Steve Yzerman announced Tuesday he's stepping down as general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Wochit
In the eight years since he left the Detroit Red Wings to become general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Steve Yzerman and his family have maintained metro Detroit as a home base.
Those ties factored in heavily Tuesday as Yzerman explained a decision that shocked the hockey world: He is stepping away as general manager to take on a senior advisory role with the Lightning.
“I feel this change in role is important for me to allow me to spend more time with my family and to still make sure the Lightning is managed to the level everyone has come to expect,” Yzerman said at a press conference.