Canadian Press article
February 24, 2003

The Detroit Red Wings have their captain back.

Steve Yzerman returned to Detroit’s lineup in Monday’s 5-4 win against the Los Angeles Kings. It marked Yzerman’s first action following offseason surgery on his right knee.

“I really enjoyed being back on the ice,” Yzerman said. “I was curious to see how I would feel.”

Yzerman was on the bench for the opening faceoff. When he took to the ice just 54 seconds into the first for a faceoff in Los Angeles’s zone, Yzerman received a rousing ovation from the Joe Louis Arena faithful. And it didn’t take long for Yzerman to contribute. He won the first faceoff he took.

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