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Steve Yzerman resigned from his position as General Manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, the same week he is scheduled to open the training camp. Yzerman, 53, will stay with the Lightning in an advisory role with assistant Julien BriseBois as GM.
The Lightning has reached the Eastern Conference final in three of the last four seasons and reached the Stanley Cup final in 2015.
Here's a timeline showing highlights of Yzerman's tenure as GM Lightning:
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May 25, 2010: Yzerman is appointed Vice President and General Manager of Lightning.
June 11, 2010: Name of scout Guy Boucher
April 20, 2011: Yzerman is a finalist for the GM title of the year after Lightning finishes with 103 points (46-25-11), second in the Southeast Division.
May 2011: The Lightning reaches the Eastern Conference finals in Yzerman 's first season as general manager. They lose to the Boston Bruins in seven games.
June 25, 2011: Lightning select before Nikita Kucherov in the second round (# 58) of the 2011 NHL draft.
June 22, 2012: Goalkeeper Lightning Andrei Vasilevskiy in the first round (# 19) of the 2012 NHL Draft.
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March 24, 2013: Guy Boucher is sacked as Lightning coach after a 13-17-1 start to the shortened season.
March 25, 2013: Jon Cooper is hired as Lightning coach.
March 5, 2014: Captain of the Martin St. Louis Lightning Trade at the New York Rangers Ryan Callahan, a first-round pick in the 2015 NHL draft and a second-round choice.
April 7, 2014: Yzerman signs a four-year contract extension with Lightning until the 2018-19 season.
"I am grateful for the opportunity to continue the process we started four years ago and I would like to thank [owner] Jeff Vinik has given me the responsibility of leading the Tampa Bay Lightning, "said Yzerman," I'm very excited about what's ahead for our organization and I'm excited to be working with a fantastic group in Tampa Bay.
May 29, 2015: The Lightning reached the Stanley Cup final for the first time since 2004 with a 2-0 win over the New York Rangers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final. Tampa Bay loses the final against the Chicago Blackhawks in six games.
June 24, 2015: Yzerman won the GM of the Year award after finishing second in the Atlantic Division with a total of 108 points (50-24-8).
June 29, 2016: Yzerman convinces franchise player and captain Steven Stamkos stay with the Lightning. The unreserved free agent pending signs a $ 68 million contract over eight years.
June 15, 2017: To the front Jonathan Drouin is traded to the Montreal Canadiens for a defender Mikhail Sergachev.
February 26, 2018: Lightning acquires defender Ryan McDonagh and forward J.T. Meunier New York Rangers for striker Vladimir Namestnikov, defender Libor Hajek, striker Brett Howden, a first-round pick in the 2018 NHL draft and a conditional second-round pick in 2019.
May 16, 2018: Yzerman is nominated for the GM title of the year after Lightning's first place finish at the Eastern Conference with 113 points (54-23-5).
September 11, 2018: Yzerman resigns as General Manager of Lightning.
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