Marty Pavelich
Martin Nicholas Pavelich (born November 6, 1927) is a Canadian former ice hockey left winger. He played ten seasons for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League from 1947 until 1957.
| Marty Pavelich | |||
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| Born |
November 6, 1927 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 1944–1957 | ||
Early careerEdit
Pavelich played three seasons (1944–47) of junior-league hockey with the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) Galt Red Wings in Galt, Ontario. He played 74 regular season games for the team, scoring 52 goals, with 66 assists for a total of 118 points.[1]
NHL careerEdit
Pavelich joined the NHL Detroit Red Wings in 1947. He played a total of 634 regular season NHL games, scoring 93 goals and 159 assists for 252 points. His post-season record is 13 goals, 15 assists for 28 points in 93 games.[2] The Red Wings won the Stanley Cup four times (1950, 1952, 1954, 1955) during his career and he played in the NHL all-star games for those seasons.
Pavelich is regarded as an unsung hero of the early 1950s powerhouse Red Wing squad that also included Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay.[3] Wings manager, Jack Adams, referred to Pavelich as "one of the four key men around whom we build our hockey club."[4] Hockey journalist Stan Fischler, ranked him as the 4th best defensive forward of all time in his book Hockey's 100: A Personal Ranking of the Best Players in Hockey History.[5] Considered one of the best "shadows" of his time, his role was to check other team's top scorers, including the likes of Maurice "Rocket" Richard.[3][4]
Post-NHLEdit
Pavelich left the Red Wings at the end of the 1956-57 season. He and Ted Lindsay ran a successful plastics manufacturing business together that supplied parts to the automotive industry.[3]
Career statisticsEdit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1944–45 | Galt Red Wings | OHA-Jr. | 21 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 1945–46 | Galt Red Wings | OHA-Jr. | 25 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1946–47 | Galt Red Wings | OHA-Jr. | 28 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1947–48 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 41 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1947–48 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 26 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 60 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1949–50 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 65 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 58 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 1949–50 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 67 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1951–52 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 68 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1952–53 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 64 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 1953–54 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 65 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1954–55 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 59 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1955–56 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1956–57 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 64 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 634 | 93 | 159 | 252 | 454 | 91 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 74 | ||||
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Marty Nicholas Pavelich". Legends of Hockey.net. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ^ "Marty Pavelich's player profile". Hockey DB.com. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ^ a b c "Marty Pavelich 1953-54". Red Wings.NHL.com. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ^ a b Fischler, Stan & Shirley (2003). Who's Who in Hockey. Andrews McMeel Universal. ISBN 0-7407-1904-1. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ^ "Marty Pavelich". Greatest Hockey Legends.com. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
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