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Canada Kris Draper

#33 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 10/11

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Kris Draper Facts

Date of Birth
May 24, 1971
Position
C
Age
52
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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Kris Draper 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

Kris Draper 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
2022-23 Detroit Red Wings NHL Dir. of Amateur Scouting
2023-24 Detroit Red Wings NHL Dir. of Amateur Scouting
Detroit Red Wings NHL Asst. General Manager
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Kris Draper 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 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Kris Draper Connections

Player Period Teams
Nicklas Lidström (D) 1993-2011 17 Detroit Red Wings
Kirk Maltby (F) 1995-2010 15 Canada (WCup), 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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Kris Draper 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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