Hockey Accomplishments

• Played 22 seasons in the NHL, all for the Detroit Red Wings
• Vice-president and general manager of the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning since 2010
• Served as vice-president of the Detroit Red Wings from 2007-10
• Executive director for Canada for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games
• Served as executive director/general manager for Canada for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, the 2007, 2008 and 2013 IIHF World Championships, leading Canada to two gold medals and one silver;
• Appeared for Canada internationally as a player on eight occasions, including two Olympic Winter Games, two World Cups of Hockey, three World Championships and one World Junior Championship
• Selected to play for Canada at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, but could not play due to injury
• Was captain of the Detroit franchise for the final 20 seasons of his playing career, the longest-serving captain for a team in NHL history   
• Holds all-time franchise records for assists (1,063), shorthanded goals (48), single-season goals (65), single-season assists (90) and single-season points (155)
• Stands sixth in NHL history in points, eighth in goals and seventh in assists
• Won three Stanley Cups with Detroit (1997, 1998, 2002)
• Won Olympic gold with Canada at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, where he also served as an alternate captain  
• Won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the NHL playoffs, in 1998
• Played in nine NHL All-Star Games (1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2000)
• Named to the NHL First All-Star Team in 1999-00
• Won the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL’s top defensive forward in 1999-00
• Won the Bill Masterton Trophy,  as the NHL player who best exemplified perseverance and dedication to hockey, in 2002-03
• Won the Lester B. Pearson Award, as the NHL’s most outstanding player, as voted by the members of the NHLPA, in 1988-89
• Won silver medals with Canada at the 1985 and 1989 IIHF World Championships
• Named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1983-84
• Won a bronze medal with Canada at the 1983 IIHF World Junior Championship

Additional Background

• Born on May 9, 1965 in Cranbrook, B.C., but raised in Nepean, Ont.
• He and his wife Lisa have three daughters, Isabella, Maria and Sophia
• Wore # 19 as a player, because his idol was Bryan Trottier

Honours

• Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009
• Inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2008
• His number 19 was retired by the Red Wings in 2007, joining Detroit legends Terry Sawchuk, Gordie Howe, Alex Delvecchio and Sid Able
• An arena at the Nepean Sportsplex was named in his honour