Most Famous Detroit Red Wings Players

A deck by Dario Iyer · 20 cards

The most renowned players ever to play for the Detroit Red Wings, ranked by Wikipedia reach.

Gustav Nyquist

Gustav Nyquist is a Swedish ice hockey player.

Marián Hossa

Marián Hossa is a Slovak former professional ice hockey right winger. Hossa was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the first round, 12th overall, of the 1997 NHL entry draft. After spending his first seven NHL seasons with the Senators, he played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Red Wings, and Chicago Blackhawks. Over the course of his career, he made five NHL All-Star Game appearances and played in three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals with three different teams, finally winning the Stanley Cup in 2009–10 with Chicago. He won two additional Stanley Cup championships with Chicago during the 2012–13 and 2014–15 seasons.

Dominik Hašek

Dominik Hašek is a Czech ice hockey player (born 1965).

Patrick Kane

Patrick Timothy Kane II is an American professional ice hockey player who is a right winger for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks with the first overall pick in the 2007 NHL entry draft and played for the Blackhawks until February 2023 when he was traded to the New York Rangers. Kane has represented the United States at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.

Gordie Howe

Gordie Howe is a Canadian ice hockey player (1928–2016).

Sergei Fedorov

Sergei Fedorov is a Russian ice hockey player (born 1969).

Mike Modano

Mike Modano is a American ice hockey player.

Pavel Datsyuk

Pavel Datsyuk is a Russian ice hockey player.

Nicklas Lidström

Nicklas Lidström is a Swedish ice hockey player.

Brett Hull

Brett Andrew Hull is a Canadian–American former ice hockey player and general manager, and currently an executive vice president of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, and Phoenix Coyotes between 1986 and 2005. His career total of 741 goals is fifth highest in NHL history, and he is one of five players to score 50 goals in 50 games. He was a member of two Stanley Cup winning teams — 1999 with the Dallas Stars and 2002 with the Detroit Red Wings. In 2017, Hull was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history.

Steve Yzerman

Steve Yzerman is a Canadian ice hockey player (born 1965).

Daniel Alfredsson

Daniel Alfredsson is a Swedish-Canadian ice hockey player.

Henrik Zetterberg

Henrik Zetterberg is a Swedish ice hockey player.

Igor Larionov

Igor Larionov is a Russian ice hockey player.

Viacheslav Fetisov

Viacheslav Fetisov is a Russian ice hockey player.

Bobby Ryan

Bobby Ryan is a American ice hockey player.

Mikael Samuelsson

Mikael Samuelsson is a Swedish ice hockey player.

Brendan Shanahan

Brendan Shanahan is a Canadian ice hockey player.

Börje Salming

Börje Salming is a Swedish ice hockey player (1951–2022).

Robert Lang

Robert Lang is a Czech former professional ice hockey player. Selected by the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the fifth round, 133rd overall, of the 1990 NHL entry draft, Lang made his NHL debut with the team in the 1992–93 season. He has also played for the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens and Phoenix Coyotes, with whom he retired with in 2010.