My Greatest Hockey Legend
I was tagged both by the Forechecker and Lucas @ Hockey Adventure to write about my favorite hockey legend as part of Joe’s challenge honoring the greatest hockey legends. The challenge entailed…
What I want to do is get as many hockey bloggers as possible to post an article, a memory, interactive content of some sort, something or anything that honours a favorite retired hockey player.
Anyone who has been reading this blog for let’s say two weeks or more should know that my favorite player has been and always will be Mr. Steve Yzerman. He was named captain of the Detroit Red Wings half a year before I was born. I literally grew up watching him play and turn this team around into the championship caliber team that they are today.
Since I started this blog during the NHL lockout, I have written plenty about Yzerman and this summer I even created a fan website called Behind the Jersey: No. 19 in honor of my favorite athlete. This year, I was hired as a public relations intern by the Red Wings and while I can’t and won’t say anything about what I’ve heard of #19, I can say that my admiration for him as both a person and a player has grown. I still have yet to formally meet him, but I know I will be quite honored whenever it does happen.
For me, I am still blown away by his performance during the 2002 playoffs when he was in an incredible amount of pain and struggled to walk up the airplane steps during the playoffs yet continued to play. That postseason play was actually a big inspiration for me personally as I have had 9 knee surgeries over the last 7 years and am constantly in pain. The fact that he was able to lead the team as a source of inspiration as well as in terms of offensive points to win the Stanley Cup is incredibly impressive. Aside from my parents getting me a car for my 16th birthday, my best birthday present ever was sitting 10th row (1st row behind the zamboni pit) at Yzerman’s retirement ceremony and having the chance to celebrate his wonderful career in person at the Joe.
Speaking of Yzerman, I added a new post to Behind the Jersey: No. 19 with a video clip of a speech he gave to some Navy recruiters recently.
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