Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg on why he's stepping away from a great career. Traverse City, Sept. 14, 2018. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press
Steve Yzerman noticed him right away.
It was during a hockey game at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where Henrik Zetterberg represented his native Sweden and Yzerman represented his native Canada.
“He made a really nice backhand pass,” Yzerman said in an interview with the Free Press. “He was totally comfortable out there, and he’d have been what, around 21, 22 years old?