Kris Draper

Kris Draper
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 188 lb (85 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Detroit Red Wings Winnipeg Jets
Nationality	Canada
Born	(1971-05-24)May 24, 1971, Toronto, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	62nd overall, 1989 Winnipeg Jets
Pro Career	1989 – 2011

Kristopher "Kris" Draper (born May 24, 1971) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player that played for the Winnipeg Jets (1972-1996) and Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Draper was a four-time winner of the Stanley Cup, a Frank J. Selke Trophy winner and has scored over 100 goals in a Red Wings uniform. Draper was a member of the famous Grind Line in Detroit, consisting of himself, Kirk Maltby and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty. The line was reunited with the return of McCarty to the Wings in the 2007–08 season.

Playing career

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

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 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. He was named an alternate captain during the 2006–07 season. Draper was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2006 Olympics. On October 25, 2007 Draper signed a three-year, $4.75-million contract extension with the team. He will earn $1.85 million in 2008–09, $1.65 million in 2009–10, and $1.25 million in the 2010-11 campaign—for a salary cap hit value up $1.58-million.

On March 17, 2009, Draper became the fifth person to play 1,000 games in a Red Wing uniform—a feat accomplished only by Gordie Howe, Alex Delvecchio, Steve Yzerman, and Nicklas Lidström.

Awards

• Stanley Cup (Detroit Red Wings) – 1997, 1998, 2002, 2008
• Frank J. Selke Trophy – 2004

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
2006–07	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		81	14	15	29	58		18	2	0	2	24
2007–08	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		65	9	8	17	68		22	3	1	4	10
2008–09	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		79	7	10	17	40		8	1	0	1	0
2009–10	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		82	7	15	22	28		12	0	0	0	16
NHL totals				1111	155	198	353	778		214	24	21	45	158

International play

Draper prior to a faceoff against the Calgary Flames.

Played for Canada in:

• National team program 1988–89 and 1989–90
• 1989 World Junior Championships
• 1990 World Junior Championships
• 2000 World Championships
• 2001 World Championships
• 2003 World Championships (gold medal)
• 2004 World Cup of Hockey (gold medal)
• 2005 World Championships (silver medal)

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

External links

• Kris Draper's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Jere Lehtinen

Winner of the Frank J. Selke Trophy 2004

Succeeded by Rod Brind'Amour (2006)