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Steve Yzerman becomes new GM of Red Wings
Saturday, April 20, 2019

(DETROIT) – Steve Yzerman is getting another chance to return the Detroit Red Wings to glory. The Hockey Hall of Famer did it as one the game's all-time great leaders, helping Detroit win three Stanley Cup, now he has a shot to do it as the Red Wings' general manager. During a Friday press conference, Yzerman was announced as the new GM for the Wings, and said repeatedly on Friday that patience will be the key for the team and their fans for the next few years. His return means Ken Holland's run as GM is over after 22 years, but he isn't going far: He starts his new job as senior vice president with a multiyear contract, replacing his GM deal that had only one season remaining. Marian Ilitch, the founder of Ilitch Holdings, appeared to get choked up during Yzerman's news conference and couldn't stop smiling afterward as she celebrated the return of a man she refers to as one of her boys. After retiring in 2006, Yzerman spent four years in the Detroit front office before taking over as GM for Tampa Bay. Yzerman stepped down as general manager in Tampa Bay last year just two days before training camp, triggering talk he would come back to run the Red Wings. Yzerman's contract with the Lightning expired when they were eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs earlier this week. He built Tampa Bay into a perennial contender in eight seasons as general manager, making three trips to the Eastern Conference final and advancing to the 2015 Stanley Cup Final where the Lightning lost to Chicago.

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