Alex Delvecchio | |||
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Hockey Hall of Fame, 1977 | |||
Born | Fort William, Ontario, Canada | December 4, 1931||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Centre/Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Detroit Red Wings | ||
Playing career | 1951–1973 |
Alexander Peter "Fats" Delvecchio (born December 4, 1931) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, coach, and general manager who spent his entire National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Detroit Red Wings. [1] In a playing career that lasted from 1951 to 1973, Delvecchio played in 1,549 games and recorded 1,281 points. At the time of his retirement, he was second in NHL history in number of games played, assists, and points. He won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct three times and helped the Red Wings win the Stanley Cup three times. [2] He is one of three NHL players to spend their entire career with one franchise and play at least 1,500 games with that team (the other two, Steve Yzerman and Nicklas Lidström, also played for the Red Wings). Upon retiring in 1973, Delvecchio was named head coach of the Red Wings and was also named the team's general manager in 1974; he served in both roles until 1977. Delvecchio was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1977, and in 2017 was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in history.
Delvecchio is the last surviving member of the Red Wings' 1952 and 1954 Stanley Cup teams.
In 1950-51 Delvecchio played for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and led the league in assists that year. He made his NHL debut on March 25, 1951, playing against the Montreal Canadiens in the Red Wings' final game of the season. [3] In 1951–52 he spent six games with the team's minor league affiliate, the Indianapolis Capitals of the American Hockey League (AHL), for whom he scored nine points, before joining the Red Wings full-time. [3] He helped the team win the Stanley Cup that year. [4] He went on to excel both at centre and left wing for 22 full seasons and was notable as a member of the "Production Line" with linemates Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay.
In 1956–57 Delvecchio was laid up by a broken ankle for 22 games, but seldom missed a game thereafter, missing only 14 over the following 16 seasons of his career. [3]
In NHL history Delvecchio is surpassed only by Nicklas Lidström in the number of games played in a career spent with only one team. Despite his impressive career, Delvecchio was never the Red Wings' leading point scorer in a season, primarily due to Howe's presence. The closest he ever came was in the 1969–70 NHL season, where he was just three points behind Howe for the team lead.
Following his retirement as a player in 1973, Delvecchio served two stints as Detroit's head coach and one as general manager until leaving hockey in 1977 to go into business. Delvecchio is an "Honored Member" of the Detroit Red Wings Alumni Association and is active in its efforts to raise money for children's charities in Metro Detroit. [5] At the time of his retirement, he ranked second only to Howe in nearly every significant offensive category in Red Wings history. He has since been passed in most of those categories by Steve Yzerman and in assists by Nicklas Lidström, but he remains third behind Howe and Lidström in games played as a Red Wing.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1947–48 | Fort William Rangers | TBJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1948–49 | Fort William Rangers | TBJHL | 12 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
1948–49 | Port Arthur Bruins | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||
1949–50 | Fort William Rangers | TBJHL | 18 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | ||
1950–51 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 54 | 49 | 72 | 121 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | ||
1950–51 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1951–52 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 65 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
1951–52 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1952–53 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
1953–54 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 69 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | ||
1954–55 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | ||
1955–56 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | ||
1956–57 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 48 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
1957–58 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
1958–59 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1959–60 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
1960–61 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | ||
1961–62 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1962–63 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 20 | 44 | 64 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||
1963–64 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 8 | ||||
1964–65 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 68 | 25 | 42 | 67 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
1965–66 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 31 | 38 | 69 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 4 | ||
1966–67 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 74 | 22 | 48 | 70 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1968–69 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 72 | 25 | 58 | 83 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 73 | 21 | 47 | 68 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
1970–71 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 77 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 75 | 20 | 45 | 65 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 77 | 18 | 53 | 71 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 1,550 | 456 | 825 | 1,281 | 383 | 121 | 35 | 69 | 104 | 29 |
Citation: [6]
Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
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G | W | L | T | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
Detroit Red Wings | 1973–74 | 67 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 63 | 6th in East | Missed playoffs |
Detroit Red Wings | 1974–75 | 80 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 58 | 4th in Norris | Missed playoffs |
Detroit Red Wings | 1975–76 | 54 | 19 | 29 | 6 | 44 | 4th in Norris | Missed playoffs |
Detroit Red Wings | 1976–77 | 44 | 13 | 26 | 5 | 31 | 5th in Norris | Resigned |
Total | 245 | 82 | 131 | 32 |
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