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

The following is a list of retired National Hockey League players who played their entire NHL career—in at least ten seasons—exclusively for one team. As of the end of the 2018–19 season, 115 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. Daniel and Henrik Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks, plus Henrik Zetterberg of the Red Wings, are the most recent players to complete a full career with one team.

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Seasons	Player	Team	Career
10	Syl Apps*	Toronto Maple Leafs	1936–1943, 1945–1948
11	Bob Armstrong	Boston Bruins	1950–1951, 1952–1962
21	George Armstrong*	Toronto Maple Leafs	1949–1950, 1951–1971
12	Larry Aurie	Detroit Cougars/Falcons/Red Wings	1927–1939
11	P. J. Axelsson	Boston Bruins	1997–2004, 2005–2009
12	Bill Barber*	Philadelphia Flyers	1972–1984
20	Jean Beliveau*	Montreal Canadiens	1950–1951, 1952–1971
10	Mike Bossy*	New York Islanders	1977–1987
15	Butch Bouchard*	Montreal Canadiens	1941–1956
14	Turk Broda*	Toronto Maple Leafs	1936–1943, 1945–1952
11	Mud Bruneteau	Detroit Red Wings	1935–1946
13	Sergei Brylin	New Jersey Devils	1994–2004,2005–2008
17	Wayne Cashman	Boston Bruins	1964–1965,1967–1983
20	Dit Clapper*	Boston Bruins	1927–1947
15	Bobby Clarke*	Philadelphia Flyers	1969–1984
12	Neil Colville*	New York Rangers	1935–1942,1944–1949
11	Bill Cook*	New York Rangers	1926–1937
10	Alain Cote	Quebec Nordiques	1979–1989
16	Yvan Cournoyer*	Montreal Canadiens	1963–1979
13	Jack Crawford	Boston Bruins	1937–1950
10	Floyd Curry	Montreal Canadiens	1947–1948,1949–1958
20	Ken Daneyko	New Jersey Devils	1983–2003
14	Pavel Datsyuk	Detroit Red Wings	2001–2004,2005–2016
12	Bob Davidson	Toronto Maple Leafs	1934–1946
11	Eric Daze	Chicago Blackhawks	1994–2004,2005–2006
24	Alex Delvecchio*	Detroit Red Wings	1950–1974
11	Rick DiPietro	New York Islanders	2000–2001,2002–2004,2005–2013
21	Shane Doan	Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes	1995–2004,2005–2017
16	Woody Dumart*	Boston Bruins	1935–1942,1945–1954
20	Patrik Elias	New Jersey Devils	1995–2004,2005–2016
16	Ron Ellis	Toronto Maple Leafs	1963–1975,1977–1981
10	Jan Erixon	New York Rangers	1983–1993
16	Bob Gainey*	Montreal Canadiens	1973–1989
18	Rod Gilbert*	New York Rangers	1960–1978
14	Ebbie Goodfellow*	Detroit Cougars/Falcons/Red Wings	1929–1943
16	Johnny Gottselig	Chicago Black Hawks	1928–1941,1942–1945
11	Ted Green	Boston Bruins	1960–1969,1970–1972
16	Ron Greschner	New York Rangers	1974–1990
14	Bill Hajt	Buffalo Sabres	1973–1987
10	Craig Hartsburg	Minnesota North Stars	1979–1989
14	Milan Hejduk	Colorado Avalanche	1998–2004,2005–2013
15	Ott Heller	New York Rangers	1931–1946
11	Bryan Hextall*	New York Rangers	1936–1944,1945–1948
15	Tomas Holmstrom	Detroit Red Wings	1996–2004,2005–2012
12	Red Horner*	Toronto Maple Leafs	1928–1940
11	Rejean Houle	Montreal Canadiens	1969–1973,1976–1983
16	Aurele Joliat*	Montreal Canadiens	1922–1938
10	Dennis Kearns	Vancouver Canucks	1971–1981
14	Ted Kennedy*	Toronto Maple Leafs	1942–1955,1956–1957
11	Cliff Koroll	Chicago Black Hawks	1969–1980
15	Niklas Kronwall	Detroit Red Wings	2003-2019
14	Elmer Lach*	Montreal Canadiens	1940–1954
12	Jacques Laperriere*	Montreal Canadiens	1962–1974
10	Edgar Laprade*	New York Rangers	1945–1955
14	Jere Lehtinen	Dallas Stars	1995–2004,2005–2010
12	Jacques Lemaire*	Montreal Canadiens	1967–1979
17	Mario Lemieux*	Pittsburgh Penguins	1984–1994,1995–1997,2000–2004,2005–2006
13	Pit Lépine	Montreal Canadiens	1925–1938
11	Herbie Lewis*	Detroit Cougars/Falcons/Red Wings	1928–1939
20	Nicklas Lidstrom*	Detroit Red Wings	1991–2004,2005–2012
11	Keith Magnuson	Chicago Black Hawks	1969–1980
14	Chico Maki	Chicago Black Hawks	1961–1974,1975–1976
13	Georges Mantha	Montreal Canadiens	1928–1941
17	Mush March	Chicago Black Hawks	1928–1945
15	Don Marcotte	Boston Bruins	1965–1966,1968–1982
16	Andrei Markov	Montreal Canadiens	2000-2017
10	John Marks	Chicago Black Hawks	1972–1982
12	Nick Metz	Toronto Maple Leafs	1934–1942,1944–1948
10	Rudy Migay	Toronto Maple Leafs	1949–1950,1951–1960
22	Stan Mikita*	Chicago Black Hawks	1958–1980
12	Mike Milbury	Boston Bruins	1975–1987
12	Armand Mondou	Montreal Canadiens	1928–1940
10	Ken Morrow	New York Islanders	1979–1989
14	Bill Mosienko*	Chicago Black Hawks	1941–1955
11	Murray Murdoch	New York Rangers	1926–1937
15	Bob Murray	Chicago Blackhawks	1975–1990
11	Lou Nanne	Minnesota North Stars	1967–1978
15	Chris Neil	Ottawa Senators	2001–2004,2005–2017
14	Bob Nystrom	New York Islanders	1972–1986
14	Terry O'Reilly	Boston Bruins	1971–1985
10	Lynn Patrick*	New York Rangers	1934–1943,1945–1946
10	Marty Pavelich	Detroit Red Wings	1947–1957
10	Steve Payne	Minnesota North Stars	1978–1988
11	Johnny Peirson	Boston Bruins	1946–1954,1955–1958
11	Jim Peplinski	Calgary Flames	1980–1990,1994–1995
17	Gilbert Perreault*	Buffalo Sabres	1970–1987
17	Chris Phillips	Ottawa Senators	1997–2004,2005–2015
13	Michal Pivonka	Washington Capitals	1986–1999
10	Barclay Plager	St. Louis Blues	1967–1977
15	Denis Potvin*	New York Islanders	1973–1988
15	Claude Provost	Montreal Canadiens	1955–1970
10	Don Raleigh	New York Rangers	1943–1944,1947–1956
14	Craig Ramsay	Buffalo Sabres	1971–1985
20	Henri Richard*	Montreal Canadiens	1955–1975
18	Maurice Richard*	Montreal Canadiens	1942–1960
14	Mike Richter	New York Rangers	1989–2003
20	Joe Sakic*	Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche	1988–2004,2005–2009
16	Milt Schmidt*	Boston Bruins	1936–1942,1945–1955
17	Daniel Sedin	Vancouver Canucks	2000–2004,2005–2018
17	Henrik Sedin	Vancouver Canucks	2000–2004,2005–2018
10	Jim Slater	Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets	2005–2015
12	Sid Smith	Toronto Maple Leafs	1946–1958
13	Stan Smyl	Vancouver Canucks	1978–1991
14	Thomas Steen	Winnipeg Jets	1981–1995
12	Brian Sutter	St. Louis Blues	1976–1988
17	Dave Taylor	Los Angeles Kings	1977–1994
14	Walt Tkaczuk	New York Rangers	1967–1981
13	J. C. Tremblay	Montreal Canadiens	1959–1972
12	Mario Tremblay	Montreal Canadiens	1974–1986
10	Steve Vickers	New York Rangers	1972–1982
10	Jimmy Watson	Philadelphia Flyers	1972–1982
14	Kenny Wharram	Chicago Black Hawks	1951–1952,1953–1954,1955–1956,1958–1969
11	Art Wiebe	Chicago Black Hawks	1932–1933,1934–1944
22	Steve Yzerman*	Detroit Red Wings	1983–2004,2005–2006
15	Henrik Zetterberg	Detroit Red Wings	2002–2004,2005–2018

Counts by franchise

Team name	Past name	Player count
Anaheim Ducks	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	0
Arizona Coyotes	Winnipeg Jets Phoenix Coyotes	2
Boston Bruins		12
Buffalo Sabres		3
Calgary Flames	Atlanta Flames	1
Carolina Hurricanes	Hartford Whalers	0
Chicago Blackhawks	Chicago Black Hawks	12
Colorado Avalanche	Quebec Nordiques	3
Columbus Blue Jackets		0
Dallas Stars	Minnesota North Stars	4
Detroit Red Wings	Detroit Cougars Detroit Falcons	12
Edmonton Oilers		0
Florida Panthers		0
Los Angeles Kings		1
Minnesota Wild		0
Montreal Canadiens		19
New Jersey Devils	Kansas City Scouts Colorado Rockies	3
New York Islanders		5
New York Rangers		14
Ottawa Senators		2
Philadelphia Flyers		3
Pittsburgh Penguins		1
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	1

Potential future candidates

The following active players have played at least ten seasons exclusively for one team to date. Table updated as of the 2019–20 season.

Seasons	Player	Team	Career
13	Justin Abdelkader	Detroit Red Wings	2007-20
12	Mikael Backlund	Calgary Flames	2008-20
13	Nicklas Backstrom	Washington Capitals	2007-20
12	Josh Bailey	New York Islanders	2008-20
11	Jamie Benn	Dallas Stars	2009-20
16	Patrice Bergeron	Boston Bruins	2003-04, 2005-20
10	T.J. Brodie	Calgary Flames	2010-20
16	Dustin Brown	Los Angeles Kings	2003-04, 2005-20
11	John Carlson	Washington Capitals	2009-20
11	Logan Couture	San Jose Sharks	2009-20
14	Corey Crawford	Chicago Blackhawks	2005-06, 2007-20
15	Sidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins	2005-20
12	Drew Doughty	Los Angeles Kings	2008-20
14	Alexander Edler	Vancouver Canucks	2006-20
10	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes	2010-20
11	Tobias Enstrom	Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets	2007-18
13	Jonathan Ericsson	Detroit Red Wings	2007-20
10	Cam Fowler	Anaheim Ducks	2010-20
15	Ryan Getzlaf	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim/Anaheim Ducks	2005-20
14	Mark Giordano	Calgary Flames	2005-07, 2008-20
13	Claude Giroux	Philadelphia Flyers	2007-20
13	Darren Helm	Detroit Red Wings	2007-20
10	Braden Holtby	Washington Capitals	2010-20
14	Jimmy Howard	Detroit Red Wings	2005-06, 2007-20
13	Patrick Kane	Chicago Blackhawks	2007-20
15	Duncan Keith	Chicago Blackhawks	2005-20
15	Mikko Koivu	Minnesota Wild	2005-20
14	Anže Kopitar	Los Angeles Kings	2006-20
14	David Krejci	Boston Bruins	2006-20
14	Kris Letang	Pittsburgh Penguins	2006-20
12	Trevor Lewis	Los Angeles Kings	2008-20
13	Bryan Little	Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets	2007-20
15	Henrik Lundqvist	New York Rangers	2005-20
14	Evgeni Malkin	Pittsburgh Penguins	2006-20
11	Brad Marchand	Boston Bruins	2009-20
15	Alex Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	2005-20
12	Alex Pietrangelo	St. Louis Blues	2008-20
13	Carey Price	Montreal Canadiens	2007-20
13	Jonathan Quick	Los Angeles Kings	2007-20
13	Tuukka Rask	Boston Bruins	2007-20
14	Pekka Rinne	Nashville Predators	2005-06, 2007-20
15	Brent Seabrook	Chicago Blackhawks	2005-20
10	Jared Spurgeon	Minnesota Wild	2010-20
13	Marc Staal	New York Rangers	2007-20
12	Steven Stamkos	Tampa Bay Lightning	2008-20
10	Christopher Tanev	Vancouver Canucks	2010-20
13	Jonathan Toews	Chicago Blackhawks	2007-20
14	Marc-Edouard Vlasic	San Jose Sharks	2006-20
14	Travis Zajac	New Jersey Devils	2006-20

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