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  • End of NHL season may signal the end for aging stars

    02/16/2005 8:13:54 PM PST · by Dan from Michigan · 36 replies · 802+ views
    AP ^ | 2-16-05 | Larry Lage
    End of NHL season may signal the end for aging stars 2/16/2005, 5:31 p.m. ET By LARRY LAGE The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The last time Detroit Red Wings star Steve Yzerman played in an NHL game, during the 2004 playoffs, he had to be helped off the ice when a puck broke bones near his left eye. Yzerman vowed to return, with a visor, but didn't get the chance. With the league canceling the season over its labor woes Wednesday, Yzerman — along with a handful of NHL legends — may have been pushed into retirement. Yzerman, who...
  • Yzerman to stay for run at Cup!!!!! (One more year!)

    05/02/2003 4:03:15 PM PDT · by Dan from Michigan · 6 replies · 200+ views
    Detroit News ^ | 5-2-03 | Bob Wojnowski
    <p>DETROIT -- He thought about it. He thought about it for a couple days, while the misery was fresh. But every time Steve Yzerman contemplated retiring, he'd recall those playoff losses that felt so horrible, and the right knee that felt so good.</p>