Denver Post (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
President Bush welcomed the Detroit Red Wings to the White House on Tuesday, celebrating a Stanley Cup championship team that even had one player score a goal with his teeth. "Those are beauties," Bush said jokingly of Kris Draper's teeth. The center deflected the puck off his face and into the net in a playoff win against Dallas, costing him three teeth. Bush said the Red Wings offered a sporting...
Deadspin (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Billboard Hockey: sure it looks nice, until you realize you don't know the rules and that all the players are Canadian. [The Sporting Blog] • Kris Draper did not eat poop out of the Stanley...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
Nicklas Lidstrom may find a not-so-subtle message waiting for him when he returns to Joe Louis Arena. "Maybe there'll be a bunch of visors in his stall," Kris Draper said Thursday. "I mean, you never want to see him in that position."
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
from Michael Caples of DetroitRedWings.com, (Ty) Conklin joined Kris Draper, Tomas Holmstrom, Nicklas Lidstrom, Kirk Maltby, and Brian Rafalski as the only Wings who participated in the first optional skate before training camp. Conklin, a native of Anchorage, Alaska, said that he thought it was important to get onto the ice as soon as possible to start meeting his new teammates. “Anytime you can get...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Red Wings forward Kris Draper will serve as grand marshal for the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. Among his chief duties, Draper will tell the drivers when it's time to start their engines.
The Puck Stops Here (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
The important thing that comes from hockey sabermetrics is the ability to draw conclusions about the game. Sometimes these conclusions are not widely held by the hockey establishment. I listed some of these conclusions in the thread my sabermetric philosophy. One of my conclusions was: Kris Draper and Kirk Maltby are no longer as valuable players as most fans believe. Their even strength
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
The Stanley Cup has held raw oysters, Froot Loops and Timbits (not at the same time) and been used as a dog dish, flower pot and impromptu toilet bowl – Kris Draper's Red Wings may be No. 1 but when he had the trophy in Toronto earlier this summer, his newborn daughter used it for No. 2.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Share the Stanley Cup with Kris Draper. Watch below…
National Hockey League Digest (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
According to the Detroit Free Press, Kris Draper has accomplished what no other person has in recorded history with the Stanley Cup. No, we’re not talking about filling it with Tim Horton’s Tim-Bits, although that might be a good idea for Crosby’s next commercial. Detroit forward Kris Draper revealed during the weekend that his diaperless baby, [...]
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Remember this the next time you say you'd like to kiss the Stanley Cup. Red Wings forward Kris Draper revealed during the weekend that his diaperless baby, Kamryn, did a number on the Cup last month. A number two, to be exact.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
It seems the only time the Stanley Cup gets paraded around Toronto, it's in Kris Draper's hands.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
The Hockey Hall of Fame Web site has a running feature, "Stanley Cup Journal," and its most recent entry examines how two Red Wings spent their time with the Cup.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
When Chris Osgood went to the podium Friday to thank fans at Hart Plaza, he fittingly had Kris Draper right next to him.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
"This is unbelievable. We've had great turnout before, but driving down Woodward (Avenue) and seeing all the people with the signs and jerseys was unbelievable." — forward Kris Draper
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
"This is unbelievable. We've had great turnout before, but driving down Woodward (Avenue) and seeing all the people with the signs and jerseys was unbelievable." — forward Kris Draper
