List of National Hockey League players with 1000 games played

The National Hockey League (NHL) is a major professional ice hockey league which operates in Canada and the United States. Since its inception in 1917–18, 313 players have played at least 1,000 regular season games, varying in amounts between Gordie Howe's 1,767 to Bernie Federko and Henrik Zetterberg's 1,000. Of these players, a number have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Thirty of the listed players have played for only one franchise. Four of those players played exclusively for the Montreal Canadiens and five played for the Detroit Red Wings, those teams having the most such players. The record for most teams played for by a player who has competed in over 1,000 games is held by Mike Sillinger, who played for 12 teams in his career; Sillinger played his 1,000th game with his 12th and final NHL team, the New York Islanders. Patrick Roy and Martin Brodeur are the only goaltenders with at least 1,000 games played. Roy spent his career with the Canadiens and the Colorado Avalanche while Brodeur played for the New Jersey Devils and his final seven games with the St. Louis Blues.

Only 17 players have played in over 1,500 games; of those, 12 have been inducted into the Hall of Fame and three more are not yet eligible for induction. Three of those 17 (Nicklas Lidstrom, Alex Delvecchio and Steve Yzerman) played their entire careers with Detroit. One active player (Shane Doan) has spent his entire career with the Winnipeg/Phoenix/Arizona franchise, making him the only player to play an entire career of over 1,500 games with a single franchise other than Detroit. In addition, eight of the 17 spent at least some portion of their career with the Red Wings, also more than any other team. Lidstrom's 1,564 games is the most for any player in a career spent with only one franchise. The record for most teams played for by a player who has competed in over 1,500 games is held by Jaromir Jagr, who has played for eight teams in his career. Jagr played his 1,500th game with New Jersey, his seventh NHL team. No goaltender has ever played in 1,500 games.

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