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Born	December 4, 1931 (age 77),; Fort William, Ontario, CA
Height; Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m); 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Pro clubs	Detroit Red Wings
Pro career	1950 – 1974
	Hall of Fame, 1977

Alexander Peter Delvecchio, born December 4, 1931 in Fort William, Ontario, is a former ice hockey player and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

After playing a single junior league season for the Oshawa Generals of the OHA (during which he led the league in assists) Delvecchio joined the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League for the 1952 season, and helped the team to win the Stanley Cup that year.

Delvecchio's #10 banner hanging in Joe Louis Arena.

He would go on to excel both at centre and left wing for twenty-two full seasons and parts of two others, and was notable for his spot on the Production line with linemates Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay. No player in NHL history played more games with just the one team. 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. Despite his impressive career, Delvecchio was never the Red Wings' leading scorer in a season. The closest he ever came was in the 1969–70 NHL season, where he was just 3 points behind Gordie Howe for the team lead.

Following his retirement as a player 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 two stints as Detroit's head coach and then as General Manager, until leaving hockey in 1977 to go into business. He was named to the Hockey Hall of Fame in that year.

Delvecchio is currently 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, but still ranks second all-time in games played as a Red Wing.

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			Regular season					Playoffs
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

[edit] Achievements

Holds NHL records for seasons played and games played in a career spent with only one team.
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.

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Preceded by Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings captains 1962-73	Succeeded by Nick Libett
Preceded by Ted Garvin	Head coaches of the Detroit Red Wings 1973–1975	Succeeded by Doug Barkley
Preceded by Doug Barkley	Head coaches of the Detroit Red Wings 1976	Succeeded by Larry Wilson
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

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