Players who played for the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings

33 players have played for both the Boston Bruins and the Detroit Red Wings. Martin Lapointe spent the most seasons with the two: 3 with the Boston Bruins and 10 with the Detroit Red Wings. On a roster now: Tyler Bertuzzi. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

Players who played for the Boston Bruins and the Detroit Red Wings, with their years at each
PlayerPosBOSDET
Martin LapointeRW2001–2004 · 3 seasons1991–2001 · 10 seasons
Aaron WardD2007–2009 · 2 seasons1993–2001 · 7 seasons
Adam OatesC1992–1997 · 5 seasons1985–1989 · 4 seasons
Tyler BertuzziLW2022–2023 · 1 season2016–2023 · 7 seasons
Rick ZomboD1995–1996 · 1 season1984–1991 · 7 seasons
Brad StuartD2005–2007 · 2 seasons2007–2012 · 5 seasons
Mike KnubleRW1999–2004 · 5 seasons1996–1998 · 2 seasons
Tim TaylorC1997–1999 · 2 seasons1993–1997 · 4 seasons
Sheldon KennedyLW1996–1997 · 1 season1989–1994 · 5 seasons
Tim CheveldaeG1996–1997 · 1 season1988–1993 · 5 seasons
Brad McCrimmonD1979–1982 · 3 seasons1990–1993 · 3 seasons
Dave BarrRW1981–1983 · 2 seasons1987–1991 · 4 seasons
Bill RanfordG1985–1997 · 4 seasons1998–1999 · 1 season
Jonas GustavssonG2015–2016 · 1 season2012–2015 · 3 seasons
Landon FerraroC2015–2016 · 1 season2013–2016 · 3 seasons
Joey MacDonaldG2006–2007 · 1 season2006–2012 · 3 seasons
Robert LangC1997–1998 · 1 season2003–2007 · 3 seasons
Paul CoffeyD2000–2001 · 1 season1993–1996 · 3 seasons
Joe MurphyRW1999–2000 · 1 season1986–1989 · 3 seasons
Marc PotvinRW1994–1996 · 2 seasons1990–1992 · 2 seasons
Mike KrushelnyskiC1981–1984 · 3 seasons1994–1995 · 1 season
Aaron DowneyRW1999–2000 · 1 season2007–2009 · 2 seasons
Jason YorkD2006–2007 · 1 season1992–1994 · 2 seasons
Mark MowersRW2006–2007 · 1 season2003–2006 · 2 seasons
Jamie RiversD2001–2002 · 1 season2003–2006 · 2 seasons
Jiri SlegrD2003–2006 · 2 seasons2001–2002 · 1 season
Wes WalzC1989–1991 · 2 seasons1995–1996 · 1 season
Andrew McKimC1992–1994 · 2 seasons1994–1995 · 1 season
James van RiemsdykLW2023–2024 · 1 season2025–2026 · 1 season
Josh LangfeldRW2005–2006 · 1 season2006–2007 · 1 season
Nathan RobinsonC2005–2006 · 1 season2003–2004 · 1 season
Anders MyrvoldD1996–1997 · 1 season2003–2004 · 1 season
Vincent RiendeauG1994–1995 · 1 season1992–1993 · 1 season

Regular season, under every name each club has played as. A season split by a trade counts for both clubs where the game logs reach it (NBA from 1993-94, NFL 1994, NHL 1996, MLB 2001). Longest stay with the two first.

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