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Dallas Drake Announces Retirement
by Alanah McGinley on 07/15/08 at 01:46 PM ET
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From the Free Press:
Red Wings forward Dallas Drake will retire after raising the Stanley Cup last month for the first time in his 16-year career.
Drake announced his retirement today.
Last month’s victory over Pittsburgh was Drake’s first championship in 15 seasons in the NHL.
Update 2:35pm ET: From Craig Custance at The Sporting News:
“I couldn’t imagine finishing out on a better note,” said Drake who will pick up the Stanley Cup for his time with it today.
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Good Job Dallas. I went to shcool with him at NMU when he was on the Wildcat hockey team. Glad Wings drafted him and he had a comeback to win the cup on his way out of the NHL.
Posted by Puck from San Francisco, CA on 07/15/08 at 01:24 PM ET
A lot of people, including myself, bad-mouthed Dallas at points during the regular season. But there’s no denying he played an important role all through the playoffs. I’m glad guys like Helm, Kopecky and Abadabadoo got an up-close chance to watch how he played in the playoffs.
I think Dallas’s journey this season was the fell-good story of the year for the Wings. Hats off to him!
Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 07/15/08 at 01:47 PM ET
Thanks for the memories, both good and bad. God speed, Dallas.
Posted by cementslinger from Midland MI on 07/15/08 at 02:12 PM ET
Thatta boy DD! Way to go out a winner......Mats, i’m looking at you kid, you want to win, head to the winged wheel.
Posted by Jim_Korn on 07/15/08 at 02:20 PM ET
Dear Dallas,
I know you’re reading this blog, so I’d like to say thanks for a great playoff run and rookie year. I liked you when I first saw you, mostly because of the name; hey, I was like 10.
bye for now…
you should post sometime soon, otherwise we might forget that you still come here...k...bye..
Posted by Osrt on 07/15/08 at 03:47 PM ET
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Thanks for the heart, Dallas! Happy Retirement.
Posted by SYF from Las Vegas, NV on 07/15/08 at 12:51 PM ET