Detroit Red Wings trades
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | Chicago Blackhawks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ed Litzenberger | June 12, 1961 | Gerry Melnyk |  |
| Brian S. Smith | ||||
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Gadsby | June 1, 1961 | Les Hunt |  |
| Boston Bruins acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gary Aldcorn | January 23, 1961 | Leo Labine | |
| Tom McCarthy | Vic Stasiuk | |||
| Murray Oliver | ||||
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rights to Billy McNeill | January 1, 1961 | cash | |
| Comment: Exact date unknown | ||||
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Conacher | August 1, 1960 | Barry Cullen | |
| Comment: Exact date unknown | ||||
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | cash | June 7, 1960 | Al Johnson | |
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | Chicago Blackhawks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howie Glover | June 5, 1960 | Jim Morrison | |
| Boston Bruins acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Dufour | June 1, 1960 | Al Millar | |
| Myron Stankiewicz | ||||
| Toronto Maple Leafs acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Red Kelly | February 10, 1960 | Marc Reaume | |
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Gadsby | February 5, 1960 | Red Kelly | |
| Eddie Shack | Billy McNeill | |||
| Comment: Trade voided on 1960-02-07 after Kelly and McNeill refused to report | ||||
| Boston Bruins acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Mickoski | August 25, 1959 | Jim Morrison | |
| Toronto Maple Leafs acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Roggeveen | June 9, 1959 | Barry Cullen | |
| Johnny Wilson | ||||
| Toronto Maple Leafs acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Ehman | December 23, 1958 | cash | |
| loan of Willie Marshall | ||||
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | Chicago Blackhawks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Mortson | September 3, 1958 | future considerations | |
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cash | June 3, 1958 | Gene Achtymichuk | |
| Claude Laforge | ||||
| Bud MacPherson | ||||
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | Chicago Blackhawks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Bailey | December 17, 1957 | Billy Dea | |
| Hec Lalande | Bill Dineen | |||
| John McIntyre | Lorne Ferguson | |||
| Nick Mickoski | Earl Dutch Reibel | |||
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | Chicago Blackhawks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Bassen | July 23, 1957 | Glenn Hall | |
| Forbes Kennedy | Ted Lindsay | |||
| Bill Preston | ||||
| Johnny Wilson | ||||
| Boston Bruins acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bucyk | July 10, 1957 | Terry Sawchuk | |
| cash | ||||
| Boston Bruins acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cash | June 15, 1957 | Guyle Fielder | |
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | Chicago Blackhawks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Dewsbury | February 14, 1957 | Bob Hassard | |