| Nelson Debenedet | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 31, 1947 Cordenons, Italy | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1971–1976 | ||
Nelson Flavio Debenedet (born December 31, 1947, in Cordenons, Italy and raised in Copper Cliff, Ontario) is an Italian-born Canadian retired ice hockey forward. He was the first Italian-born player in the NHL.
Debenedet began his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings, playing his last season at top level with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1966–67 | Michigan State University | WCHA | 27 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Michigan State University | WCHA | 29 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Michigan State University | WCHA | 28 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | University of Toronto | CIAU | — | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Tidewater Wings | AHL | 22 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Fort Worth Wings | CHL | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Port Huron Wings | IHL | 30 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Virginia Red Wings | AHL | 76 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 64 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1973–74 | Virginia Red Wings | AHL | 39 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 25 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1974–75 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 31 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 69 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 46 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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