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Alex Delvecchio
Alex Peter Delvecchio, born December 4, 1931 in Fort William, Ontario is a former ice hockey player and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame
Delvecchio played center and left wing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League for twenty-two full seasons and parts of two others. He and teammate Gordie Howe are the only two players in NHL history to play more than 20 seasons with the same team. One of the true gentlemen in the game of hockey, he was a three time winner of the Lady Byng Trophy
Following his retirement as a player, Delvecchio served as Detroit's head coach and then as General Manager until leaving hockey in 1977 to go into business.
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| width="30%" |Preceded by:
Doug Barkley
| width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |Head Coaches of the Detroit Red Wings
1976
| width="30%" |Succeeded by:
Larry Wilson
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