Detroit Red Wings to introduce Steve Yzerman as general manager Press conference planned for 3 p.m. on Friday
DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings will hold a press conference on Friday afternoon to introduce Steve Yzerman as their new general manager.
Team owner Christopher Ilitch, Red Wings GM Ken Holland and former player Steve Yzerman will be at the news conference.
UPDATE: Detroit Red Wings officially name Steve Yzerman general manager
Local 4 has confirmed the team's plans to introduce Yzerman as their new general manager.
Yzerman abruptly left his job as general manager for the Tampa Bay Lightning before the start of this season, starting rumors of his return to Detroit.
Detroit sports fans to Steve Yzerman: Please save us
Yzerman spent his entire NHL career with the Detroit Red Wings, serving as captain since the age of 21, back in 1986. He retired in 2006 after leading the team to three Stanley Cup Championships.
Watch: Local 4's tribute to Red Wings legend Steve Yzerman after 2002 Stanley Cup win
Yzerman, 53, is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and finished as the seventh-all time leading scorer in NHL history.
Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
Michigan Wolverines' McKenney, Gayle Jr., Burnett, Mara, talk winning title ▶ 3:55
Michigan Wolverines' McKenney, Gayle Jr., Burnett, Mara, talk winning title
5 Tips for Road Rage ▶ 0:54
5 Tips for Road Rage
Getting ready for Michigan-UConn championship game ▶ 0:37
Getting ready for Michigan-UConn championship game
Residents on Paint Lake battle flooded yards ▶ 1:23
Residents on Paint Lake battle flooded yards
Youth mentor weighs in on 'teen takeover' in Detroit ▶ 1:05
Youth mentor weighs in on 'teen takeover' in Detroit
Did you know this about Michigan Humane? ▶ 0:48
Did you know this about Michigan Humane?
More drivers hit by rocks on I-94 ▶ 0:57
More drivers hit by rocks on I-94
4-Day Work Week Debate ▶ 1:08
4-Day Work Week Debate
Detroit offering free bus rides for students ▶ 0:40
Detroit offering free bus rides for students
Eliot Cadeau and family talk nerves before NCAA final ▶ 0:47
Eliot Cadeau and family talk nerves before NCAA final
Michigan's Dusty May on Yaxel's health, team depth ▶ 1:05
Michigan's Dusty May on Yaxel's health, team depth
How the Zipper Merge Helps Reduce Traffic ▶ 1:01
How the Zipper Merge Helps Reduce Traffic
Trey McKenney on chasing national title ▶ 1:27
Trey McKenney on chasing national title
Wayne County family's property hit by powerful storms ▶ 2:21
Wayne County family's property hit by powerful storms
Lendeborg gives injury status for Monday, Cadeau talks mentality ahead of title game ▶ 1:08
Lendeborg gives injury status for Monday, Cadeau talks mentality ahead of title game
Michigan basketball gears up for Arizona in Final Four showdown ▶ 1:15
Michigan basketball gears up for Arizona in Final Four showdown
Michigan basketball center Aday Mara's parents join him at Final Four ▶ 1:30
Michigan basketball center Aday Mara's parents join him at Final Four
How to drive in a roundabout ▶ 0:40
How to drive in a roundabout
Former inmate awarded $307.6M over denied surgery ▶ 0:43
Former inmate awarded $307.6M over denied surgery
Bricks falling, windows gone: Detroit home sparks alarm ▶ 0:35
Bricks falling, windows gone: Detroit home sparks alarm
Behind the Scenes at Opening Day w/ Live in the D ▶ 0:38
Behind the Scenes at Opening Day w/ Live in the D
Livonia officer stabbed inside police station lobby ▶ 0:45
Livonia officer stabbed inside police station lobby
Tarp comes off at Comerica Park for Opening Day ▶ 0:31
Tarp comes off at Comerica Park for Opening Day
A look at Detroit Tigers fashion ⚾🐯 ▶ 1:01
A look at Detroit Tigers fashion ⚾🐯
Behind the scenes at Comerica Park for Opening Day! ▶ 1:25
Behind the scenes at Comerica Park for Opening Day!
Previous photo Next photo