KRIS DRAPER RUMORS & GOSSIP

Former Red Wings forward Kris Draper’s dealing with retirement ‘the right way’

Forbes’ Robert Laura has been writing a series of articles about athletes approaching and dealing with retiring from playing sports for a living, and over the past week, he’s spoken to Deion Sanders, John Salley, Desmond Howard, Annika Sorenstam, Tito Ortiz, Al Iafrate, Shannon Miller and some guy named Kris Draper about the psychological, financial and I can only smile...
Via Kukla's Korner  |  2 days ago
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Red Wings exec Kris Draper’s number retired…by his high school

Red Wings fans might be more apt to suggest, or at least hope, that their team might somehow find a way to honor the contributions made by Darren McCarty, Kirk Maltby, Kris Draper, Chris Osgood and, assuming his playing days are done, Tomas Holmstrom to the team’s 4 Stanley Cup championships—some sort of banner honoring the quartet, if not the opening of a Tigers-style...
Via Kukla's Korner  |  29 days ago
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Kris Draper, Chris Osgood, Scotty Bowman, Wayne Gretzky talk about Steve Yzerman’s 1996 2OT GWG

From We All Bleed Red on YouTube and TSN, Red Wings execs Kris Draper and Chris Osgood, former coach Scotty Bowman, NHL analyst Darren Pang and one Wayne Gretzky all recollect the circumstances surrounding the most famous goal of Steve Yzerman’s career, his double OT winner against the St. Louis Blues in 1996:
Via Kukla's Korner  |  April 25, 2012
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Red Wings exec Kris Draper talks about Wings-Predators and playoff violence on Fan 590

Red Wings special assistant to GM Ken Holland (that’s his title) Kris Draper spoke to The Fan 590’s Greg Brady and Jim Lang this morning, splitting a nine-and-a-half-minute interview between discussing his steadfast belief that the Wings are not, as suggested by several pundits in the recap cycle, cooked geese, and then assessing the levels of violence and player disrespect...
Via Kukla's Korner  |  April 18, 2012
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15th anniversary of the infamous Colorado / Detroit brawl

[youtube]uOCXfu_mWyY[/youtube] March 26th, 1997 marks a special day in NHL history for all the right or wrong reasons depending on your stance on fighting in the NHL. Fifteen years ago today fans saw one of the biggest, most heated brawls in the modern NHL. The incident might be most remembered for the specific tussle between goaltender Patrick Roy and Mike Vernon. It's...
Via Puck Drunk Love  |  March 26, 2012
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Yzerman says no to Classic comeback

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...
Via Fox Sports Detroit  |  February 10, 2012
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Ozzie's ready; Grind Line set for Wings-Leafs alumni game

Kris Draper joked with Kirk Maltby about reuniting on the ice. Chris Osgood, meanwhile, is believed to be in search of his goaltending equipment.
Via Lions Blog  |  February 10, 2012
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Gameday 31 - Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings (18-9-1) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (17-9-4) 7:00 pm/et TV: ROOT, FS-D CONSOL Energy Center We hated the Red Wings back in 2008 and 2009. Now... not so much. Maybe it's because the Penguins rarely play them. Maybe it's because people like Chris Osgood and Kris Draper are no longer with the team. Maybe it's because we don't even...
Via The Pensblog  |  December 13, 2011
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