Hockey Trivia 25 – Steve Yzerman
Steve Yzerman is still the first name that pops into the minds of many hockey fans when the Detroit Red Wings are mentioned. Yzerman is now the General Manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning but certainly the winged wheel is still tattooed on his heart.
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For three decades, Steve Yzerman was the face of the National Hockey League’s Detroit Red Wings. Yzerman retired after the 2005-06 season and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009. Stevie-Y is now the General Manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Test and expand your knowledge of Steve Yzerman hockey trivia with the following questions.
Q. In his best offensive year, 1988-89, how many regular season points did Steve Yzerman have?
A. Yzerman contributed 155 points for a Detroit Red Wings team that finished the regular season at exactly .500 and lost out in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in six games to the Chicago Blackhawks. Yzerman put up career high numbers for goals (65) and assists (90). Steve finished third in league scoring behind Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux.
Q. How many teams did Steve Yzerman play for during his NHL career?
A. Despite several trade rumours throughout his career, Yzerman played for just one team during his career, the Detroit Red Wings.
Q. How many seasons did Steve Yzerman play in the NHL?
A. Yzerman played 22 seasons in the NHL. He began his career with Detroit in 1983-84 after two years with the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League. Steve was a fourth overall pick of the Red Wings in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. After missing the 2004-05 season, along with the rest of the league, because of the lock-out, Yzerman returned for one more season in 2005-06.
Q. How many times during his NHL career did Steve Yzerman surpass the 50 goal plateau?
A. Five times in his 22 NHL seasons, Steve Yzerman had 50 or more goals in a season. In 1988-89 and 1989-90, Yzerman took it a step further and surpassed the 60 goal plateau.
Need more hockey trivia? Check out these previous articles in the hockey trivia series:
Hockey Trivia Twenty-four – The Last Post
Hockey Trivia Twenty-three – The OHL’s Kingston Frontenacs
Hockey Trivia Twenty-two – The Keystone State
Hockey Trivia Twenty-one – NHL Original Arenas (Small Version)
Hockey Trivia Twenty – Al Arbour Hockey Hall of Fame Coach
Hockey Trivia Nineteen – NHL Longevity
Hockey Trivia Eighteen – NHL Easy Pickins
Hockey Trivia Seventeen – NHL Mixed Bag of Pucks
