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

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

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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 2022–23 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.

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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
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
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Honorable mention

Counts by franchise

Potential future candidates

The following active players have played at least ten seasons exclusively for one team to date. Table updated as of the 2023–24 season.

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Disqualified from the list

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See also


References

"Most NHL Games Played with Single Franchise". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.

  1. Researched through Hockey Reference website (https://www.hockey-reference.com)

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