Steve Yzerman News

Reading a roll call of hockey's greatest forwards usually goes something like this: Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Rocket Richard, Mario Lemieux, Mark Messier, Phil Esposito .

Longtime Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic is officially retiring after 20 seasons and two Stanley Cup titles.

Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic officially retired this afternoon, and the NHL commemorated the event by posting a slate of comments from his contemporaries.

Another link to the classic Red Wings-Avalanche rivalry is gone. It was bad enough when Patrick Roy, Steve Yzerman, Claude Lemieux and Darren McCarty were skating off the scene, retiring, and taking so much emotion with them.

Red Wings prospect Landon Ferraro very literally spoke to every member of the media who attended today's opening session of Detroit's strength and conditioning camp, and he answered quite a few questions from DetroitRedWings.com's Christy Hammond.

The Belleville Intelligencer's Ady Voss wrote a puzzling article on former Belleville Bulls forward and Red Wings reclamation project Dan Cleary, who earned his bad reputation as a Bull and Blackhawk but turned his career around after signing with the Red Wings during the 2005-2006 season.

Sidney Crosby , left off the team as an 18-year-old in 2006, is among 46 players invited to the Canada Olympic hockey orientation camp next month.

Red Wings forward Dan Cleary spent Wednesday afternoon on the golf course, so of course his cell phone was turned off.

Roberto Luongo has been invited to the Hockey Canada men's hockey team camp in August.

Jason Spezza , Chris Osgood and Marc Savard were among the names left off the list of 46 players invited to the Canadian men's Olympic team summer orientation camp on Thursday.

Red Wings vice president Steve Yzerman's decisions regarding Team Canada's 2010 Olympic Team orientation roster have received both praise and criticism , but at the present moment, he's mostly receiving criticism for the players he left out.

Penguins star Sidney Crosby leads 46 players to Hockey Canada's Olympic orientation camp next month.

During the Detroit Red Wings playoff run, my wife asked me which player's jersey I would wear.

Red Wings prospect Landon Ferraro told the Trail-Rossland News's Will Johnston that, in retrospect, waiting through the first round of the NHL Entry Draft paid off in a big way when Detroit called his name on Saturday morning: June 30, Trail-Rossland News : "The Red Wings are a team every player dreams of being on," said Ferraro.

Come on bro, we're in a thread about PRO hockey... That's what I thought too, brotha, but it takes at least two to have a coherent talk about pro hockey, and so far only one of us is willing to discuss the finer nuances of Red Wings hockey, such as how much more imposing their lineup would've been this year had they added a veteran physical ...

The Bristol Herald-Courier's Jim Cnockaert dished out quite the tale regarding Red Wings VP Steve Yzerman exhibiting all the doubts and worries of any rookie, way back in 1983: June 28, Bristol Herald Courier : Yzerman's election into the Hockey Hall of Fame is an honor richly deserved, but it's one he could hardly have imagined when he was a ...

They didn't win the Stanley Cup, but yesterday, June 23, 2009 will go down as a day that stands with the tallest of Detroit Red Wings achievements... by Keith Shelton 6 reads Opinion They didn't win the Stanley Cup, but yesterday, June 23, 2009 will go down as a day that stands with the tallest of Detroit Red Wings achievements.

The Canadian Press confirms the Globe and Mail's Tim Wharnsby's report that Red Wings VP Steve Yzerman has chosen to name Wings coach Mike Babcock as Team Canada's bench boss for the 2010 Olympics, but Yzerman refused to tip his hand on Tuesday: June 23, Canadian Press : "I really haven't talked to anybody about it," Yzerman said on a conference ...

Ken Hitchcock figures it's about time he's earned his own room. The veteran of Team Canada's last two forays into the Olympic's five-ring circus roomed with fellow coach Jacques Martin for the gold-medal winning effort in Salt Lake in 2002 and with Wayne Fleming in the ill-fated trip to Italy four years ago.

When Steve Yzerman started thanking people Tuesday after he was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame, one of those he mentioned was former General Manager Jimmy Devellano, who selected Yzerman fourth in the 1983 draft.