Alex Delvecchio
Canadian ice hockey player
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 (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 1950–1974 | ||
Career statistics
change| 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
change- 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.