The Detroit Red Wings’ Dallas Drake, surrounded by his family, brings the Western Conference Championship trophy to the stage during the team’s Stanley Cup victory parade at Hart Plaza on June 6, 2008, in Detroit. Now 50 years old, Drake played at Northern Michigan University from 1988-92, leading the Wildcats to the NCAA title in 1991. At NMU, he scored 92 goals and accumulated 220 points in 165 regular-season games. (AP file photo)

Detroit’s Chris Chelios, left, hugs teammate Dallas Drake after the Red Wings defeated the Penguins in Game 6 to win the Stanley Cup finals in Pittsburgh on June 4, 2008. Drake won his only championship in his 15th and final NHL season. (AP file photo)

Dallas Drake, right, of the Winnipeg Jets carries the puck as the Mighty Ducks’ Randy Ladouceur defends on Oct. 22, 1995, in Anaheim, Calif. Drake began his NHL career in Detroit from 1992-94, finishing it there in the 2007-08 season. Between those stints, he played with Winnipeg, Phoenix and St. Louis. (AP file photo)

St. Louis Blues right wing Dallas Drake, right, tries to keep Colorado Avalanche center Tyler Arnason from getting a scoring chance in Denver on Dec. 29, 2006. (AP file photo)

The Detroit Red Wings’ Dallas Drake, right, is rushed by Stars players, from left, Mike Smith, Mattias Norstrom and Trevor Daley behind the Dallas goal in the first period in Dallas on Jan. 5, 2008. (AP file photo)

The Detroit Red Wings’ Dallas Drake, top, tackles the Blackhawks' James Wisniewski while fighting during the first period on Oct. 6, 2007, in Chicago. (AP file photo)