Kris Draper
Kris Draper
Kristopher Bruce "Kris" Draperis a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current special assistant to the general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, the team with which he played 17 seasons for during his 20-year National Hockey Leagueplaying career...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth24 May 1971
five four games night ourselves prepare start tomorrow
Tomorrow night is the start of four games in five nights, and we have to prepare ourselves for that.
good stops tonight
Ozzie (Osgood) made some good stops tonight and we had a lot of jump.
guess happened left players time
A lot of players have changed. I know (Colorado) doesn't have a lot of players left from the '90s teams. A lot of what happened was a long time ago. I guess it's a little different now.
added pressure
They're part of this team. We're not going to put any added pressure on those guys.
guys mike playoff preaching puck regular score season
That's what Mike has been preaching to us all year. Get the puck to the net, get guys to the net. During the regular season he was preaching that's how you score playoff goals.
almost compete puts
You put Pavel in there, it puts us almost to the upper echelon to compete with the high-end teams.
division great hockey realize teams themselves tougher turned
So you realize that our division just got that much tougher with the upgrades that all these teams made. They've turned themselves into some great hockey clubs.
fun nice teammates
It always makes for a fun night. Down here, you're with your teammates and your family, and it's always nice to be a part of something.
active money teams tied
Out of all the teams in our division, we were the least active because of how much money we had tied into players,
call heard phone until
Right up until I got that phone call I wasn't sure. And when I hadn't heard anything by about 4 o'clock (Wednesday) afternoon, I thought, 'Well, I didn't make it.' But then right after that I got the call.
energy game mike system wants
Right off the bat, Mike is stressing the kind of system he wants to play. He wants to play a high-tempo game and he wants a lot of energy and intensity.
abuse bus detroit four great guys happy hockey huge kid last next red rightfully role wings
He was one of the last guys to get in town, ... It's going to be nice. We have a four-hour bus ride, and Hank's going to probably take the most abuse on the bus, and rightfully so. We're just happy to have him back. He's such a great kid and such a great hockey player. He's going to play a huge role for the Detroit Red Wings over the next four years for sure.
enjoy guys skate
Guys that can skate are going to enjoy this.
good guys moved took
That first goal, they moved it around real good on us. We got down 2-0. We still took some penalties. We took a 5-on-3. Guys killed it off. That's the important thing.