Players who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens
22 players
22 players have played for both the Detroit Red Wings and the Montreal Canadiens. Chris Chelios spent the most seasons with the two: 10 with the Detroit Red Wings and 7 with the Montreal Canadiens. On a roster now: Ben Chiarot, Joe Veleno, and Mitchell Stephens. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
| Player | Pos | DET | MTL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chelios | D | 1998–2009 · 10 seasons | 1983–1990 · 7 seasons |
| Mathieu Dandenault | D | 1995–2004 · 9 seasons | 2005–2009 · 4 seasons |
| Mathieu Schneider | D | 2002–2007 · 4 seasons | 1987–2009 · 7 seasons |
| Jeff Petry | D | 2023–2025 · 2 seasons | 2014–2022 · 8 seasons |
| Tomas Tatar | LW | 2010–2018 · 7 seasons | 2018–2021 · 3 seasons |
| Brent Gilchrist | LW | 1997–2002 · 5 seasons | 1988–1992 · 4 seasons |
| Ben Chiarot | D | 2022–2026 · 4 seasons | 2019–2022 · 3 seasons |
| Joe Veleno | C | 2020–2025 · 5 seasons | 2025–2026 · 1 season |
| Yves Racine | D | 1989–1993 · 4 seasons | 1994–1996 · 2 seasons |
| Doug Janik | D | 2009–2012 · 3 seasons | 2008–2009 · 1 season |
| Aaron Downey | RW | 2007–2009 · 2 seasons | 2005–2007 · 2 seasons |
| Robert Lang | C | 2003–2007 · 3 seasons | 2008–2009 · 1 season |
| Randy McKay | RW | 1988–1991 · 3 seasons | 2002–2003 · 1 season |
| Thomas Vanek | LW | 2016–2019 · 2 seasons | 2013–2014 · 1 season |
| Erik Cole | LW | 2014–2015 · 1 season | 2011–2013 · 2 seasons |
| Jim Cummins | RW | 1991–1993 · 2 seasons | 1999–2000 · 1 season |
| Mitchell Stephens | C | 2021–2022 · 1 season | 2023–2024 · 1 season |
| Steve Ott | C | 2016–2017 · 1 season | 2016–2017 · 1 season |
| Eric Tangradi | LW | 2015–2016 · 1 season | 2014–2015 · 1 season |
| Mark Lamb | C | 1986–1987 · 1 season | 1995–1996 · 1 season |
| Mark Pederson | LW | 1993–1994 · 1 season | 1989–1990 · 1 season |
| Vincent Riendeau | G | 1992–1993 · 1 season | 1987–1988 · 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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