Red Wings RW Drake retires

Jul 15, 2008 - 6:19 PM DETROIT (Ticker) -- Detroit Red Wings right wing Dallas Drake retired Tuesday, ending a 15-year career capped by a long-awaited Stanley Cup championship.

Drake, 39, signed with the Red Wings last July and appeared in 65 games for the reigning Stanley Cup champions, scoring three goals and three assists.

A British Columbia native, Drake also played in 22 postseason games en route to his first championship, as the Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins to claim their fourth Stanley Cup in the last 11 seasons.

Detroit's sixth-round draft selection in 1989, Drake spent parts of two seasons with the Red Wings before being traded to the Winnipeg Jets-Phoenix Coyotes franchise in March 1994. He signed with St. Louis in July 2000 and served as the Blues' captain from 2005-07.

In 1,009 career games, Drake scored 177 goals and 477 points, registering 885 penalty minutes.