Production Line legends, Grind Line cult heroes and Cup-winning goalies from nearly a century of Red Wings hockey share one list. Sort out who Hockeytown should remember first.
1Gordie HoweRight wing who played for Detroit from 1946 to 1971, winning four Stanley Cups and six Hart Trophies with the club.1000pts
2Steve YzermanCenter who played his entire career with Detroit from 1983 to 2006, was named captain in 1986 and won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1998.838pts
3Chris CheliosAmerican defenseman who joined Detroit in 1999 and won Stanley Cups with the club in 2002 and 2008.619pts
4Nicklas LidströmSwedish defenseman who spent 20 seasons in Detroit, won four Stanley Cups and seven Norris Trophies, and took the 2002 Conn Smythe Trophy.619pts
5Mud BruneteauForward who scored in the sixth overtime of Detroit's 1–0 win over the Montreal Maroons in 1936, the longest game in NHL history.535pts
6Paul CoffeyDefenseman who won the 1995 Norris Trophy while playing for Detroit.535pts
7Chris OsgoodGoaltender who won three Stanley Cups with Detroit and was the starter for the 1998 and 2008 championship runs.535pts
8Mike VernonGoaltender who won the Conn Smythe Trophy as Detroit took the 1997 Stanley Cup.485pts
9Sid AbelCenter of the Production Line who won the Hart Trophy in 1949 and Stanley Cups with Detroit in 1943, 1950 and 1952.485pts
10Ebbie GoodfellowCenter turned defenseman who won the Hart Trophy in 1940 and three Stanley Cups with Detroit.485pts
11Moritz SeiderGerman defenseman who won the Calder Trophy with Detroit in 2022.485pts
12Tomas HolmströmSwedish forward who spent his entire 15-season NHL career with Detroit and won four Stanley Cups.485pts
13Jimmy HowardGoaltender who played for Detroit from 2005–06 to 2019–20, finished runner-up for the 2010 Calder Trophy and was selected to three NHL All-Star Games.485pts
14Henrik ZetterbergSwedish forward who won the Conn Smythe Trophy as Detroit took the 2008 Stanley Cup and captained the team from 2013 to 2018.428pts
15Bill QuackenbushDefenseman who became the first blueliner to win the Lady Byng Trophy, in 1949 with Detroit.428pts
16Terry SawchukGoaltender who won the Calder Trophy in 1951 and Stanley Cups with Detroit in 1952, 1954 and 1955.428pts
17Roger CrozierGoaltender who won the Calder Trophy in 1965 and the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1966 despite Detroit losing the Final.428pts
18Niklas KronwallSwedish defenseman who played his entire NHL career with Detroit from 2003 to 2019 and won the 2008 Stanley Cup.428pts
19Dino CiccarelliRight wing who scored 41 goals and 97 points for Detroit in 1992–93.428pts
20Marcel PronovostDefenseman who played for Detroit from 1950 to 1965 and won four Stanley Cups with the club.428pts
21Marcel DionneCenter drafted second overall by Detroit in 1971 who scored 121 points for the team in 1974–75 and won that season's Lady Byng Trophy.428pts
22Norm UllmanCenter who played for Detroit from 1955 to 1968 and led the NHL with 42 goals in 1964–65.428pts
23Alex DelvecchioCenter who played 24 seasons for Detroit, won three Stanley Cups in the 1950s and three Lady Byng Trophies.428pts
24Red KellyDefenseman who won four Stanley Cups with Detroit and became the first winner of the Norris Trophy in 1954.362pts
25Syd HoweForward who won three Stanley Cups with Detroit and scored six goals in a single game on February 3, 1944.362pts
26Tony LeswickForward who scored the overtime goal in Game 7 of the 1954 Final against Montreal to win the Stanley Cup for Detroit.362pts
27Mickey RedmondRight wing who became the first Red Wing to score 50 goals with 52 in 1972–73.362pts
28Herbie LewisLeft wing who won Stanley Cups with Detroit in 1936 and 1937 and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989.362pts
29Larry AurieRight wing who played for Detroit from 1927 to 1939 and led the NHL with 23 goals in 1936–37.362pts
30Harry LumleyGoaltender who was in net for Detroit's 1950 Stanley Cup win.362pts
31Frank MahovlichLeft wing who scored 49 goals for Detroit in 1968–69.362pts
32Brendan ShanahanLeft wing acquired by Detroit in 1996 who won Stanley Cups with the team in 1997, 1998 and 2002.362pts
33Igor LarionovRussian center who won Stanley Cups with Detroit in 1997, 1998 and 2002 and scored the triple-overtime winner in Game 3 of the 2002 Final.362pts
34Sergei FedorovRussian center who played for Detroit from 1990 to 2003 and won the Hart Trophy in 1994 and three Stanley Cups.285pts
35Dylan LarkinCenter drafted 15th overall by Detroit in 2014 who was named the team's captain in 2021.285pts- 36Vladimir KonstantinovRussian defenseman who was a Norris Trophy runner-up in 1997 and whose career ended in a limousine crash days after the 1997 Stanley Cup win.285pts
37Dominik HašekCzech goaltender who won the 2002 Stanley Cup with Detroit while posting six playoff shutouts, then added a second Cup in 2008.285pts
38Gerard GallantLeft wing who played for Detroit from 1984 to 1993 and scored 39 goals and 93 points in 1988–89.285pts
39Kirk MaltbyGrind Line winger who won four Stanley Cups with Detroit between 1997 and 2008.195pts
40Kris DraperGrind Line center acquired from Winnipeg for one dollar in 1993 who won four Stanley Cups with Detroit and the 2004 Selke Trophy.195pts
41Ted LindsayLeft wing on the Production Line who won four Stanley Cups with Detroit and the Art Ross Trophy in 1950.195pts
42Darren McCartyGrind Line winger who scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal in Game 4 of the 1997 Final and won four Cups with Detroit.195pts
43John OgrodnickLeft wing who scored 55 goals for Detroit in 1984–85.195pts
44Pavel DatsyukRussian center who won Stanley Cups with Detroit in 2002 and 2008, three straight Selke Trophies and four straight Lady Byng Trophies.0pts
45Reed LarsonAmerican defenseman who played for Detroit from 1976 to 1986 and represented the team at the 1978, 1980 and 1981 NHL All-Star Games.0pts
46Johan FranzénSwedish forward who scored 13 goals in the 2008 playoffs as Detroit won the Stanley Cup.0pts
Photo credits
- Steve Yzerman — Don Bigileone, CC BY 2.0
- Nicklas Lidström — Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paul Coffey — Horge, CC BY 3.0
- Chris Osgood — TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
- Mike Vernon — 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Moritz Seider — Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tomas Holmström — Dan4th Nicholas, CC BY 2.0
- Jimmy Howard — Anna Enriquez, CC BY 2.0
- Henrik Zetterberg — Adam Glanzman, CC BY 2.0
- Terry Sawchuk — TheAHL, CC BY 4.0
- Niklas Kronwall — Adam Glanzman, CC BY 2.0
- Marcel Dionne — Sean Hagen from Maple Ridge, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Harry Lumley — La Presse, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Brendan Shanahan — Nickbarden, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Igor Larionov — derivative work: Dany3000 (talk) Igor_Larionov.jpg: Horge, CC BY 3.0
- Sergei Fedorov — Ivan Kurinnoy (ivankurinnoy.com), CC BY-SA 2.0
- Dylan Larkin — OSPORT.TV, CC BY 2.5
- Dominik Hašek — Pavel Bednařík (WMCZ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gerard Gallant — Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirk Maltby — Jshecket, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kris Draper — Dave O from North Vancouver, CANADA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Darren McCarty — Grinderfan4life25, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pavel Datsyuk — Raildriver, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Johan Franzén — Meowwcat, CC BY-SA 3.0
