Doug Harvey

**Douglas Norman Harvey** (December 19, 1924 – December 26, 1989) was a Canadian professional hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1947 until 1964, and from 1966 until 1969 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest defencemen ever to play the game.  He won the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the league's top defenceman on seven occasions.

## Career statistics

|colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"||rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||colspan="5"|Regular season|rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||colspan="5"|Playoffs||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1942–43|Montreal Navy|MCHL|4|0|0|0|0|—|—|—|—|—|
|1942–43|Montreal Jr. Royals|QJHL|21|4|6|10|17|6|3|4|7|10|
|1942–43|Montreal Royals|QSHL|1|0|0|0|0|—|—|—|—|—|
|1943–44|Montreal Jr. Royals|QJHL|13|4|6|10|34|4|2|6|8|10|
|1943–44|Montreal Royals|QSHL|1|1|1|2|2|—|—|—|—|—|
|1943–44|Montreal Navy|MCHL|15|4|1|5|24|5|3|1|4|15|
|1943–44|Montreal Jr. Royals|M-Cup|—|—|—|—|—|3|0|1|1|6|
|1944–45|Montreal Navy|MCHL|3|0|2|2|2|6|3|1|4|6|
|1944–45|Montreal Jr. Royals|QJHL|—|—|—|—|—|9|2|2|4|10|
|1945–46|Montreal Royals|QSHL|34|2|6|8|90|11|1|6|7|37|
|1946–47|Montreal Royals|QSHL|40|2|26|28|171|11|2|4|6|62|
|1946–47|Montreal Royals|Al-Cup|—|—|—|—|—|14|4|9|13|26|
|1947–48|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|35|4|4|8|32|—|—|—|—|—|
|1947–48|Buffalo Bisons|AHL|24|1|7|8|38|—|—|—|—|—|
|1948–49|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|55|3|13|16|87|7|0|1|1|10|
|1949–50|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|70|4|20|24|76|5|0|2|2|10|
|1950–51|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|70|5|24|29|93|11|0|5|5|12|
|1951–52|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|68|6|23|29|82|11|0|3|3|8|
|1952–53|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|69|4|30|34|67|12|0|5|5|8|
|1953–54|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|68|8|29|37|110|10|0|2|2|12|
|1954–55|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|70|6|43|49|58|12|0|8|8|6|
|1955–56|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|62|5|39|44|60|12|2|5|7|10|
|1956–57|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|70|6|44|50|92|10|0|7|7|10|
|1957–58|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|68|9|32|41|131|10|2|9|11|16|
|1958–59|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|61|4|16|20|61|11|1|11|12|22|
|1959–60|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|66|6|21|27|45|8|3|0|3|6|
|1960–61|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|58|6|33|39|48|6|0|1|1|8|
|1961–62|New York Rangers|NHL|69|6|24|30|42|6|0|1|1|2|
|1962–63|New York Rangers|NHL|68|4|35|39|92|—|—|—|—|—|
|1963–64|St. Paul Rangers|CPHL|5|2|2|4|6|—|—|—|—|—|
|1963–64|New York Rangers|NHL|14|0|2|2|10|—|—|—|—|—|
|1963–64|Quebec Aces|AHL|52|6|36|42|30|9|0|4|4|10|
|1964–65|Quebec Aces|AHL|64|1|36|37|72|4|1|1|2|9|
|1965–66|Baltimore Clippers|AHL|67|7|32|39|80|—|—|—|—|—|
|1966–67|Baltimore Clippers|AHL|24|2|9|11|10|—|—|—|—|—|
|1966–67|Pittsburgh Hornets|AHL|28|0|9|9|22|9|0|0|0|2|
|1966–67|Detroit Red Wings|NHL|2|0|0|0|0|—|—|—|—|—|
|1967–68|Kansas City Blues|CPHL|59|4|16|20|12|7|0|6|6|6|
|1967–68|St. Louis Blues|NHL|—|—|—|—|—|8|0|4|4|12|
|1968–69|St. Louis Blues|NHL|70|2|20|22|30|—|—|—|—|—|

## NHL coaching record

|Team|Year|Regular season|Post season||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|70|26|32|12|64|4th in NHL|Lost in Semi-Finals|

## Awards

- NHL
|Award|Year(s)|
| --- | --- |
|James Norris Memorial Trophy|1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962|
|NHL All-Star Game|1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1969|
|NHL First All-Star Team|1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962|
|NHL Second All-Star Team|1959|
|Stanley Cup|1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960|

## Related pages

- List of members of the Hockey Hall of Fame
- List of NHL players with 1000 games played

## Other websites

- _Stole This from a Hockey Card: A Philosophy of Hockey, Doug Harvey, Identity and Booze_

## Infobox (ice hockey player)

- **name**: Doug Harvey
- **image**: 1963 Topps Doug Harvey.jpg
- **image size**: 250px
- **position**: Defenceman, Defence
- **shoots**: Left
- **height ft**: 5
- **height in**: 11
- **weight lb**: 190
- **played for**: Montreal Canadiens
New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues
Detroit Red Wings
Baltimore Clippers
Buffalo Bisons (AHL), Buffalo Bisons
Pittsburgh Hornets
Quebec Aces
- **birth place**: Montreal, Quebec, QC, Canada, CAN
- **death place**: Montreal, Quebec, QC, Canada, CAN
- **career start**: 1945
- **career end**: 1969
- **halloffame**: 1973