Kris Draper News

Two longtime division rivals renew acquaintances this evening at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena, where the defending Western Conference champion Red Wings shoot for a win over the St.

Chris Osgood has been outstanding in helping carry the Detroit Red Wings to the past two Stanley Cup finals, but if they're going to again play for hockey's biggest prize this June, he may be watching from the bench.

The Detroit Red Wings hope to avoid a third straight loss this evening when they travel to New York to take on the Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

Dan Cleary scored the tiebreaking goal with 2:03 left, and Jimmy Howard made 28 saves to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday night.

Patrik Elias scored the game-winner in the fourth round of the shootout as the New Jersey Devils slipped by the Detroit Red Wings, 4-3, at Prudential Center.

Red Wings forward Kris Draper seems to have spent his free time over the past two days on the phone as he spoke to The Fan 590's Don Landry and Gord Stellick, discussing the Red Wings' up-and-down start due to injuries and somewhat spotty play and the team's desire to get on a good run during an 8:50 interview... Download file Draper also appeared ...

Remember when we used to win games in this fashion on a regular basis? Man, those were the days.

Todd Bertuzzi knows what he enjoys most about hockey. "I love to score and when you're not scoring, it's not that fun," Bertuzzi said.

Few would characterize Mike Babcock as a silver-lining type of guy. Task-oriented, results-driven, no-nonsense, no-excuses-accepted; he's all of that for sure.

Todd Bertuzzi's goal in the fourth round of the shootout helped the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 win over the St.

Red Wings goaltender Chris Osgood looked all of his 21 years of age when he broke into the league as a wide-eyed rookie during the 1993-94 season, and while he turns 37 today, the Detroit Free Press's Steve Schrader notes that, well...He still has fewer wrinkles than the average 21-year-old... November 26, Detroit Free Press : How does Chris Osgood ...

Former Red Wings forward Darren McCarty made a one-front-toothed debut as a TV analyst for Versus this past Monday, and Kris Draper told the Detroit Free Press's Steve Schrader that he approved McCarty's decision...sort of... November 25, Detroit Free Press : Kris Draper, on Darren McCarty's new look as a Versus analyst: "I had to kind of double ...

Niklas Kronwall absolved Montreal forward Georges Laraque on Tuesday, insisting the guy whose knee-on-knee hit knocked him out for at least a month is not a dirty player.

When Brendan Shanahan retired last week, he did so having played 716 of his 1,524 NHL games and posting 633 of his 1,354 points during his nine seasons with the Detroit Red Wings.

The Detroit Red Wings hosted the OHL's Windsor Spitfires for a split practice on Tuesday, and, in addition to a story posted by the Red Wings' website , the Windsor Star's Dave Waddell posted a story relating details from the shindig: November 18, Windsor Star : [T]he Spits each had a player they'd most like to meet.

One of the unwritten rules of just about any sport involves the suggestion that any practice deemed "optional" is anything but, and while Red Wings coach Mike Babcock deemed Friday's morning skate an "optional" one, the Free Press's George Sipple reports that most of the team's players chose the "option" of going down to get a sweat on, one way or ...

Red Wings forward Kris Draper spoke to the Macomb Daily's Bruce MacLeod recently about Brendan Shanahan's decision to hang up his skates, joining an ever-increasing list of retired teammates: November 19, Macomb Daily : Steve Yzerman has been in the Detroit front office for three seasons.

Brad May does not get paid by the fight, but he takes his role as the Detroit Red Wings' enforcer to an extreme.

Darren Helm finally is figuring things out, not the least thanks to having a dynamo like Kris Draper as a linemate and as a lockermate in the Red Wings' locker room.

Ville Leino replaced injured forward Jason Williams on a line with Dan Cleary and Henrik Zetterberg at Detroit Red Wings practice today at Joe Louis Arena.