Alex Delvecchio

Full Name: Alexander Peter "Fats" Delvecchio
Born: December 4, 1931
Died: n/a
Number: 10
Played for the Red Wings: 1950-1974
Birth Place: Ontario, Canada
Position: Center/Leftwing

Alexander Peter "Fats" Delvecchio was born December 4, 1931 in Fort William, Ontario.   He played only a single junior league season for the Oshawa Generals of the OHA, before he joined the NHL playing for the Detroit Red Wings for their 1952 season.   Delvecchio helped them win the Stanley Cup that season.  

He would go on to excel both at center and left wing for twenty-two full seasons, and was notable for his spot on the “ Production Line” with line mates Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay.   Delvecchio is considered one of the true gentlemen in the game of hockey.   He was a three-time winner of the Lady Byng Trophy for combining good sportsmanship with excellence on the ice.

Delvecchio retired in 1973, having, at the time, played the second most games and with the second highest assist and point totals in league history.   Delvecchio served as Detroit's head coach and then as General Manager, until leaving hockey in 1977.   He was named to the Hockey Hall of Fame in that year.

Season	Club	GP	G	A	GP	G	A
1950-1951	Detroit Red Wings	1	0	0
1951-1952	Detroit Red Wings	65	15	22	8	0	3
1952-1953	Detroit Red Wings	70	16	43	6	2	4
1953-1954	Detroit Red Wings	69	11	18	12	2	7
1954-1955	Detroit Red Wings	69	17	31	11	7	8
1955-1956	Detroit Red Wings	70	25	26	10	7	3
1956-1957	Detroit Red Wings	48	16	25	5	3	2
1957-1958	Detroit Red Wings	70	21	38	4	0	1
1958-1959	Detroit Red Wings	70	19	35
1959-1960	Detroit Red Wings	70	19	28	6	2	6
1960-1961	Detroit Red Wings	70	27	35	11	4	5
1961-1962	Detroit Red Wings	70	26	43
1962-1963	Detroit Red Wings	70	20	44	11	3	6
1963-1964	Detroit Red Wings	70	23	30	14	3	8
1964-1965	Detroit Red Wings	68	25	42	7	2	3
1965-1966	Detroit Red Wings	70	31	38	12	0	11
1966-1967	Detroit Red Wings	70	17	38
1967-1968	Detroit Red Wings	74	22	48
1968-1969	Detroit Red Wings	72	25	58
1969-1970	Detroit Red Wings	73	21	47	4	0	2
1970-1971	Detroit Red Wings	77	21	34
1971-1972	Detroit Red Wings	75	20	45
1972-1973	Detroit Red Wings	77	18	53
1973-1974	Detroit Red Wings	11	1	4
1973-1974	Detroit Red Wings
1974-1977	Detroit Red Wings
	NHL Totals	1549	456	825	121	35	69

 

Other Well Known Accomplishments

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (1959, 1966, 1969)
Lester Patrick Trophy (1974)
Second All-Star Team Centre (1953)
Second All-Star Team Left Wing (1959)