Nelson Debenedet

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{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

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| position = Left wing

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 195

| played_for = Detroit Red Wings
Pittsburgh Penguins

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|12|31|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Cordenons, Italy

| draft = Undrafted

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| career_start = 1971

| career_end = 1976

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Nelson Flavio Debenedet (born December 31, 1947) is an Italian-born Canadian retired ice hockey forward from Cordenons, Italy, and grew up in Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada. 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.

Career statistics

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! colspan="5" | Regular Season

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! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1966–67

| Michigan State University

| WCHA

| 27

| 0

| 7

| 14

| —

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| 1967–68

| Michigan State University

| WCHA

| 29

| 4

| 3

| 7

| 25

| —

1968–69

| Michigan State University

| WCHA

| 28

| 10

| 7

| 17

| 40

| —

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| 1969–70

| Fort Wayne Komets

| IHL

| 8

| 0

| 3

| 6

| —

1970–71

| University of Toronto

| CIAU

| —

| 3

| 9

| 12

| 0

| —

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| 1971–72

| Tidewater Wings

| AHL

| 22

| 4

| 3

| 7

| 12

| —

1971–72

| Fort Worth Wings

| CHL

| 14

| 2

| 4

| 6

| 15

| —

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| 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

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| 1973–74

| Virginia Red Wings

| AHL

| 39

| 8

| 15

| 23

| 40

| —

1973–74

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 15

| 4

| 1

| 5

| 2

| —

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| 1974–75

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 25

| 6

| 12

| 13

| 12

| 2

| 4

| 6

| 2

1974–75

| Pittsburgh Penguins

| NHL

| 31

| 6

| 3

| 9

| 11

| —

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| 1975–76

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 69

| 14

| 19

| 33

| 12

| 9

| 4

| 5

| 9

| 6

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 46

! 10

! 4

! 14

! 13

! —

External links

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Category:1947 births

Category:Living people

Category:Detroit Red Wings players

Category:Fort Wayne Komets players

Category:Hershey Bears players

Category:Italian ice hockey players

Category:Sportspeople from the Province of Pordenone

Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players

Category:Ice hockey people from Greater Sudbury

Category:Toronto Varsity Blues ice hockey players

Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players

Category:Virginia Wings players

Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen

Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen