After six quality years in Boston, Marty Barry was traded to Detroit in 1935, where he played for four years, arguably the period during which he achieved his greatest success.

Bill Quackenbush was an excellent two-way Defenseman for his time, and he played the first half of his career as a Detroit Red Wing.

The son of former Hamilton Tiger and New York American Leo Reise, Leo Reise Jr. had a more successful career than his father, which speaks volumes.

Gerard Gallant played the first nine of his eleven NHL seasons with the Detroit Red Wings, where the Sixth Round Pick worked his way up to the main roster and into the top line.