Steve Yzerman

Stephen Gregory Yzerman is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player currently serving as executive vice president and general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, with whom he spent all 22 seasons of his NHL playing career. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he is a Detroit sports icon and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. After his retirement as a player, he served in the front office of the Red Wings, and then as general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning, while also being executive director for Team Canada in two Olympics.

9 May 1965

Born on the same birth day (9 May): Alan Bennett • Albert Finney • Alley Mills • Carroll Cole • Ellen White (footballer) • Gianni Vella • Grant Hackett • James Collinson • Mike Wallace • Tony Gwynn • Vance D. Brand

Born in the same month (May 1965): André Abujamra • Brooke Shields • John Jensen • Lari White • Maile Flanagan • Mark Cousins (filmmaker) • Mary Coughlan (politician) • Melissa McBride • Mikhail Prokhorov • Pat Cash • Scott Tronc • Shinichirō Watanabe • Tanel Tammet • Ted Allen • Trent Reznor