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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 24 seasons, from 1951 to 1973, Delvecchio played in 1,549 games, recording 1,281 points. At the time of his retirement, he was second in NHL history in 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] Delvecchio having played 1,549 games with the Red Wings is one of three 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). Immediately after retiring in 1973, Delvecchio was named head coach of the team and was also named the team's general manager in 1974, serving 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.

Alex Delvecchio
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1977
Delvecchio with the Detroit Red Wings in the 1960s
Born	(1931-12-04) December 4, 1931 (age 90) Fort William, Ontario, Canada
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

Playing career

After playing a single junior league season for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) (during which he led the league in assists) and six games with the Indianapolis Capitals of the American Hockey League (AHL), Delvecchio made his NHL debut on March 25, 1951, playing against the Montreal Canadiens in the Red Wings' final game of the season.[3] He spent six games with the team's minor league affiliate, the Indianapolis Capitals of the AHL, scoring nine points, before joining the Red Wings full-time in the 1951–52 season.[3] He helped the team to win the Stanley Cup that year.[4] He would go on to excel both at centre and left wing for 22 full seasons and parts of two others, and was notable for his spot on the "Production Line" with linemates Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay.

A broken ankle kept Delvecchio out of 22 games in 1956–57, but other than that, he hardly missed games, only missing 14 games over the final 16 seasons of his career.[3]

No player except Nicklas Lidström in NHL history played more games 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.

Post-playing career

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. At the time of his retirement, he ranked second in nearly every significant offensive category in Red Wings history behind only Howe. He has since been passed in most of those categories by Steve Yzerman, and in assists by Nicklas Lidström as well, but only Howe and Lidström have played more games as a Red Wing.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
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:[5]

Achievements

• Third all-time in games played in a Red Wings uniform (Nicklas Lidström and Gordie Howe).
• Retired as the overall leader and held record for 32 years for games played in a career spent with only one team (from 1980 until 2012), since passed by Lidstrom, still a record for forwards.
• 3-time Stanley Cup champion with Detroit (1952, 1954, 1955).
• 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 six players.
• Served as team captain for twelve years, a mark surpassed only in Wings' history by Steve Yzerman.
• Remains 11th all-time in NHL history in games played and 27th in points scored.
• Third in points and goals, and fourth in assists, in Red Wings history
• In 1998, he was ranked number 82 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
• Detroit Red Wings #10 retired on November 10, 1991
• On October 16, 2008, The Red Wings unveiled a commemorative statue commissioned by artist Omri R. Amrany.
• In January, 2017, Delvecchio was part of the first group of players to be named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.[6]

NHL coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season						Post season
		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

See also

• List of Detroit Red Wings award winners
• List of ice hockey line nicknames
• List of NHL players with 1000 points
• List of NHL players with 1000 games played
• list of NHL players who spent their entire career with one franchise
• Production line (hockey)
• List of Detroit Red Wings general managers
• List of Detroit Red Wings head coaches

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Alex Delvecchio's coaching statistics at Hockey-Reference.com
• One for the Ages: Alex Delvecchio's Magical 1972-73 NHL Season

Preceded by Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings captain 1962–73	Succeeded by Nick Libett rotating captaincy begins
Preceded by Ted Garvin	Head coach of the Detroit Red Wings 1973–1975	Succeeded by Doug Barkley
Preceded by Doug Barkley	Head coach of the Detroit Red Wings 1976	Succeeded by Larry Wilson
Preceded by Ned Harkness	General Manager of the Detroit Red Wings 1974–77	Succeeded by Ted Lindsay
Preceded by Camille Henry	Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy 1959	Succeeded by Don McKenney
Preceded by Bobby Hull	Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy 1966	Succeeded by Stan Mikita
Preceded by Stan Mikita	Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy 1969	Succeeded by Phil Goyette

На других языках

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[de] Alex Delvecchio

Alexander Peter „Alex“ Delvecchio (* 4. Dezember 1931 in Fort William, Ontario) ist ein ehemaliger kanadischer Eishockeyspieler, -trainer und -funktionär italienischer Abstammung[1], der im Verlauf seiner aktiven Karriere zwischen 1950 und 1974 unter anderm 1671 Spiele für die Detroit Red Wings in der National Hockey League auf der Position des Centers bestritten hat. Delvecchio gewann in Diensten der Red Wings in den Jahren 1952, 1954 und 1955 insgesamt dreimal den Stanley Cup. Darüber hinaus erhielt er zahlreiche individuelle Auszeichnungen, die mit der Aufnahme in die Hockey Hall of Fame im Jahr 1977 gekrönt wurden. In den 1970er-Jahren war er zudem als Trainer und General Manager des Franchises, das seine Trikotnummer 10 seit 1991 gesperrt hat und nicht mehr vergibt, tätig.

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[ru] Дельвеккио, Алекс

Алекса́ндр Пи́тер (А́лекс) Дельве́ккио (англ. Alexander Peter Delvecchio; 4 декабря 1931, Форт-Уильям[en], северо-запад Онтарио) — профессиональный хоккеист. Амплуа — левый крайний.

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