Alex Delvecchio’s hockey story parallels the nearly 100-year story of the Detroit Red Wings franchise. He died Tuesday, July 1 at the age of 93.

A center who skated alongside Gordie Howe on the team’s famed “Production Line,” he helped win three Stanley Cups and stood out for his clean play over 24 years in Detroit.

Delvecchio, a quiet magician who played in Howe’s shadow but was immensely talented in his own right, died Tuesday at the age of 93.