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the last full week of june was a busy one for steve yzerman, general manager for the tampa bay lightning. yzerman was the 2014-15 winner of the nhl general manager of the year award, presented during the 2015 nhl awards last wednesday in las vegas, nevada. the voting for this award was conducted among the 30 club general managers and a panel of nhl executives, print and broadcast media at the conclusion of the second round of the stanley cup playoffs.
“i think again it’s recognition not so much of me, but of our organization. a lot of people go into putting a team together – through the draft, through any trades and free agency, the people that you hire. i’m proud of what we have accomplished today, but obviously our ultimate goal is winning the stanley cup,” a humbled steve yzerman said, post – nhl general manager of the year award win.
yzerman has most notably been credited with rebuilding a roster that returned to the final four with just two player holdovers (steven stamkos and victor hedman) from the 2011 squad, his first season in charge. the team has been bolstered with key acquisitions through the draft, via free agency and trades. the lightning set franchise records with 50 wins and 108 points during the regular season and led the league with 262 goals and 32 home wins.
overall yzerman is happy with the outcome of the draft, “time will tell if they develop into nhl’ers, but today we walk out optimistic.” although none of this year’s picks are eligible for the american hockey league due to age for the upcoming season, the lightning head into development camp that starts this week with six new forwards, two new defensemen and a new goalie.
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In that passage, there are 75 occurrences of the letter "r."
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