Players who played for the Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings
24 players
24 players have played for both the Colorado Avalanche and the Detroit Red Wings. Darren Helm spent the most seasons with the two: 2 with the Colorado Avalanche and 14 with the Detroit Red Wings. On a roster now: J.T. Compher, Calvin Pickard, and Vladislav Namestnikov. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
| Player | Pos | COL | DET |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Helm | C | 2021–2023 · 2 seasons | 2007–2021 · 14 seasons |
| Kyle Quincey | D | 2009–2012 · 3 seasons | 2005–2016 · 8 seasons |
| J.T. Compher | LW | 2016–2023 · 7 seasons | 2023–2026 · 3 seasons |
| Tomas Tatar | LW | 2023–2024 · 1 season | 2010–2018 · 7 seasons |
| Brad Stuart | D | 2014–2016 · 2 seasons | 2007–2012 · 5 seasons |
| Calvin Pickard | G | 2014–2017 · 3 seasons | 2019–2022 · 3 seasons |
| Uwe Krupp | D | 1994–1998 · 4 seasons | 1998–2002 · 2 seasons |
| Claude Loiselle | C | 1989–1990 · 1 season | 1981–1986 · 5 seasons |
| Bobby Dollas | D | 1987–1989 · 2 seasons | 1990–1993 · 3 seasons |
| Lee Norwood | D | 1980–1981 · 1 season | 1986–1990 · 4 seasons |
| Jonathan Bernier | G | 2017–2018 · 1 season | 2018–2021 · 3 seasons |
| Ruslan Salei | D | 2007–2010 · 3 seasons | 2010–2011 · 1 season |
| Steve Duchesne | D | 1992–1993 · 1 season | 1999–2002 · 3 seasons |
| Todd Gill | D | 2001–2002 · 1 season | 1998–2001 · 3 seasons |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | C | 2019–2020 · 1 season | 2020–2022 · 2 seasons |
| Patrik Nemeth | D | 2017–2019 · 2 seasons | 2019–2020 · 1 season |
| Brad May | LW | 2005–2007 · 2 seasons | 2009–2010 · 1 season |
| Jim Cummins | RW | 2003–2004 · 1 season | 1991–1993 · 2 seasons |
| Terry Carkner | D | 1987–1988 · 1 season | 1993–1995 · 2 seasons |
| Basil McRae | LW | 1981–1983 · 2 seasons | 1985–1986 · 1 season |
| Michael Hutchinson | G | 2019–2020 · 1 season | 2023–2024 · 1 season |
| Cody Goloubef | D | 2016–2017 · 1 season | 2019–2020 · 1 season |
| Anders Myrvold | D | 1995–1996 · 1 season | 2003–2004 · 1 season |
| Wendel Clark | LW | 1994–1995 · 1 season | 1998–1999 · 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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