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In 1983 the Wings drafted Steve Yzerman, a center from the Peterborough Petes with their first-round pick.

He led the team in scoring in his rookie year and started the Wings ' climb back to the top.

That season, with John Ogrodnick scoring 42 times and Ivan Boldirev and Ron Duguay also with 30 – goal seasons, Detroit made the playoffs for the first time in six years.

Defenseman Brad Park, acquired from the Boston Bruins in the 1983 free-agent market, also helped the Wings reach the postseason and ended up winning the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy the same season.