Kris Draper is getting a promotion within the same franchising that made him a four-time Stanley Cup Champion. Steve Yzerman has announced that Draper has been named the assistant general manager, in addition to his existing duties as director of amateur scouting.
In his new role, Draper, 52, will work alongside Yzerman and Red Wings assistant general manager Shawn Horcoff on all hockey operations matters for the organization. Draper spent the last four seasons as Red Wings director of amateur scouting, overseeing the franchise's amateur scouting department, running the NHL Entry Draft and assisting the Red Wings' management team in various hockey operations decisions. As director of amateur scouting, Draper presided over the selection of six first-round picks in the NHL Entry Draft, choosing players such as Lucas Raymond, Simon Edvinsson, Sebastian Cossa, Marco Kasper, Nate Danielson, and Axel Sandin Pellikka.
Draper won the Stanley Cup championship with the Wings in 1997, 1998, 2002, and 2008 and is a member of the infamous "Grind Line."
