Longest Current Tenures with current team?

[Canadarocks]

What player in history spent the logest time with one team? My first thought is Gordie Howe who was with the Red Wings from 1946-1971. Does anybody have him beat?

 

[Derick*]

What player in history spent the logest time with one team? My first thought is Gordie Howe who was with the Red Wings from 1946-1971. Does anybody have him beat?

Lolno

 

[FinHockey]

Jere Lehtinen doesn't have a contract now but he has said that he might sign one when spring comes. His career is 875 games and he has played them all for Dallas Stars.

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

What player in history spent the logest time with one team? My first thought is Gordie Howe who was with the Red Wings from 1946-1971. Does anybody have him beat?

He's the longest I can see if it doesn't matter who he played for after that time period.. Played with the Wings from the ages of 18-42.

He did play for a variety of teams after coming back from retirement at the age of 45!

Alex Delvecchio played for the Wings from ages of 18-41. Off the top of my head, I can't think of a player who never played for another team who played that long.

 

[steve141]

Alex Delvecchio played for the Wings from ages of 18-41. Off the top of my head, I can't think of a player who never played for another team who played that long.

You are correct. Here's the top 15 list:

Delvecchio - DET - 24 seasons
Mikita - CBH - 22 seasons
Yzerman - DET - 22 seasons
Armstrong - TOR - 21 seasons
Beliveau - MTL - 20 seasons
Clapper - BOS - 20 seasons
Daneyko - NJD - 20 seasons
H.Richard - MTL - 20 seasons
Lidstrom - DET - 19 seasons
Gilbert - NYR - 18 seasons
M.Richard - MTL - 18 seasons
Cashman - BOS - 17 seasons
Lemieux - PIT - 17 seasons
March - CBH - 17 seasons
Perreault - BUF - 17 seasons

Playing for only one team is much more rare than I thought. And who knew that Mario Lemieux would be on any top 15 list related to longevity?

 

[kaiser matias]

You are correct. Here's the top 15 list:

Delvecchio - DET - 24 seasons
Mikita - CBH - 22 seasons
Yzerman - DET - 22 seasons
Armstrong - TOR - 21 seasons
Beliveau - MTL - 20 seasons
Clapper - BOS - 20 seasons
Daneyko - NJD - 20 seasons
H.Richard - MTL - 20 seasons
Lidstrom - DET - 19 seasons
Gilbert - NYR - 18 seasons
M.Richard - MTL - 18 seasons
Cashman - BOS - 17 seasons
Lemieux - PIT - 17 seasons
March - CBH - 17 seasons
Perreault - BUF - 17 seasons

Playing for only one team is much more rare than I thought. And who knew that Mario Lemieux would be on any top 15 list related to longevity?

Joe Sakic and his 20 year career with the Nordiques/Avalanche is missing from this list. Though I suspect since the team moved midway through his career is the reason for this.

 

[steve141]

Joe Sakic and his 20 year career with the Nordiques/Avalanche is missing from this list. Though I suspect since the team moved midway through his career is the reason for this.

Yeah, you are correct. There might be others who got relocated aswell.

 

[seventieslord]

Yeah, you are correct. There might be others who got relocated aswell.

yep, modano too.

Doan is in his 16th too!

 

[pluppe]

yep, modano too.

Doan is in his 16th too!

though Modano changed teams.