{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1971)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=April 2026}} {{pp-move}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Kris Draper March 2007.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Draper in 2007 | position = Centre | shoots = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 188 | played_for = Winnipeg Jets<br />Detroit Red Wings | league = NHL | ntl_team = CAN | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|5|24}} | birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | career_start = 1989 | career_end = 2011 | draft = 62nd overall | draft_year = 1989 | draft_team = Winnipeg Jets }} '''Kristopher Bruce''' "'''Kris'''" '''Draper''' (born May 24, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current director of amateur scouting and assistant general manager for the Detroit Red Wings, the team which he played 17 seasons for during his 20-year National Hockey League (NHL) playing career.

Draper is a four-time Stanley Cup champion (all with Detroit), a Frank J. Selke Trophy winner and has scored over 100 goals in his NHL career with the Red Wings. Draper was a member of the famous "Grind Line" in Detroit, consisting of himself, Kirk Maltby and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty. His 222 playoff games ranked him tenth of most career playoff games played.

== Playing career == Draper grew up in West Hill, Ontario, a neighbourhood in the east end of Toronto, where he played minor ice hockey for the Don Mills Flyers of the MTHL. He played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Don Mills team, and in the 1984 tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-19|archive-date=2019-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

After attending De La Salle College in Toronto, he was selected by the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)'s Windsor Spitfires in the fourth round of the 1988 OHL Priority Selection. Instead of reporting to Windsor, Draper elected to play for Team Canada.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}

Drafted 62nd overall in the 1989 NHL entry draft by the original 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 OHL. After playing just 20 NHL games for the Jets in four seasons after being drafted, he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings in 1993 in exchange for $1.<ref name="dollar">{{cite web|url= http://static.espn.go.com/nhl/draft2003/columns/wheatley_tom/1570024.html|title= Futures can help the present|access-date= 2009-03-12|last=Wheatley|first= Tom|date=2003-06-20}}</ref> Doug MacLean, the general manager of the Adirondack Red Wings at the time and a former Detroit Red Wings assistant, was responsible for the trade.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ray|last=Murray|title=WINGS GRATEFUL TO MACLEAN, MURRAY|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1996-02-08-9602070657-story,amp.html|website=Sun Sentinel|date=February 8, 1996|access-date=September 6, 2021}}</ref> Draper would quickly become a valuable fixture for Detroit, and he began his reputation as the "One Dollar Man," eventually becoming one of only seven players (four others were longtime teammates) to play over 1,000 games in a Red Wings uniform.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/leaders_career.html|title=Detroit Red Wings Career Leaders|website=Hockey-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>

[[Image:Kris draper.jpg|thumb|left|Draper warming up before a 2008 game against the Boston Bruins.]]

On May 29, 1996, during game six of the Western Conference Finals of the 1996 Stanley Cup 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. After the game, when interviewed about the hit and the handshake line, Draper's teammate Dino Ciccarelli reacted and coldly remarked, "I can't believe I shook this guy's friggin' hand after the game! That pisses me right off!"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/making-of-the-leagues-bloodiest-rivalry/c-869376|title=Making of the league's bloodiest rivalry|website=NHL.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> When the Wings and Avalanche met again on March 26, 1997, play was very physical between the two teams, and the existing animosity over the hit on Draper set off a massive brawl ("Brawl in Hockeytown") between the two teams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/03/throwback-thursday-detroit-red-wings-colorado-avalanche-brawl-1997-joe-louis-arena-kris-draper-claude-lemieux|title=Remembering the NHL's most brutally epic brawl 20 years later|date=2017-03-23|website=For The Win|language=en|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> According to ESPN’s E60 special “Unrivaled,” Draper has not yet forgiven Lemieux for the hit, nor has Lemieux reached out to apologize.

Draper did not have a breakout offensive season until the 2003–04 season, when he scored 24 goals and 40 points, helping Detroit win the Presidents' Trophy as the team with the highest regular season point total. In addition to his offensive contributions, Draper also won the Frank J. Selke Trophy at season's end as the NHL's top defensive forward.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/player/kris-draper-8446485|title=Kris Draper Stats and News|website=NHL.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>

Draper was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Despite the personal achievement, Canada disappointed in the tournament, losing 2–0 to Russia in the quarter-finals and failing to medal.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}

During the 2006–07 season, Draper was named an alternate captain of the Red Wings. On October 25, 2007, he signed a three-year, $4.75 million contract extension with the team. He earned $1.85 million in 2008–09, $1.65 million in 2009–10, and $1.25 million in the 2010–11 season, for an annual salary cap hit of $1.58 million.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}

[[Image:DraperFaceoff.png|right|180px|thumb|Draper prior to a faceoff against the Calgary Flames.]]

On March 17, 2009, Draper became the fifth player to play 1,000 games in a Red Wings uniform, a feat accomplished only by Gordie Howe, Alex Delvecchio, Steve Yzerman, Nicklas Lidström, and Tomas Holmström. All of the aforementioned players, except Holmström, are enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame, and all have had their numbers retired by the Red Wings, except Holmström. In Draper's case, his 1,000th game in a Red Wings uniform was his 1,020th NHL game overall (passing the 1,000 NHL game milestone on February 2, 2009).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/redwings/2009/03/kris_draper_set_for_100th_game.html|title=Kris Draper set for 1,000th game with Red Wings|last=Khan|first=Ansar|date=2009-03-17|website=mlive|language=en|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>

Draper, discussing his accomplishment, said:

:"Anytime you can join a group like that or there's a sentence and Draper slides in with them, it's a huge honor. I know I've been fortunate. I've been able to stay relatively healthy throughout my career and just been given a tremendous opportunity to remain a Red Wing as long as I have. A thousand games in a Red Wings uniform is something that I'm really proud of. I never imagined we'd be sitting here talking about something like that."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/redwings/2009/03/kris_draper_set_for_100th_game.html|title=Kris Draper set for 1,000th game with Red Wings|last=Khan|first=Ansar|date=2009-03-17|website=mlive|language=en|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>

On July 25, 2011, the Detroit Red Wings prematurely announced the retirement of Draper, which was to be formally announced the next day at a press conference in Detroit at Joe Louis Arena. The news of the retirement was leaked through a photo album the organization posted on their official website. The album, titled "Kris Draper in Photographs," contained 71 pictures. The 68th picture was accompanied by a caption that read, "After 1,157 games and four Stanley Cup championships, Kris Draper announced his retirement during a press conference on July 26, 2011."<ref>{{cite web|last=Malik|first=George|title=Looks Like Draper Retiring Tomorrow|url=http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/tmr/comments/looks_like_draper_retiring_tomorrow/|access-date=25 July 2011}}</ref> It was reported that Draper desired to play another season; however, the team did not have a roster spot for him, and he refused to sign a two-way deal or attend training camp to try out for a roster spot.<ref>{{cite web|last=Khan|first=Ansar|title=Red Wings' Kris Draper to announce retirement Tuesday during news conference|date=25 July 2011|url=http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2011/07/red_wings_kris_draper_to_annou.html|publisher=Michigan Local News|access-date=25 July 2011}}</ref> Draper retired on July 26, 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=569958&navid=mod-rr-headlines|title=Report: Wings' Draper to announce retirement}}</ref>

Draper returned to the ice on December 31, 2016, playing for the Red Wings in their Centennial Classic alumni game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. During the game, Draper was involved in a physical exchange with Gary Roberts, an uncommon occurrence in alumni games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2016/12/31/draper-dominates-alumni-game-goal-near-fight/96045420/|title=Draper dominates alumni game with goal, near-fight|last=Kulfan|first=Ted|website=Detroit News|language=en|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>

==Post-playing career== Immediately following Draper's retirement from hockey, he was added to the Red Wings' front office staff as the special assistant to the general manager, Ken Holland. In this position, Draper "work[s] closely with Detroit’s management team, assisting in player evaluation at both the professional and amateur levels. He will be asked to provide input regarding potential trades and free agent signings, as well as providing insight into potential selections at the annual NHL Entry Draft."

On July 11, 2019, Draper was promoted to director of amateur scouting by new general manager and former teammate Steve Yzerman, following the departure of Tyler Wright to Edmonton. On July 5, 2023, he was promoted to assistant general manager for the Red Wings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/redwings/2023/07/kris-draper-promoted-to-red-wings-assistant-gm-continues-role-as-scouting-director.html |title=Kris Draper promoted to Red Wings' assistant GM, continues role as scouting director |website=MLive.com |first=Ansar |last=Khan |date=July 5, 2023 |access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>

==Personal life== Draper and his wife, Julie, have two daughters, Kennedi and Kamryn, and a son, Kienan. Kienan was drafted by the Saginaw Spirit in the eighth round of the 2018 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2018/04/07/son-wings-draper-selected-ohl-draft/33640315/|title=Son of Wings' Draper selected in OHL draft|newspaper=The Detroit News|date=April 7, 2018|access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/team/kris-draper|title=Kris Draper Bio|publisher=Detroit Red Wings|date=April 7, 2018|access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref> He played for the Chilliwack Chiefs of the British Columbia Hockey League during the 2020–2021 season, and currently plays for the Michigan Wolverines.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.theprogress.com/sports/chilliwack-chiefs-add-player-with-nhl-bloodlines/|title=Chilliwack Chiefs add player with NHL bloodlines|publisher=Chilliwack Chiefs|date=February 20, 2020|access-date=July 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mgoblue.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/kienan-draper/23589|title=Kienan Draper Bio|publisher=Michigan Athletics|access-date=October 21, 2022}}</ref> Kienan was drafted in the seventh round, 187th overall, by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2020 NHL entry draft.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2020/10/07/2020-nhl-draft-detroit-red-wings-nine-picks-day-2-live-updates/5908237002/ |title=Detroit Red Wings pick Kris Draper's son in Round 7 |newspaper=Detroit Free Press|first=Helene |last=St. James |date=October 7, 2020|access-date=October 7, 2020}}</ref> Draper also plays competitive pickleball <ref>{{cite news|url=https://detroithockeynow.com/2024/01/14/kris-draper-pickleball-detroit-red-wings-stays-active-new-endeavor-pbx/ |title=Kris Draper Moved His Competitiveness to Pickleball Court |newspaper=Detroit Hockey Now}}</ref> including Grand Rapid's Beer City Open.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://themalikreport.com/2024/07/10/kris-draper-was-in-grand-rapids-on-wednesday-to-take-part-in-the-beer-city-open-pickleball-tournament/ | title=Kris Draper was in Grand Rapids on Wednesday to take part in the 'Beer City Open'…pickleball tournament | date=11 July 2024 }}</ref>

==International play== {{MedalTableTop|name = }} {{MedalCountry | {{flagicon|Canada}} Canada }} {{MedalSport | Men's ice hockey}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold| 2003 Finland | }} {{MedalSilver | 2005 Austria | }} {{MedalCompetition|World Cup of Hockey}} {{MedalGold | 2004 Canada | }} {{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}} {{MedalGold | 1991 Canada | }} {{MedalGold | 1990 Finland | }} {{MedalBottom}}

Draper participated in eight international tournaments for Canada: * 1990 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships * 1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships * 2000 IIHF World Championship * 2001 IIHF World Championship * 2003 IIHF World Championship * 2004 World Cup of Hockey * 2005 IIHF World Championship * 2006 Winter Olympics

==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- style="background: #e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="5" | Regular&nbsp;season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- style="background: #e0e0e0;" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 1987–88 | Don Mills Flyers Midget AAA | MTHL | 40 || 35 || 32 || 67 || 46 | — || — || — || — || — |- style="background: #f0f0f0;" | 1988–89 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 60 || 11 || 15 || 26 || 16 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1989–90 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 62 || 12 || 22 || 34 || 44 | — || — || — || — || — |- style="background: #f0f0f0;" | 1990–91 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 39 || 19 || 42 || 61 || 35 | 17 || 8 || 11 || 19 || 20 |- | 1990–91 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 7 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- style="background: #f0f0f0;" | 1990–91 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 5 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1991–92 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 61 || 11 || 18 || 29 || 113 | 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 6 |- style="background: #f0f0f0;" | 1991–92 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 10 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 2 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | 1992–93 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 67 || 12 || 23 || 35 || 40 | 5 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 18 |- style="background: #f0f0f0;" | 1992–93 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1993–94 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 46 || 20 || 23 || 43 || 49 | — || — || — || — || — |- style="background: #f0f0f0;" | 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 |- style="background: #f0f0f0;" | 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 |- style="background: #f0f0f0;" | 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 |- style="background: #f0f0f0;" | 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 |- style="background: #f0f0f0;" | 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 |- style="background: #f0f0f0;" | 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 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 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 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2008–09 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 79 || 7 || 10 || 17 || 40 | 8 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 |- | 2009–10 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 81 || 7 || 15 || 22 || 28 | 12 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 16 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2010–11 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 47 || 6 || 5 || 11 || 12 | 8 || 0 || 1 || 1 ||2 |- style="background: #e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 1,157 !! 161 !! 203 !! 364 !! 790 ! 222 !! 24 !! 22 !! 46 !! 160 |}

===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 1990 | Canada | WJC | {{gold1}} | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1991 | Canada | WJC | {{gold1}} | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |- | 2000 | Canada | WC | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2001 | Canada | WC | 5th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |- | 2003 | Canada | WC | {{gold1}} | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2004 | Canada | WCH | {{gold1}} | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |- | 2005 | Canada | WC | {{silver2}} | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2006 | Canada | OG | 7th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4 | Junior totals ! 14 ! 1 ! 5 ! 6 ! 4 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4 | Senior totals ! 39 ! 4 ! 9 ! 13 ! 18 |}

==Awards and honours== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | colspan="3" | NHL |- | Stanley Cup | 1997, 1998, 2002, 2008 | |- | Frank J. Selke Trophy | 2004 | <ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=24962 | title = Frank J. Selke Trophy winners | website = National Hockey League | date = 2010-06-04 | access-date = 2010-06-04}}</ref> |- |}

==See also== *List of NHL players with 1,000 games played

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

==External links== {{commons category}} *{{icehockeystats}}

{{s-start}} {{succession box | title = Winner of the Frank J. Selke Trophy | years = 2004 | before = Jere Lehtinen | after = Rod Brind'Amour }} {{s-end}}

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