TORONTO - Steve Yzerman may have stumbled upon an unusual way to turn back the clock when he decided to quit playing a game and get a job. More than one, actually. Now 43 and busier than ever, Yzerman paradoxically looks younger and fresher than he did during the final injury-filled seasons of his career with the Detroit Red Wings. The intensity that made him one of the greatest NHLers in history is still there, but there's also a renewed vibrancy that has come with new challenges. Perhaps that's why it seemed just a little strange to see him among the inductees to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Yzerman is a little more than two years removed from announcing his retirement, but his contributions to the game continue as a vice-president with the Red Wings and the executive director of Canada's 2010 Olympic men's...
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