Tom Draper

Thomas Edward Draper (born November 20, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was chosen in the eighth round, 165th overall, the 8th pick of the Winnipeg Jets in the 1985 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Draper was born in Outremont, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1978 and 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Verdun, Quebec.

Draper played collegiately at the University of Vermont and, after college, played one season in Finland with Tappara of the SM-liiga. He made his North American professional debut with the AHL's Moncton Hawks in the 1988–89 season, and also appeared in two NHL games with the Winnipeg Jets that same season.

On February 28, 1991, the Jets traded Draper to the St. Louis Blues for future considerations, which on May 24, 1991 turned out to be for Jim Vesey; Draper was ultimately traded back to the Jets. On June 22, 1991 the Buffalo Sabres acquired him from the Jets for the seventh round draft pick in the 1992 entry draft. On September 30, 1993 the Sabres traded Draper to the New York Islanders for a seventh round draft pick, Steve Plouffe in the 1994 entry draft. He then became a free agent and the Winnipeg Jets picked him up again on December 14, 1995.

In his NHL career, Draper played with the Jets, Buffalo Sabres, and New York Islanders. He ended up playing 53 professional games in the NHL. He also spent several seasons in both the AHL and the IHL. In the 1998–99 AHL season, with the Rochester Americans, Draper shared the Hap Holmes Memorial Award (lowest team goals against average) with teammate Martin Biron. Draper had a career goals against average of 3.70 and 19 wins in the NHL. After his NHL career Draper went back to Finland and became a top netminder playing for the Espoo Blues and Lukko Rauma, gaining a record of 27-17-7.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1981–82 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 25 17 4 4 1498 85 0 3.40 — 7 2 5 429 28 0 3.92 — 1982–83 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 28 15 8 5 1677 149 0 5.34 — 7 4 3 400 30 0 4.50 — 1983–84 University of Vermont ECAC 20 8 12 0 1205 82 0 4.08 .879 — — — — — — — — 1984–85 University of Vermont ECAC 24 5 17 0 11316 90 0 4.11 .889 — — — — — — — — 1985–86 University of Vermont ECAC 29 15 12 1 1697 87 1 3.08 .898 — — — — — — — — 1986–87 University of Vermont ECAC 29 16 13 0 1662 96 2 3.47 — — — — — — — — — 1987–88 Tappara FIN 28 16 3 9 1619 87 0 3.22 .893 10 7 3 600 25 2 2.50 .910 1988–89 Winnipeg Jets NHL 2 1 1 0 120 12 0 6.00 .818 — — — — — — — — 1988–89 Moncton Hawks AHL 54 27 17 5 2962 171 2 3.46 .890 7 5 2 419 24 0 3.44 — 1989–90 Winnipeg Jets NHL 6 2 4 0 359 26 0 4.34 .829 — — — — — — — — 1989–90 Moncton Hawks AHL 51 20 24 3 2844 167 1 3.52 .894 — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Moncton Hawks AHL 30 15 13 2 1779 95 1 3.20 .899 — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 410 5 3 1 564 32 0 3.40 — — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Peoria Rivermen IHL 10 6 3 1 584 36 0 3.70 — 4 2 1 214 10 0 2.80 — 1991–92 Buffalo Sabres NHL 26 10 9 5 1403 75 1 3.21 .895 7 3 4 433 19 1 2.63 .905 1991–92 Rochester Americans AHL 9 4 3 2 531 28 0 3.16 .884 — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Buffalo Sabres NHL 11 5 6 0 664 41 0 3.71 .881 — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Rochester Americans AHL 5 3 2 0 303 22 0 4.36 .864 — — — — — — — — 1993–94 New York Islanders NHL 7 1 3 0 227 16 0 4.23 .864 — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 35 7 23 3 1933 140 0 4.34 .875 — — — — — — — — 1994–95 Minnesota Moose IHL 59 25 20 6 3063 187 1 3.66 .881 2 0 2 118 10 0 5.07 .865 1995–96 Winnipeg Jets NHL 1 0 0 0 34 3 0 5.37 .786 — — — — — — — — 1995–96 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 31 14 12 3 1793 101 1 3.38 .892 — — — — — — — — 1996–97 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 39 28 7 3 2267 87 2 2.30 .909 18 13 5 1096 41 2 2.24 .923 1997–98 Quebec Rafales IHL 43 15 22 4 2418 131 2 3.25 .887 — — — — — — — — 1997–98 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 9 4 2 2 497 20 0 2.41 .922 10 5 5 582 32 0 3.30 .905 1998–99 Rochester Americans AHL 26 14 9 3 1568 60 0 2.30 .924 2 0 0 86 4 0 2.79 .895 1999–00 Lukko FIN 52 27 17 7 3143 116 6 2.21 .915 4 1 3 273 7 1 1.54 .956 2000–01 Espoo Blues FIN 35 13 15 6 2033 85 4 2.51 .901 — — — — — — — — 2001–02 Tappara FIN 50 29 13 8 3025 102 9 2.02 .919 10 7 3 617 18 0 1.75 .936 2002–03 HIFK FIN 7 2 2 2 374 24 0 3.85 .879 — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Adirondack IceHawks UHL 5 3 1 0 244 13 1 3.12 .888 — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Toledo Storm ECHL 4 3 1 0 250 7 0 1.72 .938 — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Augusta Lynx ECHL 17 6 5 2 864 43 1 2.99 .892 — — — — — — — — 2003–04 Adirondack IceHawks UHL 1 1 0 0 60 5 0 5.00 .773 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 52 19 23 5 2807 173 1 3.70 .877 7 3 4 433 19 1 2.63 .905

Awards and honors Award Year All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1985–86

Hap Holmes Memorial Award (lowest GAA in AHL): 1998–99 In the 1985–86 and the 1986-87 seasons Draper was named to East Coast Athletic Conference All-Star First Team. AHL Second All-Star Team, 1988-1989