team. “To be in this position and kind of direct the team or guide an organization can be an incredible opportunity and something I wasn’t about to pass on.”
Continued; if you missed the video post, you can watch his full speech here via WZZM 13:
