Yip Foster

Harry Clifford Francis "Yip" Foster (November 25, 1907 – June 4, 1978) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League between 1929 and 1935. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1927 to 1947, was spent in various minor leagues. He also played Canadian football (known as rugby football at the time) with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers of the Ontario Rugby Football Union from 1924 to 1930, and won the Grey Cup in 1927. Prior to his playing career Foster attended Malvern Collegiate Institute.

In later years, Foster owned and ran a grocery store with his family in Wayne, Michigan.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1923–44 Toronto Canoe Club OHA 1 0 0 0 — — — — — — 1924–25 Toronto Aura Lee OHA 7 2 1 3 — 10 4 4 8 — 1925–26 Toronto Aura Lee OHA 7 2 1 3 — — — — — — 1926–27 Toronto City Hall TIHL — — — — — — — — — — 1927–28 Springfield Indians Can-Am 37 1 1 2 40 4 1 0 1 8 1928–29 Springfield Indians Can-Am 38 5 1 6 83 — — — — — 1929–30 New York Rangers NHL 31 0 0 0 10 — — — — — 1929–30 Boston Tigers Can-Am 11 2 4 6 10 5 0 0 0 0 1930–31 Boston Tigers Can-Am 36 7 13 20 80 9 3 5 8 28 1931–32 Boston Bruins NHL 32 1 2 3 12 — — — — — 1932–33 Boston Cubs Can-Am 12 2 3 5 34 — — — — — 1932–33 St. Paul Greyhounds AHA 24 4 3 7 23 4 0 1 1 4 1933–34 Detroit Red Wings NHL 6 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1933–34 Detroit Olympics IHL 37 4 8 12 35 6 0 1 1 4 1934–35 Detroit Red Wings NHL 12 2 0 2 8 — — — — — 1934–35 Detroit Olympics IHL 30 7 2 9 27 5 0 2 2 6 1935–36 Detroit Olympics IHL 47 4 12 16 31 6 0 2 2 6 1936–637 Cleveland Falcons IAHL 44 3 15 18 27 — — — — — 1937–38 Cleveland Barons IAHL 52 2 12 14 34 2 0 0 0 0 1938–39 Cleveland Barons IAHL 52 2 12 14 34 9 0 1 1 0 1939–40 Syracuse Stars IAHL 55 2 11 13 14 — — — — — 1940–41 Minneapolis Millers AHA 47 4 5 9 10 3 0 0 0 0 1941–42 Minneapolis Millers AHA 44 5 6 11 17 — — — — — 1942–43 Cleveland Barons AHL 53 1 8 9 14 1 0 0 0 0 1943–44 Cleveland Barons AHL 34 1 5 6 16 10 0 1 1 7 1946–47 Detroit Metal Mouldings IHL 26 1 8 9 13 3 0 0 0 0 IAHL/AHL totals 202 15 27 42 80 18 0 2 2 11 NHL totals 81 3 2 5 38 — — — — —