Buster Harvey, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Buster Harvey

Canadian ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1950

Date of Death: 25-Nov-2007

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Buster Harvey

  • Frederick John Charles "Buster" Harvey (April 2, 1950 – November 25, 2007) was a Canadian professional 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.
  • He died at the age of 57 years, eight months after being diagnosed with cancer. He was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick. 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.

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