Alex Delvecchio
Alexander Peter "Fats" Delvecchio (born December 4, 1931 in Fort William, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
| Alex Delvecchio | |
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| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1977 | |
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| Born | December 4, 1931 Fort William, ON, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | Detroit Red Wings |
| Playing career | 1950–1974 |
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1950-51 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 54 | 49 | 72 | 121 | 36 | |||||||
| 1950–51 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | |||||||
| 1951–52 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 65 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 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 | 69 | 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 | 0 | ||
| 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 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 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 | 1549 | 456 | 825 | 1281 | 383 | 121 | 35 | 69 | 104 | 29 | ||||
Achievements
- Holds NHL records for seasons played and games played in a career spent with only one team; second all-time in games played in a Red Wings uniform (Gordie Howe).
- Won three Stanley Cups with Detroit, in 1952, 1954 and 1955.
- Delvecchio did not learn to skate until he was twelve years old, a remarkably late age for an NHL player.
- Named a Second Team All-Star in 1953 (at centre) and 1959 (at left wing).
- Played in the All-Star Game 13 times (in 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1967), a total surpassed by only five players.
- Served as team captain for twelve years, a mark surpassed only in Wings' history by Steve Yzerman.
- Remains 8th all-time in NHL history in games played and 27th in points scored.
- Second in Red Wings history in games played; third in points, goals and assists
- In 1998, he was ranked number 82 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
- On November 10, 1991 his jersey, number 10, was retired by the Detroit Red Wings.
- On October 16, 2008, The Red Wings unveiled a commemorative statue commissioned by artist Omri R. Amrany.
Alex Delvecchio Media
Delvecchio's #10 banner (third from left) hanging in Joe Louis Arena.
A large bronze statue of an ice hockey player in the act of shooting the puck. The player's hands and stick are shown numerous times in order to simulate motion. At the base of the statue is inscribed "Alex Delvecchio Born: December 4, 1931 Fort William, Ontario, Canada
