NHL.com article
April 1, 2001
by Phil Coffey
Age is a state of mind.
Just ask Steve Yzerman, 36-years-old. And Yzerman certainly does’t play like he is one of the NHL’s elder statesmen. If you require proof about that, simply check out the initial selections for the 2002 Canadian Olympic Hockey Team, where a Mr. Wayne Gretzky and some of the top talent evaluators around saw fit to include the Detroit Red Wings captain in the first group of players.
And, please keep in mind that Yzerman is the current holder of the Selke Trophy as the League’s top defensive forward. “Old” guys normally don’t win that kind of award.
“I don’t know why he doesn’t get mentioned for the Selke more often,” teammate Brendan Shanahan said of Yzerman. “Here’s a guy who plays against the other team’s top lines night in and night out. He’s among the top in the League in plus-minus, and he chips in with goals. What more do you have to do?”
