Kris Draper

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Position Center
Shoots Left
Nickname Drapes
Height
Weight		 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
NHL Team
F. Teams		 Detroit Red Wings
Winnipeg Jets
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born May 24, 1974,
Toronto, ON, CA
NHL Draft 62nd overall, 1989
Winnipeg Jets
Pro Career 1989 – present

Kris Draper (born May 24, 1971 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings. He has scored over 100 goals in a Red Wings uniform. Draper was a member of the famous Grind Line in Detroit, consisting of Kirk Maltby and Darren McCarty.

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[edit] Playing career

Drafted 62nd overall in the 1989 Draft by the Winnipeg Jets, Draper did not see much action in his early years. He is a rarity in that he played in the AHL and NHL before playing junior in the Ontario Hockey League. After playing just 20 games in the 4 seasons since he was drafted, he was traded to Detroit in 1993 for a dollar.[1] Draper would quickly become a valuable fixture in Detroit's rotation.

On May 29, 1996, during game six of the Western Conference Finals of the 1996 playoffs, Draper was checked from behind into the boards at the end of the players bench by Colorado Avalanche player Claude Lemieux. The hit forced Draper face first into the dasher (the top edge of the boards), causing him to suffer a broken jaw, broken nose, broken cheekbone, and a concussion. When the Wings and Avalanche met again on March 26, 1997, play was very physical between the two teams, and the anger over the injuries to Draper set off a massive brawl (Brawl in Hockeytown) between the two teams.

Draper did not have a breakout season offensively until 2003-04, when he scored 24 goals and 40 points, helping Detroit win the Presidents' Trophy. Draper won the Selke Trophy at the season's end as best defensive forward. Draper is under contract for Detroit through the end of the 2007-08 season. He was named an alternate captain during the 2006-07 NHL season.

Draper was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

[edit] Awards

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1990-91 Winnipeg Jets NHL 3 1 0 1 5 - - - - -
1991-92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 10 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
1992-93 Winnipeg Jets NHL 7 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
1993-94 Detroit Red Wings NHL 39 5 8 13 31 7 2 2 4 4
1994-95 Detroit Red Wings NHL 36 2 6 8 22 18 4 1 5 12
1995-96 Detroit Red Wings NHL 52 7 9 16 32 18 4 2 6 18
1996-97 Detroit Red Wings NHL 76 8 5 13 73 20 2 4 6 12
1997-98 Detroit Red Wings NHL 64 13 10 23 45 19 1 3 4 12
1998-99 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 4 14 18 79 10 0 1 1 6
1999-00 Detroit Red Wings NHL 51 5 7 12 28 9 2 0 2 6
2000-01 Detroit Red Wings NHL 75 8 17 25 38 6 0 1 1 2
2001-02 Detroit Red Wings NHL 82 15 15 30 56 23 2 3 5 20
2002-03 Detroit Red Wings NHL 82 14 21 35 82 4 0 0 0 4
2003-04 Detroit Red Wings NHL 67 24 16 40 31 12 1 3 4 6
2005-06 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 10 22 32 58 6 0 0 0 6
NHL Totals 804 118 150 268 584 154 18 20 38 108

[edit] International play

Played for Canada in:

International statistics

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1988-89 Canada n/a 60 11 15 26 16
1989-90 Canada n/a 61 12 22 34 44
1989 Canada WJC 7 0 2 2 4
1990 Canada WJC 7 1 3 4 0
2000 Canada WC 3 1 0 1 0
2001 Canada WC 7 1 2 3 0
2003 Canada WC 9 0 3 3 10
2004 Canada WCH 5 2 2 4 2
2005 Canada WC 9 0 2 2 6
Senior Int'l Totals 33 4 9 13 18

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wheatley, Tom (2003-06-20). Futures can help the present (en). Retrieved on July 19, 2006.

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Preceded by
Jere Lehtinen		 Winner of the Frank J. Selke Trophy
2004		 Succeeded by
Rod Brind'Amour (2006)
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