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Canada Kris Draper

#33 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 10/11
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
May 24, 1971
Position
C
Age
51
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Toronto, ON, CAN
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1989 round 3 #62 overall by Winnipeg Jets
Highlights
2-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 2
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time World Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
4-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 4
1-time NHL Top Defensive Forward (Frank J. Selke Trophy) 1

Father: Mike Draper
Son: Kienan Draper
Uncle: Patrick Draper

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1987-88 Don Mills Flyers U18 AAA GTHL U18 40 35 32 67 46 - |
1988-89 Team Canada International 60 11 15 26 16 - |
1989-90 Team Canada International 62 12 22 34 44 - |
Canada U20 WJC-20 7 0 2 2 4 - |
1990-91 Ottawa 67's OHL 39 19 42 61 35 - | Playoffs 19 8 11 19 20 -
Winnipeg Jets NHL 3 1 0 1 5 0 |
Moncton Hawks AHL 7 2 1 3 2 - |
Canada U20 WJC-20 7 1 3 4 0 - |
1991-92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 10 2 0 2 2 0 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -2
Moncton Hawks AHL 61 11 18 29 113 -12 | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 6 1
1992-93 Winnipeg Jets NHL 7 0 0 0 2 -6 |
Moncton Hawks AHL 67 12 23 35 40 -13 | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 18 -
1993-94 Detroit Red Wings NHL 39 5 8 13 31 11 | Playoffs 7 2 2 4 4 5
Adirondack Red Wings AHL 46 20 23 43 49 10 |
1994-95 Detroit Red Wings NHL 36 2 6 8 22 1 | Playoffs 18 4 1 5 5 -2
1995-96 Detroit Red Wings NHL 52 7 9 16 32 2 | Playoffs 18 4 2 6 18 2
1996-97 Detroit Red Wings NHL 76 8 5 13 73 -11 | Playoffs 20 2 4 6 12 5
1997-98 Detroit Red Wings NHL 64 13 10 23 45 5 | Playoffs 19 1 3 4 12 4
1998-99 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 4 14 18 79 2 | Playoffs 10 0 1 1 6 -1
1999-00 Detroit Red Wings NHL 51 5 7 12 28 3 | Playoffs 9 2 0 2 6 4
Canada WC 3 1 0 1 0 0 |
2000-01 Detroit Red Wings NHL 75 8 17 25 38 17 | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 2 -3
Canada WC 7 1 2 3 0 2 |
2001-02 Detroit Red Wings NHL 82 15 15 30 56 26 | Playoffs 23 2 3 5 20 4
2002-03 Detroit Red Wings NHL 82 14 21 35 82 6 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -2
Canada “A” WC 9 0 3 3 10 1 |
2003-04 Detroit Red Wings NHL 67 24 16 40 31 22 | Playoffs 12 1 3 4 6 1
2004-05 Canada WCup 5 2 2 4 2 5 |
Canada “A” WC 9 0 2 2 6 -1 |
2005-06 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 10 22 32 58 3 | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 6 3
Canada OG 6 0 0 0 0 2 |
2006-07 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 81 14 15 29 58 7 | Playoffs 18 2 0 2 24 -5
2007-08 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 65 9 8 17 68 -2 | Playoffs 22 3 1 4 10 0
2008-09 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 79 7 10 17 40 -13 | Playoffs 8 1 0 1 0 0
2009-10 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 81 7 15 22 28 -2 | Playoffs 12 0 0 0 16 0
2010-11 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 47 6 5 11 12 1 | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 2 2
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1982-83 Don Mills Flyers QC Int PW - - - - - - |
1983-84 Toronto Young Nationals QC Int PW - - - - - - |
1989-90 Team Canada Spengler Cup - - - - - - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2011-12 Detroit Red Wings NHL Special Asst. to GM
2012-13 Detroit Red Wings NHL Special Asst. to GM
2013-14 Detroit Red Wings NHL Special Asst. to GM
2014-15 Detroit Red Wings NHL Special Asst. to GM
Detroit Jr. Red Wings QC Int PW Head Coach
2015-16 Detroit Red Wings NHL Special Asst. to GM
2016-17 Detroit Red Wings NHL Special Asst. to GM
2017-18 Detroit Red Wings NHL Special Asst. to GM
Little Caesars 15U AAA HPHL 15U Head Coach
2018-19 Detroit Red Wings NHL Special Asst. to GM
Little Caesars 16U AAA T1EHL 16U Head Coach
2019-20 Detroit Red Wings NHL Dir. of Amateur Scouting
2020-21 Detroit Red Wings NHL Dir. of Amateur Scouting
2021-22 Detroit Red Wings NHL Dir. of Amateur Scouting
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 181 45 65 110 0.61 204 -15 | 2 9 2 3 5 0.56 24 1
GTHL U18 1 40 35 32 67 1.68 46 - | 0
International 2 122 23 37 60 0.49 60 - | 0
NHL 20 1 157 161 203 364 0.31 790 72 | 18 222 24 22 46 0.21 153 15
OG 1 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 | 0
OHL 1 39 19 42 61 1.56 35 - | 1 19 8 11 19 1.00 20 -
QC Int PW 2 - - - - - - - | 0
Spengler Cup 1 - - - - - - - | 0
WC 4 28 2 7 9 0.32 16 2 | 0
WCup 1 5 2 2 4 0.80 2 5 | 0
WJC-20 2 14 1 5 6 0.43 4 - | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Nicklas Lidström (D) 1993-2011 17 Detroit Red Wings
Kirk Maltby (F) 1995-2010 15 Canada, Canada, Detroit Red Wings
Chris Osgood (G) 1993-2011 14 Adirondack Red Wings, Detroit Red Wings
Tomas Holmström (F) 1996-2011 14 Detroit Red Wings

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/26/2011
07/26/2011 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Retired
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03/15/2017 There will be blood The Players' Tribune
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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1988, 4 #60 overall by Windsor Spitfires in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Detroit Red Wings

Career transactions
- 2011-07-26 • Announced his retirement
- 2007-10-26 • Signed to a three-year contract extension by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2004-02-01 • Signed to a lockout contract by the Motor City Mechanics (but never played)
- 2004-10-31 • Signed to a lockout contract by Servette (but never played)
- 2004-07-01 • Re-signed to a four-year contract by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2000-09-26 • Re-signed to a four-year contract by the Detroit Red Wings
- 1993-06-30 • Traded to the Detroit Red Wings for $1 US

Draper was the first player in NHL history to play in the NHL (1990-91 - Winnipeg Jets) before appearing in a major junior game, per TSN's Bob McKenzie

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