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| 2nd January, 2007 - 2:15 pm |  CBC.ca - When Steve Yzerman has his No. 19 uniform retired on Tuesday at Joe Louis Arena, it will be the culmination of a process that began almost 25 years ago.
Drafted in 1983 by the Detroit Red Wings when it was a moribund franchise that had only made the playoffs once in the previous 13 seasons, Yzerman was the first player taken by the team's then new owners, Mike and Marian Ilitch.
They had bought the Red Wings in 1982 and their first hire, general manager Jimmy Devellano - now Detroit's senior vice-president - took Yzerman with the fourth overall pick of the NHL draft. [READ] |
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