Players who played for the Carolina Hurricanes and Detroit Red Wings

Carolina Hurricanes
Detroit Red Wings

31 players

31 players have played for both the Carolina Hurricanes and the Detroit Red Wings. Aaron Ward spent the most seasons with the two: 5 with the Carolina Hurricanes and 7 with the Detroit Red Wings. On a roster now: Justin Faulk, Brendan Smith, Alex Nedeljkovic, Shayne Gostisbehere, and Alex Lyon. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

Players who played for the Carolina Hurricanes and the Detroit Red Wings, with their years at each
PlayerPosCARDET
Aaron WardD2001–2010 · 5 seasons1993–2001 · 7 seasons
Brendan ShanahanLW1995–1997 · 2 seasons1996–2006 · 9 seasons
Steve ChiassonD1996–1999 · 3 seasons1986–1994 · 8 seasons
Petr MrazekG2018–2021 · 3 seasons2012–2025 · 7 seasons
Erik ColeLW2001–2011 · 9 seasons2014–2015 · 1 season
Randy LadouceurD1987–1993 · 6 seasons1982–1986 · 4 seasons
Justin FaulkD2011–2019 · 8 seasons2025–2026 · 1 season
Keith PrimeauC1996–1999 · 3 seasons1990–1996 · 6 seasons
Brendan SmithD2021–2022 · 1 season2011–2017 · 6 seasons
Patrick EavesRW2007–2009 · 2 seasons2009–2014 · 5 seasons
Manny LegaceG2009–2010 · 1 season1999–2006 · 6 seasons
Pat VerbeekRW1989–1994 · 5 seasons1999–2001 · 2 seasons
Doug HoudaD1991–1993 · 2 seasons1985–1999 · 5 seasons
Ray SheppardRW1997–1999 · 2 seasons1991–1996 · 5 seasons
Ulf SamuelssonD1984–1990 · 6 seasons1998–1999 · 1 season
Alex NedeljkovicG2016–2021 · 4 seasons2021–2023 · 2 seasons
Ray WhitneyLW2005–2010 · 5 seasons2003–2004 · 1 season
Paul CoffeyD1996–2000 · 3 seasons1993–1996 · 3 seasons
Brad McCrimmonD1993–1996 · 3 seasons1990–1993 · 3 seasons
Mark HoweD1979–1982 · 3 seasons1992–1995 · 3 seasons
Shayne GostisbehereD2022–2026 · 3 seasons2023–2024 · 1 season
Andrej NestrasilC2014–2017 · 3 seasons2014–2015 · 1 season
Mike CommodoreD2005–2008 · 3 seasons2011–2012 · 1 season
Stu GrimsonLW1996–1998 · 2 seasons1995–1997 · 2 seasons
Jimmy CarsonC1994–1996 · 2 seasons1990–1992 · 2 seasons
Alex LyonG2021–2022 · 1 season2023–2025 · 2 seasons
James ReimerG2019–2021 · 2 seasons2023–2024 · 1 season
Ian WhiteD2010–2011 · 1 season2011–2013 · 2 seasons
Marc BergevinD1990–1992 · 2 seasons1995–1996 · 1 season
Danny MarkovD2003–2004 · 1 season2006–2007 · 1 season
Chris TancillLW1990–1991 · 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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