Yzerman announced Wings’ first pick
Steve Yzerman announced the Detroit Red Wings’ first round pick (#27 overall) in his new role as vice president. As the entourage of Wings’ management walked up to the stage, the Columbus crowd first booed and then started to chant “Red Wings Suck.” Once they realized Yzerman was making the announcement, the crowd applauded. I know some newspapers have reported that the crowd booed Yzerman, but that’s not true. They definitely booed the Red Wings, but applauded Yzerman when he stepped up to the podium to announce the pick.
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June 23rd, 2007 at 7:13 pm
About half an hour after you left (maybe 45 minutes), Stevie Y walked down the aisle you were sitting at, and stopped and signed autographs as he made his way down to the floor.
Seriously. All I could think of was how disappointed you were going to be.
June 23rd, 2007 at 8:04 pm
I actually saw him make his way up the stands and rushed over. He then sat talking to some guy for awhile and I got a photo of the two talking. He actually told Jenny & I, “Later guys.” I didn’t need an autograph or have anything for him to autograph so my friend and I left. It’s nice to hear that he actually did sign autographs on his way back down!