When Steve Yzerman retired, he was the longest-serving captain of any team in North American major league sports history. That great leadership helps the Red Wings to win 3 NHL Stanley Cup Championships. Steve Yzerman was a 10 time NHL ALL-Star, his first in 1984, being the first 18-year-old to be selected to the roster. Yzerman became the 11th player in NHL history to score 600 goals.