KRIS DRAPER RUMORS & GOSSIP

DETROIT -- Although Kris Draper couldn't wait to put his No. 33 on again and would be fit and ready for the NHL Alumni Showdown if it took place this week, there's another longtime Red Wings player who fans were hoping to see again. That player is current Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman. "I'm going to get Drapes to twist his arm and Cheli (Chris...

You don’t get a lot for a dollar. Well, that is not true if you’re a fan of the Detroit Red Wings the past 17 years. In 1993, the Winnipeg Jets traded Kris Draper to the Red Wings for a dollar ($1.00), which was probably $1.50 in Canadian dollars at the time. I don’t know what Winnipeg’s rationale for that trade amount was. My only memories of the old Winnipeg Jets, before...

DETROIT -- Kris Draper loved playing hockey, and he loved playing for the Detroit Red Wings. Once the 40-year-old Draper learned he wasn't a sure bet to play for Detroit next season, he decided to hang up his skates for good. Draper announced his retirement Tuesday after 20 seasons in the NHL, the last 17 with the Red Wings. He will remain in the organization in a still undefined...

Detroit Red Wings right wing Kris Draper is expected to announce his retirement Tuesday. The team has announced that Draper will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. ET attended by general manager Ken Holland. The Detroit News is reporting that Draper will retire from the NHL. Draper, 40, has spent virtually his entire career with the Red Wings, collecting 161 goals and...

In a summer that has seen the Detroit Red Wings lose the likes of Brian Rafalski and Chris Osgood, the team appears to be on the verge of losing a third player to retirement this offseason.  The Red Wings have scheduled a press conference at Joe Louis Arena for 11 a.m. tomorrow morning, during which it is expected that long time checking forward, Kris Draper, will announce his retirement...

The Detroit Red Wings have called a news conference with Kris Draper amid reports that the veteran forward will retire. The 40-year-old Draper helped the Red Wings win four Stanley Cups and was named the NHL's best defensive forward in 2004. But injuries limited him to 47 games and 11 points last season. Detroit may have run out of room at forward. Patrick Eaves and Drew Miller...

As we’ve waited for Red Wings GM Ken Holland and goaltender Chris Osgood to sit down and discuss #30’s future in Detroit, we haven’t heard much regarding Kris Draper’s status, but the Free Press’s Helene St. James suggests that in Draper’s case, there very literally isn’t a spot for him on the roster: “No doubt he wants to play .....

With Training camp in Traverse City opening on Saturday, the Red Wings have found out some more interesting news to start the young season. Veteran forward Kris Draper will not skate at least for today as the staff has listed him as day-to-day to start the young season. Draper injured his groin on Saturday, and has not received any tests according to General Manager Ken Holland....

The Detroit Red Wings have desecrated the Stanley Cup yet again. Will the hockey gods overlook Kris Draper's latest offense, or are the Wings in for a Stanley Cup drought of Maple Leaf-esque proportions?

You can't make stuff like this up. Its one thing to take a tinkle in the Stanley Cup when you're drunk, its quite another to let your little kid in there when they have an "Oops I crapped my pants" Episode. But that's exactly what happened when the Red Wings Kris Draper put his newborn in there. How's that for a Stanley Cup first?