Dallas Drake
| Dallas Drake | |||
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Drake with the Detroit Red Wings in 2008 | |||
| Born |
February 4, 1969 Trail, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| 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.