Alex Delvecchio
Hockey Hall of Fame , 1977 | |
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Date of birth | December 4, 1931 |
place of birth | Fort William , Ontario , Canada |
Nickname | Fats |
size | 180 cm |
Weight | 82 kg |
position | center |
Shot hand | Left |
Career stations | |
1947-1950 | Fort William Rangers |
1950-1951 | Oshawa Generals |
1951-1974 | Detroit Red Wings |
Alexander Peter "Alex" Delvecchio (born December 4, 1931 in Fort William , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player , coach and official of Italian descent, who played 1671 games for the Detroit Red during his active career between 1950 and 1974 Wings in the National Hockey League on the position of the center . Delvecchio won the Stanley Cup three times in the service of the Red Wings in 1952 , 1954 and 1955 . He also received numerous individual awards, which were crowned with his induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1977. In the 1970s, he also served as coach and general manager of the franchise , the player's shirt number 10 since 1991 banned has and will award no longer active.
Career
Alex Delvecchio didn't learn to skate until he was twelve, but in 1951 at the age of 20, he joined the NHL Detroit Red Wings team after playing for the Oshawa Generals for a year in the Ontario Hockey Association . In his first season he was able to win the Stanley Cup with the team .
"Fats", as he was called because of his round face, played in Detroit in the position of center and left winger for 22 full seasons, as well as parts of two other seasons. Players he played in a line with included Ted Lindsay and Gordie Howe . He was considered a gentleman in ice hockey and won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy three times , which is awarded to players who combine fairness and playful class. There were also two appointments to the NHL Second All-Star Team ; once as a left winger and once as a center, making him only the third player after Sid Abel and Dit Clapper to receive Allstar awards in two different positions.
From December 1956 to November 1964 he set a team record with 548 games played in a row. In his entire career he was missing a total of only 43 games, 22 of them in the 1956/57 season alone . In 1962 he was named team captain of the Red Wings and held the post for twelve years. Only Steve Yzerman was captain longer in the history of the Red Wings .
Alex Delvecchio retired in 1973 and was only the second player in league history to play for a single team for over 20 years. For his services to ice hockey in the USA and the NHL, he received the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1974 . Shortly after saying goodbye to ice hockey, he took over the position of coach of the Red Wings, which he held for two years before working as the team's general manager until 1977. In the same year he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame .
In 1991 the Detroit Red Wings hung a banner with his number 10 on the ceiling of the Joe Louis Arena in Delvecchio's honor . The number will no longer be given to any player.
Achievements and Awards
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Career statistics
Regular season | Play-offs | |||||||||||||
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season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
1947/48 | Fort William Rangers | TBJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1948/49 | Fort William Rangers | TBJHL | 12 | 16 | 8th | 24 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
1949 | Port Arthur Bruins | Memorial Cup | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4th | 1 | |||||||
1949/50 | Fort William Rangers | TBJHL | 18th | 16 | 20th | 36 | 36 | 5 | 4th | 4th | 8th | 15th | ||
1950/51 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 54 | 49 | 72 | 121 | 36 | 5 | 4th | 10 | 14th | 5 | ||
1950/51 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1951/52 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 6th | 3 | 6th | 9 | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1951/52 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 65 | 15th | 22nd | 37 | 22nd | 8th | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4th | ||
1952/53 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 28 | 6th | 2 | 4th | 6th | 2 | ||
1953/54 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 69 | 11 | 18th | 29 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 7th | 9 | 7th | ||
1954/55 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 17th | 31 | 48 | 37 | 11 | 7th | 8th | 15th | 2 | ||
1955/56 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 25th | 26th | 51 | 24 | 10 | 7th | 3 | 10 | 2 | ||
1956/57 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 48 | 16 | 25th | 41 | 8th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
1957/58 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 21st | 38 | 59 | 22nd | 4th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1958/59 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 19th | 35 | 54 | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1959/60 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 19th | 28 | 47 | 8th | 6th | 2 | 6th | 8th | 0 | ||
1960/61 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 26th | 11 | 4th | 5 | 9 | 0 | ||
1961/62 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 26th | 43 | 69 | 18th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1962/63 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 20th | 44 | 64 | 8th | 11 | 3 | 6th | 9 | 2 | ||
1963/64 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 23 | 30th | 53 | 11 | 14th | 3 | 8th | 11 | 0 | ||
1964/65 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 68 | 25th | 42 | 67 | 16 | 7th | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4th | ||
1965/66 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 31 | 38 | 69 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 4th | ||
1966/67 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 17th | 38 | 55 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1967/68 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 74 | 22nd | 48 | 70 | 14th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1968/69 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 72 | 25th | 58 | 83 | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1969/70 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 73 | 21st | 47 | 68 | 24 | 4th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
1970/71 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 77 | 21st | 34 | 55 | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1971/72 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 75 | 20th | 45 | 65 | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1972/73 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 77 | 18th | 53 | 71 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1973/74 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 11 | 1 | 4th | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
TBJHL total | 31 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 89 | 6th | 6th | 4th | 10 | 15th | ||||
NHL overall | 1550 | 456 | 825 | 1281 | 383 | 121 | 35 | 69 | 104 | 29 |
( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1 play-downs / relegation )
NHL coaching statistics
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season | team | league | Sp | S. | N | U | Pt | space | Sp | S. | N | result | ||
1973/74 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 67 | 27 | 31 | 9 | (63) | 6th, Eastern | - | - | - | not qualified | ||
1974/75 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 80 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 58 | 4th, Norris | - | - | - | not qualified | ||
1975/76 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 54 | 19th | 29 | 6th | (44) | 4th, Norris | - | - | - | not qualified | ||
1976/77 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 44 | 13 | 26th | 5 | (31) | 5th, Norris | - | - | - | Resignation during the season | ||
NHL overall | 245 | 82 | 131 | 32 | 196 | 0 division title | - | - | - | 0 Stanley Cups |
( Legend for coach statistics: Sp or GC = total games; W or S = wins scored; L or N = losses scored; T or U = draws scored; OTL or OTN = losses scored after overtime or shootout ; Pts or Pkt = points scored ; Pts% or Pkt% = point rate; Win% = win rate; result = round reached in the play-offs )
Web links
- Alex Delvecchio in the database of the Hockey Hall of Fame (English)
- Alex Delvecchio at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Alex Delvecchio at hockeydb.com (English)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Delvecchio, Alex |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Delvecchio, Alexander Peter (full name); Fats (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player, coach and official |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 4, 1931 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Fort William , Ontario |