Buster Harvey

Frederick John Charles "Buster" Harvey (April 2, 1950 – November 25, 2007) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 407 games in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota North Stars, Kansas City Scouts, and Atlanta Flames between 1970 and 1977.

Playing career A native of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Harvey moved to Ontario as a youth and played junior with the Hamilton Red Wings of the Ontario Hockey Association before being selected by the North Stars in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. Making his NHL debut that year, he played four seasons with the North Stars before being traded to Atlanta. Early into his second season with the Flames Harvey was traded to Kansas City, who subsequently traded him to Detroit, where Harvey spent the final part of his career, retiring in 1978 after one season in the minor American Hockey League. In 2007 Harvey died, eight months after being diagnosed with cancer. In his honour the Grant-Harvey Centre in Fredericton is named after him and longtime friend Danny Grant. Originally named after only Grant, he behest that Buster's name be added as well.

In memorial to Buster Harvey, a tournament is held every year in Fredericton, named the Annual Buster Harvey Memorial Peewee AAA hockey tournament. In 2013, Tayah Sommer, a female goaltender for the Peewee AAA Fredericton Caps, was the first female player, in the 6-year history of the tournament, to receive the tournament's "Unsung Hero" award. The award was presented by Mrs. Harvey at the newly opened Grant-Harvey Centre in Fredericton.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1964–65 Fredericton Jr. Red Wings NBAHA 14 17 21 38 — 3 1 1 2 8 1965–66 Fredericton Jr. Hawks NBAHA 25 33 22 55 — — — — — — 1966–67 Halifax Jr. Canadiens MJrHL 51 23 51 74 50 17 9 18 27 10 1967–68 Fredericton Jr. Red Wings NBJHL 4 2 4 6 2 6 2 4 6 16 1967–68 Fredericton Jr. Red Wings SNBHL 6 2 8 10 34 5 0 7 7 11 1968–69 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 49 23 28 51 30 5 2 3 5 6 1969–70 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 54 26 34 60 39 — — — — — 1970–71 Minnesota North Stars NHL 59 12 8 20 36 7 0 0 0 4 1971–72 Cleveland Barons AHL 73 41 54 95 72 6 1 2 3 34 1971–72 Minnesota North Stars NHL — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 1972–73 Minnesota North Stars NHL 68 21 34 55 16 6 0 2 2 4 1973–74 Minnesota North Stars NHL 72 16 17 33 14 — — — — — 1974–75 Atlanta Flames NHL 79 17 27 44 16 — — — — — 1975–76 Atlanta Flames NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1975–76 Kansas City Scouts NHL 39 5 12 17 6 — — — — — 1975–76 Detroit Red Wings NHL 35 8 9 17 25 — — — — — 1976–77 Kansas City Blues CHL 15 4 12 16 4 10 1 3 4 2 1976–77 Detroit Red Wings NHL 54 11 11 22 18 — — — — — 1977–78 Philadelphia Firebirds AHL 71 10 17 27 31 4 1 0 1 2 NHL totals 407 90 118 208 131 14 0 2 2 8