Steve Yzerman Abruptly Steps Down as General Manager of the Detroit Red Wings
- On Wednesday, the Detroit Red Wings announced Steve Yzerman is stepping down as general manager, transitioning to senior advisor to CEO Chris Ilitch.
- The move follows a decade-long playoff drought, the longest active drought in the NHL, as success on the ice has not materialized since Yzerman took over in 2019.
- Yzerman spent his entire 22-year Hall of Fame playing career with the Red Wings, captaining them to three Stanley Cup titles; "I am sincerely grateful to Chris and the entire Ilitch family," Yzerman said.
- CEO Chris Ilitch is considering internal and external candidates for the new leadership role, a search marked by captain Dylan Larkin requesting a trade this offseason.
- "I'm looking forward to bringing in new leadership," CEO Chris Ilitch said, as the franchise aims to restore the championship-caliber organization Hockeytown deserves.
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