Detroit Red Wings trades
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Doug Shedden | March 11, 1986 | Ron Duguay |  |
| Boston Bruins acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dwight Foster | March 11, 1986 | Dave Donnelly | |
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | Washington Capitals acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Veitch | March 10, 1986 | John Barrett |  |
| Greg Smith | ||||
| Boston Bruins acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Larson | March 10, 1986 | Mike O`Connell | |
| Edmonton Oilers acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bruce Eakin | December 28, 1985 | Billy Carroll | |
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Richmond | December 26, 1985 | Mike McEwen |  |
| Los Angeles Kings acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tiger Williams | March 12, 1985 | future considerations | |
| Edmonton Oilers acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rejean Cloutier | October 17, 1984 | Todd Bidner | |
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | Philadelphia Flyers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Sittler | October 10, 1984 | Murray Craven |  |
| Joe Paterson | ||||
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ken Solheim | September 20, 1984 | future considerations | |
| Vancouver Canucks acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Rob McClanahan | August 8, 1984 | Tiger Williams | |
| Quebec Nordiques acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | cash | July 6, 1984 | Frantisek Cernik | |
| Hartford Whalers acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Brad Shaw | May 29, 1984 | 1984 8th round pick (#152-Lars Karlsson) | |
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob McClanahan | May 23, 1984 | future considerations | |
| Quebec Nordiques acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cash | February 29, 1984 | Pierre Aubry | |
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | Philadelphia Flyers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick MacLeish | January 8, 1984 | future considerations | |
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre St. Laurent | October 24, 1983 | future considerations | |
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Duguay | June 13, 1983 | Mike Blaisdell | |
| Eddie Johnstone | Willie Huber | |||
| Ed Mio | Mark Osborne | |||
| Los Angeles Kings acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 4th round pick (#70-Doug Wieck) | June 8, 1983 | 1983 4th round pick (#68-Dave Korol) | |
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob McClanahan | May 23, 1983 | future considerations | |