List of NHL players who spent their entire career with one franchise

The following is a list of retired National Hockey League (NHL) players who played their entire NHL career—in at least ten seasons—exclusively for one team. As of the end of the 2023–24 season, 127 players have accomplished this feat, of which the Montreal Canadiens have had the most, with 19. Of players who have spent their career with one franchise, Alex Delvecchio of the Detroit Red Wings holds the record of the greatest number of seasons, with 24. Delvecchio beat out former Detroit Red Wings teammate Gordie Howe for the record in the 1979–80 season when Howe’s World Hockey Association team, the Hartford Whalers, became an NHL team, thus disqualifying Howe from this list. Howe broke the old record in the 1966–67 NHL season by beating out Dit Clapper who spent 20 seasons with the Boston Bruins. Howe held the record for 13 seasons, extending the old record to 25 seasons until he played with Hartford.

List

Key

*	Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame
#	Not yet eligible for Hockey Hall of Fame consideration[1]

Alex Delvecchio, 24 seasons with Detroit

Stan Mikita, 22 seasons with Chicago

Steve Yzerman, 22 seasons with Detroit

George Armstrong, 21 seasons with Toronto

Shane Doan, 21 seasons with Winnipeg/Phoenix/Arizona

Jean Beliveau, 20 seasons with Montreal

Ken Daneyko, 20 seasons with New Jersey

Patrik Eliáš, 20 seasons with New Jersey

Nicklas Lidstrom, 20 seasons with Detroit

Henri Richard, 20 seasons with Montreal

Joe Sakic, 20 seasons with Quebec/Colorado

Patrice Bergeron, 19 seasons with Boston

Dustin Brown, 18 seasons with Los Angeles

Rod Gilbert, 18 seasons with NY Rangers

Maurice Richard, 18 seasons with Montreal

NHL players who have spent their career at one franchise

Seasons	Player	Team	Career	Games played	Cup Wins
13	Justin Abdelkader	Detroit Red Wings	2007–2020	739	0
10	Syl Apps*	Toronto Maple Leafs	1936–1943, 1945–1948	423	3
11	Bob Armstrong	Boston Bruins	1950–1951, 1952–1962	542	0
21	George Armstrong*	Toronto Maple Leafs	1949–1971	1,188	4
12	Larry Aurie	Detroit Cougars/Falcons/Red Wings	1927–1939	489	2
11	P. J. Axelsson	Boston Bruins	1997–2004, 2005–2009	797	0
12	Bill Barber*	Philadelphia Flyers	1972–1984	903	2
20	Jean Beliveau*	Montreal Canadiens	1950–1951, 1952–1971	1,125	10
19	Patrice Bergeron#	Boston Bruins	2003–2004, 2005–2023	1,294	1
10	Mike Bossy*	New York Islanders	1977–1987	752	4
15	Butch Bouchard*	Montreal Canadiens	1941–1956	785	4
14	Turk Broda*	Toronto Maple Leafs	1936–1943, 1945–1952	629	5
18	Dustin Brown#	Los Angeles Kings	2003–2004, 2005–2022	1,296	2
11	Mud Bruneteau	Detroit Red Wings	1935–1946	411	3
13	Sergei Brylin	New Jersey Devils	1994–2004, 2005–2008	765	3
17	Wayne Cashman	Boston Bruins	1964–1965, 1967–1983	1,027	2
20	Dit Clapper*	Boston Bruins	1927–1947	833	3
15	Bobby Clarke*	Philadelphia Flyers	1969–1984	1,144	2
12	Neil Colville*	New York Rangers	1935–1942, 1944–1949	464	1
11	Bill Cook*	New York Rangers	1926–1937	474	2
10	Alain Cote	Quebec Nordiques	1979–1989	696	0
16	Yvan Cournoyer*	Montreal Canadiens	1963–1979	968	10
14	Corey Crawford	Chicago Blackhawks	2005–2006, 2007–2020	488	2
13	Jack Crawford	Boston Bruins	1937–1950	548	2
10	Floyd Curry	Montreal Canadiens	1947–1958	601	4
20	Ken Daneyko	New Jersey Devils	1983–2003	1,283	3
14	Pavel Datsyuk*	Detroit Red Wings	2001–2004, 2005–2016	953	2
12	Bob Davidson	Toronto Maple Leafs	1934–1946	491	2
11	Eric Daze	Chicago Blackhawks	1994–2004, 2005–2006	601	0
24	Alex Delvecchio*	Detroit Red Wings	1950–1974	1,549	3
11	Rick DiPietro	New York Islanders	2000–2001, 2002–2004, 2005–2013	318	0
21	Shane Doan	Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes	1995–2004, 2005–2017	1,540	0
16	Woody Dumart*	Boston Bruins	1935–1942, 1945–1954	772	2
20	Patrik Elias	New Jersey Devils	1995–2004, 2005–2016	1,240	2
16	Ron Ellis	Toronto Maple Leafs	1963–1975, 1977–1981	1,034	1
11	Tobias Enstrom	Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets	2007–2018	719	0
13	Jonathan Ericsson	Detroit Red Wings	2007–2020	680	1
10	Jan Erixon	New York Rangers	1983–1993	556	0
16	Bob Gainey*	Montreal Canadiens	1973–1989	1,160	5
17	Ryan Getzlaf#	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim/Anaheim Ducks	2005–2022	1,157	1
18	Rod Gilbert*	New York Rangers	1960–1978	1,065	0
14	Ebbie Goodfellow*	Detroit Cougars/Falcons/Red Wings	1929–1943	554	3
16	Johnny Gottselig	Chicago Black Hawks	1928–1941, 1942–1945	589	2
11	Ted Green	Boston Bruins	1960–1969, 1970–1972	620	1
16	Ron Greschner	New York Rangers	1974–1990	981	0
14	Bill Hajt	Buffalo Sabres	1973–1987	854	0
10	Craig Hartsburg	Minnesota North Stars	1979–1989	570	0
14	Milan Hejduk	Colorado Avalanche	1998–2004, 2005–2013	1,020	1
15	Ott Heller	New York Rangers	1931–1946	647	2
11	Bryan Hextall*	New York Rangers	1936–1944, 1945–1948	449	1
15	Tomas Holmstrom	Detroit Red Wings	1996–2004, 2005–2012	1,026	4
12	Red Horner*	Toronto Maple Leafs	1928–1940	490	1
11	Rejean Houle	Montreal Canadiens	1969–1973, 1976–1983	635	5
14	Jimmy Howard	Detroit Red Wings	2005–2006, 2007–2020	543	0
16	Aurele Joliat*	Montreal Canadiens	1922–1938	655	3
10	Dennis Kearns	Vancouver Canucks	1971–1981	677	0
14	Ted Kennedy*	Toronto Maple Leafs	1942–1955, 1956–1957	696	5
11	Cliff Koroll	Chicago Black Hawks	1969–1980	814	0
16	David Krejci#	Boston Bruins	2006–2021, 2022–2023	1032	1
15	Niklas Kronwall	Detroit Red Wings	2003–2004, 2005–2019	953	1
14	Elmer Lach*	Montreal Canadiens	1940–1954	664	3
12	Jacques Laperriere*	Montreal Canadiens	1962–1974	691	6
10	Edgar Laprade*	New York Rangers	1945–1955	500	0
14	Jere Lehtinen	Dallas Stars	1995–2004, 2005–2010	875	1
12	Jacques Lemaire*	Montreal Canadiens	1967–1979	853	8
17	Mario Lemieux*	Pittsburgh Penguins	1984–1994, 1995–1997, 2000–2004, 2005–2006	915	2
13	Pit Lepine	Montreal Canadiens	1925–1938	526	2
11	Herbie Lewis*	Detroit Cougars/Falcons/Red Wings	1928–1939	483	2
20	Nicklas Lidstrom*	Detroit Red Wings	1991–2004, 2005–2012	1,564	4
13	Bryan Little	Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets	2007–2020	843	0
15	Henrik Lundqvist*	New York Rangers	2005–2020	887	0
11	Keith Magnuson	Chicago Black Hawks	1969–1980	589	0
14	Chico Maki	Chicago Black Hawks	1961–1974, 1975–1976	841	1
13	Georges Mantha	Montreal Canadiens	1928–1941	498	2
17	Mush March	Chicago Black Hawks	1928–1945	759	2
15	Don Marcotte	Boston Bruins	1965–1966, 1968–1982	868	2
16	Andrei Markov	Montreal Canadiens	2000–2004, 2005–2017	990	0
10	John Marks	Chicago Black Hawks	1972–1982	657	0
12	Nick Metz	Toronto Maple Leafs	1934–1942, 1944–1948	518	4
10	Rudy Migay	Toronto Maple Leafs	1949–1950, 1951–1960	417	0
22	Stan Mikita*	Chicago Black Hawks	1958–1980	1,396	1
12	Mike Milbury	Boston Bruins	1975–1987	754	0
12	Armand Mondou	Montreal Canadiens	1928–1940	386	2
10	Ken Morrow	New York Islanders	1979–1989	550	4
14	Bill Mosienko*	Chicago Black Hawks	1941–1955	710	0
11	Murray Murdoch	New York Rangers	1926–1937	508	2
15	Bob Murray	Chicago Blackhawks	1975–1990	1,008	0
11	Lou Nanne	Minnesota North Stars	1967–1978	635	0
15	Chris Neil	Ottawa Senators	2001–2004, 2005–2017	1,026	0
14	Bob Nystrom	New York Islanders	1972–1986	900	4
14	Terry O'Reilly	Boston Bruins	1971–1985	891	0
10	Lynn Patrick*	New York Rangers	1934–1943, 1945–1946	455	1
10	Marty Pavelich	Detroit Red Wings	1947–1957	634	4
10	Steve Payne	Minnesota North Stars	1978–1988	613	0
11	Johnny Peirson	Boston Bruins	1946–1954, 1955–1958	545	0
11	Jim Peplinski	Calgary Flames	1980–1990, 1994–1995	711	1
17	Gilbert Perreault*	Buffalo Sabres	1970–1987	1,191	0
17	Chris Phillips	Ottawa Senators	1997–2004, 2005–2015	1,179	0
13	Michal Pivonka	Washington Capitals	1986–1999	825	0
10	Barclay Plager	St. Louis Blues	1967–1977	614	0
15	Denis Potvin*	New York Islanders	1973–1988	1,060	4
15	Claude Provost	Montreal Canadiens	1955–1970	1,005	9
10	Don Raleigh	New York Rangers	1943–1944, 1947–1956	535	0
14	Craig Ramsay	Buffalo Sabres	1971–1985	1,070	0
15	Tuukka Rask#	Boston Bruins	2007–2022	564	1
20	Henri Richard*	Montreal Canadiens	1955–1975	1,258	11
18	Maurice Richard*	Montreal Canadiens	1942–1960	978	8
14	Mike Richter	New York Rangers	1989–2003	666	1
15	Pekka Rinne	Nashville Predators	2005–2006, 2007–2021	683	0
20	Joe Sakic*	Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche	1988–2004, 2005–2009	1,378	2
16	Milt Schmidt*	Boston Bruins	1936–1942, 1945–1955	776	2
15	Brent Seabrook	Chicago Blackhawks	2005–2020	1,114	3
17	Daniel Sedin	Vancouver Canucks	2000–2004, 2005–2018	1,306	0
17	Henrik Sedin	Vancouver Canucks	2000–2004, 2005–2018	1,330	0
10	Jim Slater	Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets	2005–2015	584	0
12	Sid Smith	Toronto Maple Leafs	1946–1958	601	3
13	Stan Smyl	Vancouver Canucks	1978–1991	896	0
14	Thomas Steen	Winnipeg Jets	1981–1995	950	0
12	Brian Sutter	St. Louis Blues	1976–1988	779	0
17	Dave Taylor	Los Angeles Kings	1977–1994	1,111	0
14	Walt Tkaczuk	New York Rangers	1967–1981	945	0
13	J. C. Tremblay	Montreal Canadiens	1959–1972	794	5
12	Mario Tremblay	Montreal Canadiens	1974–1986	852	5
10	Steve Vickers	New York Rangers	1972–1982	698	0
10	Jimmy Watson	Philadelphia Flyers	1972–1982	613	2
14	Kenny Wharram	Chicago Black Hawks	1951–1969	766	1
11	Art Wiebe	Chicago Black Hawks	1932–1933, 1934–1944	414	1
22	Steve Yzerman*	Detroit Red Wings	1983–2004, 2005–2006	1,514	3
15	Henrik Zetterberg	Detroit Red Wings	2002–2004, 2005–2018	1,082	1

Honorable mention

• Georges Vezina played 16 seasons for the Montreal Canadiens, from 1910 to 1925, including both the NHL and its informal predecessor, the National Hockey Association (NHA). Only counting the NHL, he appeared in 190 games across the league's first 9 seasons.

Counts by franchise

Team name	Past name(s)	Player count
Anaheim Ducks	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	1
Arizona Coyotes	Winnipeg Jets Phoenix Coyotes	2
Boston Bruins		15
Buffalo Sabres		3
Calgary Flames	Atlanta Flames	1
Carolina Hurricanes	Hartford Whalers	0
Chicago Blackhawks	Chicago Black Hawks	14
Colorado Avalanche	Quebec Nordiques	3
Columbus Blue Jackets		0
Dallas Stars	Minnesota North Stars	4
Detroit Red Wings	Detroit Cougars Detroit Falcons	15
Edmonton Oilers		0
Florida Panthers		0
Los Angeles Kings		2
Minnesota Wild		0
Montreal Canadiens		19
Nashville Predators		1
New Jersey Devils	Kansas City Scouts Colorado Rockies	3
New York Islanders		5
New York Rangers		15
Ottawa Senators		2
Philadelphia Flyers		3
Pittsburgh Penguins		1
Seattle Kraken		0
St. Louis Blues		2
San Jose Sharks		0
Tampa Bay Lightning		0
Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto Arenas Toronto St. Patricks	10
Vancouver Canucks		4
Vegas Golden Knights		0
Washington Capitals		1
Winnipeg Jets	Atlanta Thrashers	3

Potential future candidates

The following active players have played at least ten seasons exclusively for one team to date. Table updated as of the 2024–25 season^[update].

Seasons	Player	Team	Career
17	Mikael Backlund	Calgary Flames	2008–2025
17	Nicklas Backstrom	Washington Capitals	2007–2024
15	Josh Bailey	New York Islanders	2008–2023
12	Aleksander Barkov	Florida Panthers	2013–2025
16	Jamie Benn	Dallas Stars	2009–2025
13	Jonas Brodin	Minnesota Wild	2012–2025
16	John Carlson	Washington Capitals	2009–2025
14	Casey Cizikas	New York Islanders	2011–2025
16	Logan Couture	San Jose Sharks	2009–2025
14	Sean Couturier	Philadelphia Flyers	2011–2025
20	Sidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins	2005–2025
17	Drew Doughty	Los Angeles Kings	2008–2025
11	Leon Draisaitl	Edmonton Oilers	2014–2025
10	Nikolaj Ehlers	Winnipeg Jets	2015–2025
11	Aaron Ekblad	Florida Panthers	2014–2025
13	Filip Forsberg	Nashville Predators	2012–2025
13	Brendan Gallagher	Montreal Canadiens	2012–2025
12	John Gibson	Anaheim Ducks	2013–2025
16	Victor Hedman	Tampa Bay Lightning	2009–2025
10	Connor Hellebuyck	Winnipeg Jets	2015–2025
12	Boone Jenner	Columbus Blue Jackets	2013–2025
14	Roman Josi	Nashville Predators	2011–2025
19	Anze Kopitar	Los Angeles Kings	2006–2025
14	Chris Kreider	New York Rangers	2011–2025
12	Nikita Kucherov	Tampa Bay Lightning	2013–2025
11	Gabriel Landeskog	Colorado Avalanche	2011–2022
10	Dylan Larkin	Detroit Red Wings	2015–2025
13	Anders Lee	New York Islanders	2012–2025
19	Kris Letang	Pittsburgh Penguins	2006–2025
10	Esa Lindell	Dallas Stars	2015–2025
11	Adam Lowry	Winnipeg Jets	2014–2025
12	Nathan MacKinnon	Colorado Avalanche	2013–2025
19	Evgeni Malkin	Pittsburgh Penguins	2006–2025
12	Scott Mayfield	New York Islanders	2013–2025
10	Connor McDavid	Edmonton Oilers	2015–2025
10	Josh Morrissey	Winnipeg Jets	2015–2025
14	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	Edmonton Oilers	2011–2025
11	Darnell Nurse	Edmonton Oilers	2014–2025
10	William Nylander	Toronto Maple Leafs	2015–2025
20	Alexander Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	2005–2025
10	Colton Parayko	St. Louis Blues	2015–2025
11	David Pastrnak	Boston Bruins	2014–2025
10	Adam Pelech	New York Islanders	2015–2025
15	Carey Price	Montreal Canadiens	2007–2022
10	Ryan Pulock	New York Islanders	2015–2025
12	Morgan Rielly	Toronto Maple Leafs	2013–2025
11	Bryan Rust	Pittsburgh Penguins	2014–2025
10	Juuse Saros	Nashville Predators	2015–2025
14	Mark Scheifele	Winnipeg Jets	2011–2025
15	Jared Spurgeon	Minnesota Wild	2010–2025
11	Colton Sissons	Nashville Predators	2013–2014, 2015–2025
15	Jonathan Toews	Chicago Blackhawks	2007–2020, 2021–2023
12	Tom Wilson	Washington Capitals	2013–2025
11	Andrei Vasilevskiy	Tampa Bay Lightning	2014–2025
19	Marc-Edouard Vlasic	San Jose Sharks	2006–2025

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Disqualified from the list

NHL players who have spent their career with their original franchise for at least 12 years but were disqualified from the list

Seasons	Player	Team played for the most seasons (years)	Other team(s) played for (years)
12	Sid Abel*	Detroit Red Wings (1938–1943, 1946–1952)	Chicago Black Hawks (1952–1954)
17	Daniel Alfredsson*	Ottawa Senators (1995–2004, 2005–2013)	Detroit Red Wings (2013–2014)
12	Glenn Anderson*	Edmonton Oilers (1980–1991, 1995–1996)	Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–1994) New York Rangers (1994) St. Louis Blues (1994–1995, 1996)
12	Dave Andreychuk*	Buffalo Sabres (1982–1993, 2000–2001)	Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–1996) New Jersey Devils (1996–1999) Boston Bruins (1999–2000) Colorado Avalanche (2000) Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–2004, 2005–2006)
15	Ralph Backstrom	Montreal Canadiens (1956–1970)	Los Angeles Kings (1970–1973) Chicago Black Hawks (1973)
12	Fred Barrett	Minnesota North Stars (1970–1971, 1972–1983)	Los Angeles Kings (1983–1984)
12	Andy Bathgate*	New York Rangers (1952–1964)	Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–1965) Detroit Red Wings (1965–1967) Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–1968, 1970–1971)
14	Bobby Baun	Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–1967, 1970–1973)	Oakland Seals (1967–1968) Detroit Red Wings (1968–1970)
12	Doug Bentley*	Chicago Black Hawks (1939–1944, 1945–1952)	New York Rangers (1953–1954)
14	Rob Blake*	Los Angeles Kings (1989–2001, 2006–2008)	Colorado Avalanche (2001–2004, 2005–2006) San Jose Sharks (2008–2010)
14	Peter Bondra	Washington Capitals (1990–2004)	Ottawa Senators (2004) Atlanta Thrashers (2005–2006) Chicago Blackhawks (2006–2007)
12	Georges Boucher*	Ottawa Senators (1917–1929)	Montreal Maroons (1929–1931) Chicago Black Hawks (1931–1932)
12	Bob Bourne	New York Islanders (1974–1986)	Los Angeles Kings (1986–1987)
21	Ray Bourque*	Boston Bruins (1979–2000)	Colorado Avalanche (2000–2001)
16	Patrice Brisebois	Montreal Canadiens (1990–2004, 2007–2009)	Colorado Avalanche (2005–2007)
21	Martin Brodeur*	New Jersey Devils (1991–1992, 1993–2004, 2005–2014)	St. Louis Blues (2014–2015)
16	Neal Broten	Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars (1980–1995, 1997)	New Jersey Devils (1995–1996) Los Angeles Kings (1996–1997)
14	Keith Brown	Chicago Blackhawks (1979–1993)	Florida Panthers (1993–1995)
13	Benoit Brunet	Montreal Canadiens (1988–1989, 1990–2001)	Dallas Stars (2001–2002) Ottawa Senators (2002)
12	Kelly Buchberger	Edmonton Oilers (1987–1999)	Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) Los Angeles Kings (2000–2002) Phoenix Coyotes (2002–2003) Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–2004)
12	Alexandre Burrows	Vancouver Canucks (2005–2017)	Ottawa Senators (2017–2018)
13	Guy Carbonneau*	Montreal Canadiens (1980–1981, 1982–1994)	St. Louis Blues (1994–1995) Dallas Stars (1995–2000)
13	Wendel Clark	Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–1994, 1996–1998, 2000)	Quebec Nordiques (1994–1995) New York Islanders (1995–1996) Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–1999) Detroit Red Wings (1999) Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)
13	Hap Day*	Toronto St. Patricks/Maple Leafs (1924–1937)	New York Americans (1937–1938)
12	Kevin Dineen	Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes (1984–1991, 1995–1999)	Philadelphia Flyers (1991–1995) Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–2003)
12	Tie Domi	Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–1990, 1995–2004, 2005–2006)	New York Rangers (1990–1992) Winnipeg Jets (1992–1995)
12	Bruce Driver	New Jersey Devils (1983–1995)	New York Rangers (1995–1998)
15	Alexander Edler#	Vancouver Canucks (2006–2021)	Los Angeles Kings (2021–2023)
12	Mattias Ekholm#	Nashville Predators (2011–2023)	Edmonton Oilers (2023–present)
13	Bernie Federko*	St. Louis Blues (1976–1989)	Detroit Red Wings (1989–1990)
13	Sergei Fedorov*	Detroit Red Wings (1990–2003)	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–2004, 2005) Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–2008) Washington Capitals (2008–2009)
14	Fernie Flaman*	Boston Bruins (1944–1951, 1954–1961)	Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–1954)
13	Patrick Flatley	New York Islanders (1983–1996)	New York Rangers (1996–1997)
13	Marc-Andre Fleury#	Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–2004, 2005–2017)	Vegas Golden Knights (2017–2021) Chicago Blackhawks (2021–2022) Minnesota Wild (2022–present)
17	Adam Foote	Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche (1991–2004, 2008–2011)	Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–2008)
16	Ron Francis*	Hartford Whalers (1981–1991)/Carolina Hurricanes (1998–2004)	Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–1998) Toronto Maple Leafs (2004)
14	Bernie Geoffrion*	Montreal Canadiens (1950–1964)	New York Rangers (1966–1968)
12	Curt Giles	Minnesota North Stars (1979–1986, 1987–1991)	New York Rangers (1986–1987) St. Louis Blues (1991–1993)
12	Todd Gill	Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–1996)	San Jose Sharks (1996–1998) St. Louis Blues (1998) Detroit Red Wings (1998–1999, 2000–2001) Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) Colorado Avalanche (2001–2002) Chicago Blackhawks (2002–2003)
12	Clark Gillies*	New York Islanders (1974–1986)	Buffalo Sabres (1986–1988)
15	Mark Giordano#	Calgary Flames (2006–2021)	Seattle Kraken (2021–2022) Toronto Maple Leafs (2022–2024)
15	Claude Giroux#	Philadelphia Flyers (2007–2022)	Florida Panthers (2022) Ottawa Senators (2022–present)
14	Andy Greene#	New Jersey Devils (2006–2020)	New York Islanders (2020–2022)
13	Vic Hadfield	New York Rangers (1961–1974)	Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–1977)
14	Doug Harvey*	Montreal Canadiens (1947–1961)	New York Rangers (1961–1964) Detroit Red Wings (1966–1967) St. Louis Blues (1968–1969)
12	Derian Hatcher	Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars (1991–2003)	Detroit Red Wings (2003–2004) Philadelphia Flyers (2005–2008)
14	Darren Helm#	Detroit Red Wings (2007–2021)	Colorado Avalanche (2021–2023)
12	Camille Henry	New York Rangers (1953–1955, 1956–1965, 1967–1968)	Chicago Black Hawks (1965) St. Louis Blues (1968–1970)
12	Shawn Horcoff	Edmonton Oilers (2000–2004, 2005–2013)	Dallas Stars (2013–2015) Anaheim Ducks (2015–2016)
20	Tim Horton*	Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–1950, 1951–1970)	New York Rangers (1970–1971) Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–1972) Buffalo Sabres (1972–1974)
25	Gordie Howe*	Detroit Red Wings (1946–1971)	Hartford Whalers (1979–1980)
17	Harry Howell*	New York Rangers (1952–1969)	Oakland Seals/California Golden Seals (1969–1971) Los Angeles Kings (1971–1973)
15	Bobby Hull*	Chicago Black Hawks (1957–1972)	Winnipeg Jets (1979–1980) Hartford Whalers (1980)
13	Dennis Hull	Chicago Black Hawks (1964–1977)	Detroit Red Wings (1977–1978)
16	Jarome Iginla*	Calgary Flames (1996–2004, 2005–2013)	Pittsburgh Penguins (2013) Boston Bruins (2013–2014) Colorado Avalanche (2014–2017) Los Angeles Kings (2017)
13	Barret Jackman	St. Louis Blues (2001–2004, 2005–2015)	Nashville Predators (2015–2016)
14	Tom Johnson*	Montreal Canadiens (1947–1948, 1950–1963)	Boston Bruins (1963–1965)
12	Tomas Kaberle	Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–2004, 2005–2011)	Boston Bruins (2011) Carolina Hurricanes (2011) Montreal Canadiens (2011–2013)
16	Patrick Kane#	Chicago Blackhawks (2007–2023)	New York Rangers (2023) Detroit Red Wings (2023–present)
16	Duncan Keith#	Chicago Blackhawks (2005–2021)	Edmonton Oilers (2021–2022)
13	Red Kelly*	Detroit Red Wings (1947–1960)	Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–1967)
15	Dave Keon*	Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–1975)	Hartford Whalers (1979–1982)
15	Mikko Koivu	Minnesota Wild (2005–2020)	Columbus Blue Jackets (2020–2021)
13	Saku Koivu	Montreal Canadiens (1995–2004, 2005–2009)	Anaheim Ducks (2009–2014)
16	Olaf Kolzig	Washington Capitals (1989–1990, 1992–2004, 2005–2008)	Tampa Bay Lightning (2008–2009)
13	Steve Konowalchuk	Washington Capitals (1991–2003)	Colorado Avalanche (2003–2004, 2005–2006)
14	Guy Lafleur*	Montreal Canadiens (1971–1985)	New York Rangers (1988–1989) Quebec Nordiques (1989–1991)
14	Guy Lapointe*	Montreal Canadiens (1968–1982)	St. Louis Blues (1982–1983) Boston Bruins (1983–1984)
12	Scott Laughton#	Philadelphia Flyers (2013–2025)	Toronto Maple Leafs (2025–present)
14	Vincent Lecavalier	Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–2004, 2005–2013)	Philadelphia Flyers (2013–2015) Los Angeles Kings (2015–2016)
13	Steve Larmer	Chicago Blackhawks (1980–1993)	New York Rangers (1993–1995)
17	Brian Leetch*	New York Rangers (1987–2004)	Toronto Maple Leafs (2004) Boston Bruins (2005–2006)
15	David Legwand	Nashville Predators (1998–2004, 2005–2014)	Detroit Red Wings (2014) Ottawa Senators (2014–2015) Buffalo Sabres (2015–2016)
13	Trevor Lewis#	Los Angeles Kings (2008–2020, 2023–present)	Winnipeg Jets (2020–2021) Calgary Flames (2021–2023)
12	Nick Libett	Detroit Red Wings (1967–1979)	Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–1981)
16	Trevor Linden	Vancouver Canucks (1988–1997, 2001–2004, 2005–2008)	New York Islanders (1997–1999) Montreal Canadiens (1999–2001) Washington Capitals (2001)
14	Ted Lindsay*	Detroit Red Wings (1944–1957, 1964–1965)	Chicago Black Hawks (1957–1960)
15	Kevin Lowe*	Edmonton Oilers (1979–1992, 1996–1998)	New York Rangers (1992–1996)
13	Al MacInnis*	Calgary Flames (1981–1994)	St. Louis Blues (1994–2004)
14	John MacLean	New Jersey Devils (1983–1997)	San Jose Sharks (1997–1998) New York Rangers (1998–2000) Dallas Stars (2000–2002)
12	Rick MacLeish	Philadelphia Flyers (1970–1981, 1983–1984)	Hartford Whalers (1981) Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–1983) Detroit Red Wings (1984)
12	Frank Mahovlich*	Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–1968)	Detroit Red Wings (1968–1971) Montreal Canadiens (1971–1974)
13	Sylvio Mantha*	Montreal Canadiens (1923–1936)	Boston Bruins (1936–1937)
16	Brad Marchand	Boston Bruins (2009–2025)	Florida Panthers (2025–present)
21	Patrick Marleau	San Jose Sharks (1997–2004, 2005–2017, 2019–2020, 2020–2021)	Toronto Maple Leafs (2017–2019) Pittsburgh Penguins (2020)
14	Matt Martin#	New York Islanders (2009–2016, 2018–present)	Toronto Maple Leafs (2016–2018)
12	Richard Matvichuk	Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars (1992–2004)	New Jersey Devils (2005–2007)
13	Darren McCarty	Detroit Red Wings (1993–2004, 2007–2009)	Calgary Flames (2005–2007)
13	Jim McKenny	Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–1978)	Minnesota North Stars (1978–1979)
12	Mark Messier*	Edmonton Oilers (1979–1991)	New York Rangers (1991–1997, 2000–2004) Vancouver Canucks (1997–2000)
20	Mike Modano*	Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars (1989–2004, 2005–2010)	Detroit Red Wings (2010–2011)
12	Dickie Moore*	Montreal Canadiens (1951–1963)	Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–1965) St. Louis Blues (1967–1968)
12	Howie Morenz*	Montreal Canadiens (1923–1934, 1936–1937)	Chicago Black Hawks (1934–1936) New York Rangers (1936)
13	Brenden Morrow	Dallas Stars (1999–2004, 2005–2013)	Pittsburgh Penguins (2013) St. Louis Blues (2013–2014) Tampa Bay Lightning (2014–2015)
12	Troy Murray	Chicago Blackhawks (1981–1991, 1993–1994)	Winnipeg Jets (1991–1993) Ottawa Senators (1994–1995) Pittsburgh Penguins (1995) Colorado Avalanche (1995–1996)
12	Jim Neilson	New York Rangers (1962–1974)	California Golden Seals/Cleveland Barons (1974–1978)
13	Brock Nelson#	New York Islanders (2012–2025)	Colorado Avalanche (2025–present)
13	Scott Niedermayer*	New Jersey Devils (1991–2004)	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim/Anaheim Ducks (2005–2010)
13	Frank Nighbor*	Ottawa Senators (1917–1930)	Toronto Maple Leafs (1930)
15	Teppo Numminen	Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes (1988–2003)	Dallas Stars (2003–2004) Buffalo Sabres (2005–2009)
14	Chris Osgood	Detroit Red Wings (1993–2001, 2005–2011)	New York Islanders (2001–2003) St. Louis Blues (2003–2004)
13	Jay Pandolfo	New Jersey Devils (1996–2004, 2005–2010)	New York Islanders (2011–2012) Boston Bruins (2012–2013)
13	Joe Pavelski#	San Jose Sharks (2006–2019)	Dallas Stars (2019–2024)
14	Corey Perry#	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim/Anaheim Ducks (2005–2019)	Dallas Stars (2019–2020) Montreal Canadiens (2020–2021) Tampa Bay Lightning (2021–2023) Chicago Blackhawks (2023) Edmonton Oilers (2024–present)
12	Alex Pietrangelo#	St. Louis Blues (2008–2020)	Vegas Golden Knights (2020–present)
12	Rich Pilon	New York Islanders (1988–1999)	New York Rangers (1999–2001) St. Louis Blues (2001–2002)
13	Pierre Pilote*	Chicago Black Hawks (1955–1968)	Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–1969)
15	Tomas Plekanec#	Montreal Canadiens (2003–2004, 2005–2018, 2018–2019)	Toronto Maple Leafs (2018)
15	Marcel Pronovost*	Detroit Red Wings (1950–1965)	Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–1970)
14	Bob Pulford*	Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–1970)	Los Angeles Kings (1970–1972)
16	Jonathan Quick#	Los Angeles Kings (2007–2023)	Vegas Golden Knights (2023) New York Rangers (2023–present)
14	Mike Ramsey	Buffalo Sabres (1979–1993)	Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–1994) Detroit Red Wings (1994–1996)
16	Jean Ratelle*	New York Rangers (1960–1975)	Boston Bruins (1975–1981)
14	Rob Ray	Buffalo Sabres (1989–2003)	Ottawa Senators (2003–2004)
12	Craig Rivet	Montreal Canadiens (1994–2004, 2005–2007)	San Jose Sharks (2007–2008) Buffalo Sabres (2008–2011) Columbus Blue Jackets (2011)
17	Larry Robinson*	Montreal Canadiens (1972–1989)	Los Angeles Kings (1989–1992)
14	Luc Robitaille*	Los Angeles Kings (1986–1994, 1997–2001, 2003–2004, 2005–2006)	Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–1995) New York Rangers (1995–1997) Detroit Red Wings (2001–2003)
12	Patrick Roy*	Montreal Canadiens (1984–1995)	Colorado Avalanche (1995–2003)
16	Borje Salming*	Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–1989)	Detroit Red Wings (1989–1990)
13	Denis Savard*	Chicago Blackhawks (1980–1990, 1995–1997)	Montreal Canadiens (1990–1993) Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–1995)
15	Serge Savard*	Montreal Canadiens (1966–1981)	Winnipeg Jets (1981–1983)
14	Terry Sawchuk*	Detroit Red Wings (1949–1955, 1957–1964, 1968–1969)	Boston Bruins (1955–1957) Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–1967) Los Angeles Kings (1967–1968) New York Rangers (1969–1970)
14	Eddie Shore*	Boston Bruins (1926–1940)	New York Americans (1940)
13	Steve Shutt*	Montreal Canadiens (1972–1984)	Los Angeles Kings (1984–1985)
12	Darryl Sittler*	Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–1982)	Philadelphia Flyers (1982–1984) Detroit Red Wings (1984–1985)
15	Dallas Smith	Boston Bruins (1959–1962, 1965–1977)	New York Rangers (1977–1978)
15	Ryan Smyth	Edmonton Oilers (1995–2007, 2011–2014)	New York Islanders (2007) Colorado Avalanche (2007–2009) Los Angeles Kings (2009–2011)
12	Harold Snepsts	Vancouver Canucks (1974–1984, 1988–1990)	Minnesota North Stars (1984–1985) Detroit Red Wings (1985–1988) St. Louis Blues (1990–1991)
12	Eric Staal#	Carolina Hurricanes (2003–2004, 2005–2016)	New York Rangers (2016) Minnesota Wild (2016–2020) Buffalo Sabres (2020–2021) Montreal Canadiens (2021) Florida Panthers (2022–2023)
13	Marc Staal#	New York Rangers (2007–2020)	Detroit Red Wings (2020–2022) Florida Panthers (2022–2023) Philadelphia Flyers (2023–present)
16	Steven Stamkos#	Tampa Bay Lightning (2008–2024)	Nashville Predators (2024–present)
13	Ron Stewart	Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–1965)	Boston Bruins (1965–1967) St. Louis Blues (1967) New York Rangers (1967–1971, 1972) Vancouver Canucks (1971–1972) New York Islanders (1972–1973)
15	Don Sweeney	Boston Bruins (1988–2003)	Dallas Stars (2003–2004)
13	Jean-Guy Talbot	Montreal Canadiens (1954–1967)	Minnesota North Stars (1967) Detroit Red Wings (1967–1968) St. Louis Blues (1968–1970) Buffalo Sabres (1970–1971)
12	Chris Terreri	New Jersey Devils (1986–1987, 1988–1995, 1998–2001)	San Jose Sharks (1995–1997) Chicago Blackhawks (1997–1998) New York Islanders (2001)
12	Jimmy Thomson	Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–1957)	Chicago Black Hawks (1957–1958)
15	Bryan Trottier*	New York Islanders (1975–1990)	Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–1992, 1993–1994)
13	Norm Ullman*	Detroit Red Wings (1955–1968)	Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–1975)
13	Mike Vernon*	Calgary Flames (1982–1984, 1985–1994, 2000–2002)	Detroit Red Wings (1994–1997) San Jose Sharks (1997–1999) Florida Panthers (1999–2000)
13	Cam Ward	Carolina Hurricanes (2005–2018)	Chicago Blackhawks (2018–2019)
12	Phil Watson	New York Rangers (1935–1943, 1944–1948)	Montreal Canadiens (1943–1944)
14	Doug Wilson*	Chicago Blackhawks (1977–1991)	San Jose Sharks (1991–1993)
15	Travis Zajac	New Jersey Devils (2006–2021)	New York Islanders (2021)

NHL players who spent 12 or more seasons with their second (or later) team

Seasons	Player	Team played for the most seasons (years)	Other team(s) played for (years)
12	Tommy Albelin	New Jersey Devils (1988–1996, 2001–2004, 2005–2006)	Quebec Nordiques (1987–1988) Calgary Flames (1996–2001)
12	Tom Barrasso*	Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–2000)	Buffalo Sabres (1983–1988) Ottawa Senators (2000) Carolina Hurricanes (2001–2002) Toronto Maple Leafs (2002) San Jose Sharks (2002–2003)
13	Toe Blake*	Montreal Canadiens (1935–1948)	Montreal Maroons (1934–1935)
12	Leo Boivin*	Boston Bruins (1954–1966)	Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–1954) Detroit Red Wings (1966–1967) Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–1969) Minnesota North Stars (1969–1970)
13	Frank Boucher*	New York Rangers (1926–1938, 1943–1944)	Ottawa Senators (1921–1922)
12	Johnny Bower*	Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–1970)	New York Rangers (1953–1955, 1956–1957)
21	Johnny Bucyk*	Boston Bruins (1957–1978)	Detroit Red Wings (1955–1957)
14	Zdeno Chara#	Boston Bruins (2006–2020)	New York Islanders (1997–2001, 2021–2022) Ottawa Senators (2001–2004, 2005–2006) Washington Capitals (2020–2021)
12	Gerry Cheevers*	Boston Bruins (1965–1972, 1975–1980)	Toronto Maple Leafs (1961–1962)
12	Bill Cowley*	Boston Bruins (1935–1947)	St. Louis Eagles (1934–1935)
12	Marcel Dionne*	Los Angeles Kings (1975–1987)	Detroit Red Wings (1971–1975) New York Rangers (1987–1989)
14	Gary Doak	Boston Bruins (1965–1970, 1973–1981)	Detroit Red Wings (1965, 1972–1973) Vancouver Canucks (1970–1971) New York Rangers (1971–1972)
17	Kris Draper	Detroit Red Wings (1993–2004, 2005–2011)	Winnipeg Jets (1990–1993)
15	Tony Esposito*	Chicago Black Hawks (1969–1984)	Montreal Canadiens (1968–1969)
12	Warren Godfrey	Detroit Red Wings (1955–1962, 1963–1968)	Boston Bruins (1952–1955, 1962–1963)
12	Syd Howe*	Detroit Red Wings (1935–1946)	Ottawa Senators (1929–1930, 1932–1934) Philadelphia Quakers (1930–1931) Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–1932) St. Louis Eagles (1934–1935)
12	Dale Hunter	Washington Capitals (1987–1999)	Quebec Nordiques (1980–1987)/Colorado Avalanche (1999)
15	Calle Johansson	Washington Capitals (1989–2003)	Buffalo Sabres (1987–1989) Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–2004)
13	Erik Johnson#[3]	Colorado Avalanche (2011–2023, 2025–present)	St. Louis Blues (2007–2011) Buffalo Sabres (2023–2024) Philadelphia Flyers (2024–2025)
12	Brooks Laich	Washington Capitals (2004, 2005–2016)	Ottawa Senators (2004) Toronto Maple Leafs (2016) Los Angeles Kings (2017)
14	Kirk Maltby	Detroit Red Wings (1996–2004, 2005–2010)	Edmonton Oilers (1993–1996)
12	Rick Middleton	Boston Bruins (1976–1988)	New York Rangers (1974–1976)
13	Kelly Miller	Washington Capitals (1987–1999)	New York Rangers (1985–1987)
13	Ken Mosdell	Montreal Canadiens (1944–1956, 1958–1959)	Brooklyn Americans (1941–1942) Chicago Black Hawks (1956–1957)
16	Eric Nesterenko	Chicago Black Hawks (1956–1972)	Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–1956)
12	Markus Naslund	Vancouver Canucks (1996–2004, 2005–2008)	Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–1996) New York Rangers (2008–2009)
12	Rod Seiling	New York Rangers (1963–1974)	Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–1963, 1974–1976) Washington Capitals (1974) St. Louis Blues (1976–1978) Atlanta Flames (1978–1979)
15	Teemu Selanne*	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim/Anaheim Ducks (1996–2001, 2005–2014)	Winnipeg Jets (1992–1996) San Jose Sharks (2001–2003) Colorado Avalanche (2003–2004)
17	Billy Smith*	New York Islanders (1972–1989)	Los Angeles Kings (1971–1972)
12	Jordan Staal#	Carolina Hurricanes (2012–present)	Pittsburgh Penguins (2006–2012)
12	Alexander Steen	St. Louis Blues (2008–2020)	Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–2008)
13	Scott Stevens*	New Jersey Devils (1991–2004)	Washington Capitals (1982–1990) St. Louis Blues (1990–1991)
13	Martin St. Louis*	Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–2004, 2005–2014)	Calgary Flames (1998–2000) New York Rangers (2014–2015)
13	Mats Sundin*	Toronto Maple Leafs (1994–2004, 2005–2008)	Quebec Nordiques (1990–1994) Vancouver Canucks (2008–2009)
15	Joe Thornton#	San Jose Sharks (2005–2020)	Boston Bruins (1997–2004, 2005) Toronto Maple Leafs (2020–2021) Florida Panthers (2021–2022)
13	Glen Wesley	Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes (1994–2003, 2003–2004, 2005–2008)	Boston Bruins (1987–1994) Toronto Maple Leafs (2003)
13	Blake Wheeler#	Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets (2011–2023)	Boston Bruins (2008–2011) New York Rangers (2023–present)
12	Sergei Zubov*	Dallas Stars (1996–2004, 2005–2009)	New York Rangers (1992–1995) Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–1996)

See also

• List of one-club men in association football
• List of one-club men in rugby league
• List of Major League Baseball players who spent their entire career with one franchise
• List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise
• List of National Football League players who spent their entire career with one franchise