| Round | Overall |
| 2 | 17 |
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Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | Fredericton | NBJHL | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 1968-69 | Hamilton | OHA | 49 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 30 |
| 1969-70 | Hamilton | OHA | 54 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 39 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Named to OHA All-Star Second Team with Hamilton in 1969-70.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1970 |
| Debut: | October 18, 1970 (Minnesota at Detroit) |
| Final NHL game: | February 12, 1977 (Detroit at Minnesota) |
| Retired: | 1978 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Numbers worn: | 26, 18 (Minnesota); 8 (Atlanta); 22 (Kansas City); 27 (Detroit) |
Career NHL Statistics
Teams: Minnesota,
Atlanta, Kansas City, Detroit
Years: 1970-1977. Playoffs: 1971-1973
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 7 years | 407 | 90 | 118 | 208 | 131 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 3 years | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Pre-Draft Highlights
Played defense for much of his minor hockey career. ... Won the Jake
Budovitch Trophy as Fredericton's Athlete of the Year in 1964. ... Played for his hometown Fredericton Midget AAA team in 1964-65 and
1965-66. ... Led the New Brunswick Midget league in both goals (33) and points (55)
over 25 games with Fredericton in 1965-66 . ... Played
for Halifax in Maritime senior league in 1966-67, scoring 23 goals and 74
points in 53 games. ... Won Canadian Maritime Championship with Halifax in
1967. ... Played for Halifax in the 1967 Memorial Cup tournament. ... Played for Fredericton's junior and senior teams in
1967-68, scoring two goals and 10 points in six games with senior team. He
also spent part of the season with Halifax's junior team, but lost many
weeks waiting for release from Halifax, which came on Jan. 25, 1968. ...
Played for both Fredericton and Halifax in 1968 Memorial Cup tournament. ... Led Hamilton
with 60 points in 1969-70.
Career Highlights
Scored game-winning goal for Minnesota in third period of 2-1 win over Chicago in his fourth NHL game on Oct. 28, 1970. ... Finished second in AHL in goals (41) and points (95) with Cleveland in 1971-72. ... Named to AHL All-Star Second Team with Cleveland in 1971-72. ... Played eight regular-season games for Kansas City (franchise that became New Jersey Devils) in team's inaugural 1974-75 season. ... Played on 1976-77 Kansas City team that won CHL regular-season title. ... Won CHL Adams Cup with Kansas City in 1977. ... Inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 1987.
Transaction History
May 27, 1974 -- Traded by Minnesota with Jerry Byers to Atlanta in exchange for John Flesch and Don Martineau. Oct. 13, 1975 -- Traded by Atlanta to Kansas City in exchange for Richard Lemieux and 1977 second-round pick (Miles Zaharko). Jan. 14, 1976 -- Traded by Kansas City to Detroit in exchange for Phil Roberto. The trade took place right before a game between the two teams in Detroit.
Significant Injuries
Missed remainder of 1970-71 regular season and start of 1971 playoffs with knee injury, suffered during Minnesota's Feb. 3, 1971, game vs. Detroit. ... Missed part of 1972-73 season with dislocated shoulder, an injury suffered during Minnesota's Nov. 15, 1972, game at Pittsburgh. He did not return until Minnesota's Dec. 6, 1972, game at Montreal. ... Had off-season surgery in summer of 1974 to tighten ligaments in shoulder, a problem which had hampered him throughout 1973-74 season.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: Frederick
John Charles Harvey
Nickname:
"Buster"
Also Known as: Fred Harvey
Other Post-Draft Teams: Cleveland (AHL); Kansas City (CHL); Philadelphia (AHL)
Coaching Career: Served as
Fredericton (NBJHL) head coach in 1978-79 and 1979-80 seasons.
Career Beyond Hockey: Returned to
Fredericton after his retirement and was a partner in Fredericton Sports
Investment Ltd., the group that initially owned the Fredericton Junior
Red Wings team that he had coached for the first two seasons after he
ended his playing career. After the NBJHL folded, the company continued
managing funds to benefit the local minor-hockey community. ... Passed
away after an eight-month battle with cancer at age 57. In 2008, the
inaugural
Buster Harvey PeeWee AAA Memorial Tournament was held in
Fredericton. The annual event showcases top minor hockey talent from the
provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia as well as the state of
Maine.
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by Ottawa Nationals in 1972 WHA Draft -- the first-ever WHA Draft -- in February 1972. | Grew up in New Brunswick as the son of a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. | Roomed with Bob Nevin on road trips for Minnesota during 1972-73 season. | Played on line with Lou Nanne and Bill Goldsworthy for Minnesota in 1972-73. |
| Was one of seven Minnesota players to score at least 20 goals in 1972-73 (career-high 21). | Worked as an instructor at hockey school in Fredericton during off-seasons of his playing days. | Named to Fredericton Sports Investment's Fredericton Wall of Fame in 1992. | Fredericton's Grant-Harvey Centre arena is named in honor of Harvey and Danny Grant. |
| SNAPSHOT '70 | |
| Total Selected: | 115 |
| Forwards: | 67 |
| Defense: | 36 |
| Goaltenders: | 12 |
| Major Junior: | 87 |
| College Players: | 18 |
| Canadian: | 109 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 0 |
| American: | 6 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 62 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 12 |
| Hall of Fame: | 3 |
| All-Star Game: | 11 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 4 |
| Olympians: | 2 |
| Picks Traded: | 13 |
| 1970 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Buffalo | Chicago |
| Detroit | Los Angeles | Minnesota |
| Montreal | New York | Oakland |
| Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | St. Louis |
| Toronto | Vancouver | |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1970