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Classic Sports Card of The Day

21 Mar

From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1968 Topps hockey card of former Detroit Red Wing Alex Delvecchio, who played 22 complete seasons for the Wings, the most of any player with one team in NHL history. He was a member of Detroit’s “Production Line”, teaming with Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay. Unlike Howe and Lindsay, however, Delvecchio was a “gentlemanly” player, winning the Lady Byng Trophy, which combines sportsmanship and excellence on the ice, three times in his career. At the time of his retirement in 1973, he was second to Howe in all career categories, but has since been surpassed by Steve Yzerman. Delvecchio’s # 10 sweater has been retired by the Wings, and he was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1977.

 

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