Alex Delvecchio

**Alexander Peter "Fats" Delvecchio** (December 4, 1931 – July 1, 2025) was a Canadian ice hockey player and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was born in Fort William, Ontario.

## Death

Delvecchio died on July 1, 2025 in Rochester, Michigan at the age of 93.

## Career statistics

|ALIGN="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"||ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||ALIGN="center" colspan="5"|Regular season|ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||ALIGN="center" colspan="5"|Playoffs|||||||||||||||||
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|ALIGN="center"|1950-51|ALIGN="center"|Oshawa Generals|ALIGN="center"|OHA|ALIGN="center"|54|ALIGN="center"|49|ALIGN="center"|72|ALIGN="center"|121|ALIGN="center"|36|ALIGN="center"||ALIGN="center"||ALIGN="center"||ALIGN="center"||ALIGN="center"||
|ALIGN="center"|1950–51|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|1|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|
|ALIGN="center"|1951–52|ALIGN="center"|Indianapolis Capitals|ALIGN="center"|AHL|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|3|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|9|ALIGN="center"|4|ALIGN="center"||ALIGN="center"||ALIGN="center"||ALIGN="center"||ALIGN="center"||
|ALIGN="center"|1951–52|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|65|ALIGN="center"|15|ALIGN="center"|22|ALIGN="center"|37|ALIGN="center"|22|ALIGN="center"|8|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|3|ALIGN="center"|3|ALIGN="center"|4|
|ALIGN="center"|1952–53|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|70|ALIGN="center"|16|ALIGN="center"|43|ALIGN="center"|59|ALIGN="center"|28|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|4|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|2|
|ALIGN="center"|1953–54|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|69|ALIGN="center"|11|ALIGN="center"|18|ALIGN="center"|29|ALIGN="center"|34|ALIGN="center"|12|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|7|ALIGN="center"|9|ALIGN="center"|7|
|ALIGN="center"|1954–55|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|69|ALIGN="center"|17|ALIGN="center"|31|ALIGN="center"|48|ALIGN="center"|37|ALIGN="center"|11|ALIGN="center"|7|ALIGN="center"|8|ALIGN="center"|15|ALIGN="center"|2|
|ALIGN="center"|1955–56|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|70|ALIGN="center"|25|ALIGN="center"|26|ALIGN="center"|51|ALIGN="center"|24|ALIGN="center"|10|ALIGN="center"|7|ALIGN="center"|3|ALIGN="center"|10|ALIGN="center"|2|
|ALIGN="center"|1956–57|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|48|ALIGN="center"|16|ALIGN="center"|25|ALIGN="center"|41|ALIGN="center"|8|ALIGN="center"|5|ALIGN="center"|3|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|5|ALIGN="center"|2|
|ALIGN="center"|1957–58|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|70|ALIGN="center"|21|ALIGN="center"|38|ALIGN="center"|59|ALIGN="center"|22|ALIGN="center"|4|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|1|ALIGN="center"|1|ALIGN="center"|0|
|ALIGN="center"|1958–59|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|70|ALIGN="center"|19|ALIGN="center"|35|ALIGN="center"|54|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|
|ALIGN="center"|1959–60|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|70|ALIGN="center"|19|ALIGN="center"|28|ALIGN="center"|47|ALIGN="center"|8|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|8|ALIGN="center"|0|
|ALIGN="center"|1960–61|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|70|ALIGN="center"|27|ALIGN="center"|35|ALIGN="center"|62|ALIGN="center"|26|ALIGN="center"|11|ALIGN="center"|4|ALIGN="center"|5|ALIGN="center"|9|ALIGN="center"|0|
|ALIGN="center"|1961–62|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|70|ALIGN="center"|26|ALIGN="center"|43|ALIGN="center"|69|ALIGN="center"|18|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|
|ALIGN="center"|1962–63|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|70|ALIGN="center"|20|ALIGN="center"|44|ALIGN="center"|64|ALIGN="center"|8|ALIGN="center"|11|ALIGN="center"|3|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|9|ALIGN="center"|2|
|ALIGN="center"|1963–64|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|70|ALIGN="center"|23|ALIGN="center"|30|ALIGN="center"|53|ALIGN="center"|11|ALIGN="center"|14|ALIGN="center"|3|ALIGN="center"|8|ALIGN="center"|11|ALIGN="center"|0|
|ALIGN="center"|1964–65|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|68|ALIGN="center"|25|ALIGN="center"|42|ALIGN="center"|67|ALIGN="center"|16|ALIGN="center"|7|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|3|ALIGN="center"|5|ALIGN="center"|4|
|ALIGN="center"|1965–66|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|70|ALIGN="center"|31|ALIGN="center"|38|ALIGN="center"|69|ALIGN="center"|16|ALIGN="center"|12|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|11|ALIGN="center"|11|ALIGN="center"|4|
|ALIGN="center"|1966–67|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|70|ALIGN="center"|17|ALIGN="center"|38|ALIGN="center"|55|ALIGN="center"|10|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|
|ALIGN="center"|1967–68|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|74|ALIGN="center"|22|ALIGN="center"|48|ALIGN="center"|70|ALIGN="center"|14|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|
|ALIGN="center"|1968–69|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|72|ALIGN="center"|25|ALIGN="center"|58|ALIGN="center"|83|ALIGN="center"|8|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|
|ALIGN="center"|1969–70|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|73|ALIGN="center"|21|ALIGN="center"|47|ALIGN="center"|68|ALIGN="center"|24|ALIGN="center"|4|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|0|
|ALIGN="center"|1970–71|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|77|ALIGN="center"|21|ALIGN="center"|34|ALIGN="center"|55|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|
|ALIGN="center"|1971–72|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|75|ALIGN="center"|20|ALIGN="center"|45|ALIGN="center"|65|ALIGN="center"|22|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|
|ALIGN="center"|1972–73|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|77|ALIGN="center"|18|ALIGN="center"|53|ALIGN="center"|71|ALIGN="center"|13|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|
|ALIGN="center"|1973–74|ALIGN="center"|Detroit Red Wings|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|11|ALIGN="center"|1|ALIGN="center"|4|ALIGN="center"|5|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|

## Achievements

- 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.

## Infobox (ice hockey player)

- **image**: 1958 Topps Alex Delvecchio.jpg
- **position**: Center (ice hockey), Centre
- **played for**: Detroit Red Wings
- **shoots**: Left
- **height ft**: 5
- **height in**: 11
- **weight lb**: 180
- **birth place**: Fort William, Ontario, Fort William, Ontario, Canada
- **death place**: Rochester, Michigan, Rochester, Michigan, United States, U.S.
- **career start**: 1950
- **career end**: 1974
- **halloffame**: 1977