Yzerman played for the Wings from 1983-2006, winning three Stanley Cups as captain. Elissa Robinson/DFP, Wochit
Steve Yzerman is coming home.
Yzerman, the former Detroit Red Wings star who captained the franchise to three Stanley Cups from 1983-2006, will be announced as the franchise's general manager during a 3 p.m. news conference Friday at Little Caesars Arena, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to the Free Press.
The source spoke on condition of anonymity because the news has yet to be announced by the Red Wings.