Players who played for the Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers

Montreal Canadiens
Philadelphia Flyers

46 players

46 players have played for both the Montreal Canadiens and the Philadelphia Flyers. Eric Desjardins spent the most seasons with the two: 6 with the Montreal Canadiens and 10 with the Philadelphia Flyers. On a roster now: Nicolas Deslauriers, Christian Dvorak, Ryan Poehling, Nick Cousins, and Noah Juulsen. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

Players who played for the Montreal Canadiens and the Philadelphia Flyers, with their years at each
PlayerPosMTLPHI
Eric DesjardinsD1988–1994 · 6 seasons1995–2006 · 10 seasons
John LeClairLW1990–1994 · 4 seasons1995–2004 · 9 seasons
Mark RecchiRW1995–1999 · 4 seasons1992–2004 · 8 seasons
Petr SvobodaD1984–1991 · 7 seasons1995–1999 · 4 seasons
Brian SavageLW1993–2002 · 9 seasons2005–2006 · 1 season
Karl DykhuisD1999–2004 · 5 seasons1994–2000 · 5 seasons
Turner StevensonRW1992–2000 · 8 seasons2005–2006 · 1 season
Jean-Jacques DaigneaultD1989–1996 · 7 seasons1986–1988 · 2 seasons
Dale WeiseRW2013–2020 · 5 seasons2016–2019 · 3 seasons
Mark StreitD2005–2018 · 4 seasons2013–2017 · 4 seasons
Donald BrashearLW1993–1997 · 4 seasons2001–2006 · 4 seasons
Keith ActonC1979–1983 · 4 seasons1989–1993 · 4 seasons
Ryan WhiteC2009–2014 · 5 seasons2014–2016 · 2 seasons
Daniel BriereC2013–2014 · 1 season2007–2013 · 6 seasons
Nicolas DeslauriersLW2017–2019 · 2 seasons2022–2026 · 4 seasons
Jordan WealC2018–2020 · 2 seasons2015–2019 · 4 seasons
Arron AshamRW1998–2002 · 4 seasons2008–2010 · 2 seasons
Eric WeinrichD1998–2001 · 3 seasons2001–2004 · 3 seasons
Jeff HackettG1998–2003 · 5 seasons2003–2004 · 1 season
Vladimir MalakhovD1995–2000 · 5 seasons2003–2004 · 1 season
Dainius ZubrusC1998–2001 · 3 seasons1996–1999 · 3 seasons
Christian DvorakC2021–2025 · 4 seasons2025–2026 · 1 season
Ryan PoehlingC2018–2022 · 3 seasons2023–2025 · 2 seasons
Craig DarbyC1999–2002 · 3 seasons1996–1998 · 2 seasons
Marc BureauC1995–1998 · 3 seasons1998–2000 · 2 seasons
Kevin HallerD1992–1994 · 2 seasons1994–1997 · 3 seasons
Gilbert DionneLW1990–1994 · 4 seasons1995–1996 · 1 season
Nate ThompsonC2018–2020 · 2 seasons2019–2022 · 2 seasons
Nick CousinsC2019–2020 · 1 season2014–2017 · 3 seasons
Hal GillD2009–2012 · 3 seasons2013–2014 · 1 season
Alexandre PicardD2010–2011 · 1 season2005–2008 · 3 seasons
Eric ChouinardRW2000–2001 · 1 season2002–2006 · 3 seasons
Gino OdjickRW2000–2002 · 2 seasons1999–2001 · 2 seasons
Noah JuulsenD2017–2019 · 2 seasons2025–2026 · 1 season
Glen MetropolitC2008–2010 · 2 seasons2008–2009 · 1 season
Rory FitzpatrickD1995–1997 · 2 seasons2007–2008 · 1 season
Janne NiinimaaD2006–2007 · 1 season1996–1998 · 2 seasons
Murray BaronD1996–1997 · 1 season1989–1991 · 2 seasons
Yves RacineD1994–1996 · 2 seasons1993–1994 · 1 season
Tyler PitlickC2021–2022 · 1 season2019–2020 · 1 season
Jim DowdC2003–2004 · 1 season2007–2008 · 1 season
Reid SimpsonLW2001–2002 · 1 season1991–1992 · 1 season
P.J. StockC2000–2001 · 1 season2000–2001 · 1 season
Zarley ZalapskiD1997–1998 · 1 season1999–2000 · 1 season
Andrei KovalenkoRW1995–1996 · 1 season1998–1999 · 1 season
Mark PedersonLW1989–1990 · 1 season1991–1992 · 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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