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In Game 6 of the 1996 Western Conference Finals, Avalanche right winger Claude Lemieux checked Red Wings center Kris Draper from behind, driving Draper's face into the boards. While not a specific retaliation, earlier, in Game 3 of the series, Avalanche defender Adam Foote had been hit from behind into the glass by Slava Kozlov, resulting in ...
Lemieux's reputation for playing dirty was solidified in a 1996 incident with the Avalanche when Lemieux checked Kris Draper of the Detroit Red Wings into the boards from behind during Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals. Draper suffered a concussion, broken jaw, broken nose, and broken cheekbone, all of which led to Draper having ...
Kristopher Bruce "Kris" Draper (born May 24, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current director of amateur scouting and assistant general manager for the Detroit Red Wings, the team which he played 17 seasons for during his 20-year National Hockey League (NHL) playing career.
Book excerpt from “Stanleytown 25 Years Later" on Fight Night at the Joe, when Darren McCarty and Detroit Red Wings bloodied Colorado Avalanche
Draper did not return to play until the middle of the 1996–97 season. While Lemieux was assessed a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct match penalty for the hit, [1] the Avalanche went on to win the game 4–1 and completed the upset. The controversial hit on Draper by Lemieux was a catalyst (along with a rough hit by Kozlov on ...
Kris Boyd explains coach shove After the game, Boyd said it was a pure moment of passion that led to the helmet throw and subsequent push of special teams coach Frank Ross. "I was turnt [sic], I ...
NFL player Kris Boyd has apologized for shoving one of his coaches. The Houston Texans cornerback, 28, pushed special teams coordinator Frank Ross, 37, in a heated moment during the divisional ...
The Generals are co-owned by McCarty's former Grind Liner, Kris Draper, who encouraged McCarty to make a comeback to professional hockey. [2] [3] McCarty made his home debut for the Generals on January 12, 2008, and recorded one assist in the 4–3 victory. In ten games with the Generals, McCarty had three goals, two assists, and thirty penalty ...