The Lightning have wished Steve Yzerman well on his new position with Detroit.
Friday marks the beginning of a new era in Detroit, as the Red Wings officially brought franchise legend Steve Yzerman home to Hockeytown.
Yzerman, who served as captain of the Red Wings for 20 years, is one of the greatest to have ever worn the Winged Wheel. He led Detroit to three Stanley Cups as a player and one more as an executive, and will now endeavour to bring the Original Six club back to prominence as general manager and executive vice president. Former GM Ken Holland is taking on the role of senior VP.
The move marks the end of an era for those in Tampa Bay. Though he stepped down as GM of the Lightning back in September after eight seasons in the position, he remained affiliated with the club over the course of the 2018-19 season upon handing the reigns over to Julien BriseBois. Lightning chairman and governor Jeff Vinik released a statement on behalf of the Lightning to thank Yzerman, who“We’d like to say a huge ‘Thank You’ to Steve Yzerman for all his contributions to theover the last nine years. Steve literally transformed the organization’s hockey operations, from our professional and amateur scouting departments, to the front office, to our coaching and locker room staffs, to our major and minor league rosters,” Vinik said in a press release Friday.
, he leaves our franchise in good shape under the extremely capable leadership of Julien BriseBois, as we continue to pursue that elusive Stanley Cup.”, a "fantastic group of people down there," a "fantastic hockey town." "It was really an enjoyable experience." "Disappointed" he couldn't lead TB to a Cup. "They're close, and I hope they do get that Stanley Cup.
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