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
call camp camps exhibition game games grasp open previous training year
It's going to really open up the game, make the game a lot more entertaining. Training camp this year is going to be more important than previous camps and the exhibition games are going to be very important to get a grasp of how the refs are going to call things.
couple firing games goose last
The last couple games we were firing goose eggs, and that's something you don't want to do going into your elimination game.
added pressure
They're part of this team. We're not going to put any added pressure on those guys.
fun
It went well. It was a lot of fun.
power
The first power play they were snapping it around pretty good. They kind of got some things going.
advantage enjoyed four last played positions three
The last three or four years I've played all three positions and I've enjoyed that. It's a different game, a different look, and it's an opportunity, hopefully, I can take advantage of and get things going.
gotten jump next sounds turning until wait wheels
I thought we were going to wait until the buzzer sounds after tomorrow's (Sunday) game, but the Americans have gotten a jump on us. The wheels will be turning for the next 24 hours.
For me, 03-04 ... was it 03-04 or 02-03?
four points took
After they took four points from us back home, we wanted to come back and answer, which we were able to do.
build definitely
It's something I definitely want to build on.
figuring learning roles rules
Everyone's going in on a whole new learning curve, ... Figuring out what the rules are going to be, what the roles are going to be with the new coach, and that's all going to come pretty fast.
It did feel good. Hopefully, that can get something going offensively.