Dallas Drake

Dallas Drake
Drake with the Detroit Red Wings in 2008
Born (1969-02-04) February 4, 1969
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Center/Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
St. Louis Blues
Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes
NHL draft 116th overall, 1989
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1992–2008

Dallas James Drake (born February 4, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger in the National Hockey League (NHL) who began and ended his career playing for the Detroit Red Wings, the team that drafted him. In his last season, the Red Wings made it to and beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games in the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, enabling him to end his career with his first and only Stanley Cup championship. Team captain Nicklas Lidström handed the Cup to Drake first to skate with above his head as recognition of how long he waited to win the Cup.

Previously, Drake played for the Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes, and St. Louis Blues. Drake played his college hockey at Northern Michigan University.