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 2020–21 season, 120 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, which indefinitely made Delvecchio the all time leader. Howe broke the old record in the 1966-67 NHL Season by beating out Dit Clapper of whom spent 20 seasons with the Boston Bruins. Howe went on to holding the previous record (before Delvecchio) for 13 seasons, extending the old record to 25 seasons until the events mentioned above.

List

Key

*	Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame

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

Dit Clapper, 20 seasons with Boston

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

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
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
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	2003–04, 2005–22	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	1964–1983	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	2005–06, 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
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
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
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

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		13
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	13
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	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 2022-23 season.

Seasons	Player	Team	Career
13	Justin Abdelkader	Detroit Red Wings	2007–20
15	Mikael Backlund	Calgary Flames	2008–23
16	Nicklas Backstrom	Washington Capitals	2007–23
15	Josh Bailey	New York Islanders	2008–23
10	Alexander Barkov	Florida Panthers	2013-23
14	Jamie Benn	Dallas Stars	2009–23
19	Patrice Bergeron	Boston Bruins	2003–04, 2005–23
11	Jonas Brodin	Minnesota Wild	2012–23
14	John Carlson	Washington Capitals	2009–23
12	Casey Cizikas	New York Islanders	2011–23
14	Logan Couture	San Jose Sharks	2009–23
12	Sean Couturier	Philadelphia Flyers	2011–23
18	Sidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins	2005–23
15	Drew Doughty	Los Angeles Kings	2008–23
10	Matt Dumba	Minnesota Wild	2013-23
11	Brian Dumoulin	Pittsburgh Penguins	2013-23
12	Mattias Ekholm	Nashville Predators	2011–23
11	Tobias Enstrom	Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets	2007–18
13	Jonathan Ericsson	Detroit Red Wings	2007–20
11	Filip Forsberg	Nashville Predators	2012–23
13	Cam Fowler	Anaheim Ducks	2010–23
11	Brendan Gallagher	Montreal Canadiens	2012–23
10	John Gibson	Anaheim Ducks	2014-23
10	Zemgus Girgensons	Buffalo Sabres	2013-23
14	Victor Hedman	Tampa Bay Lightning	2009–23
10	Tomas Hertl	San Jose Sharks	2014-23
10	Boone Jenner	Columbus Blue Jackets	2013-23
12	Roman Josi	Nashville Predators	2011–23
16	Patrick Kane	Chicago Blackhawks	2007–23
10	Oscar Klefbom	Edmonton Oilers	2014-23
17	Anze Kopitar	Los Angeles Kings	2006–23
12	Chris Kreider	New York Rangers	2011–23
11	Alex Killorn	Tampa Bay Lightning	2012–23
16	David Krejci	Boston Bruins	2006–21, 2022-23
10	Nikita Kucherov	Tampa Bay Lightning	2013-23
10	Evgeny Kuznetsov	Washington Capitals	2014-23
12	Gabriel Landeskog	Colorado Avalanche	2011–23
10	Scott Laughton	Philadelphia Flyers	2013-23
11	Anders Lee	New York Islanders	2012–23
17	Kris Letang	Pittsburgh Penguins	2006–23
13	Bryan Little	Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets	2007–20
10	Nathan MacKinnon	Colorado Avalanche	2013-23
17	Evgeni Malkin	Pittsburgh Penguins	2006–23
14	Brad Marchand	Boston Bruins	2009–23
10	Scott Mayfield	New York Islanders	2014-23
10	Brock Nelson	New York Islanders	2013-23
12	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	Edmonton Oilers	2011–23
12	Dmitri Orlov	Washington Capitals	2011–23
18	Alex Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	2005–23
16	Carey Price	Montreal Canadiens	2007–23
16	Jonathan Quick	Los Angeles Kings	2007–23
10	Morgan Rielly	Toronto Maple Leafs	2013-23
12	Mark Scheifele	Winnipeg Jets	2011–23
13	Jared Spurgeon	Minnesota Wild	2010–23
10	Colton Sissons	Nashville Predators	2014-23
15	Steven Stamkos	Tampa Bay Lightning	2008–23
11	Vladimir Tarasenko	St. Louis Blues	2012–23
15	Jonathan Toews	Chicago Blackhawks	2007–20, 2021–23
10	Tom Wilson	Washington Capitals	2013-23
17	Marc-Edouard Vlasic	San Jose Sharks	2006–23

References

Most NHL Games Played with Single Franchise. Hockey-Reference.com.