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Kevin Harvey
Kevin Harvey – As the younger brother of former NHL player Todd Harvey, Kevin Harvey is making his own mark in hockey as a player with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League. Born in Sheffield in September of 1984, Harvey was selected by the Calgary Flames in the 2003 NHL draft after playing with the Kingston Voyageurs and the Oakville Blades of the OPJHL, then the Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL. He played another season with Oakville, then for the 2003-04 season played 59 games in the OHL for the Owen Sound Attack. The next season he went to the Georgetown Raiders, but he started his career in earnest with the New Mexico Scorpions of the Central Hockey League. During his 2006-07 season, he played 58 games with five goals, and for the 2007-08 season, he played 51 games and had eight goals. In August of 2008 Harvey signed with the Reading Royals of the ECHL, but his season with the Maple Leaf farm team was cut short as he was called up to play with the Crunch early in December of 2008 with a professional tryout contract. The six-foot-two, 196-pound left winger has played 22 games with the AHL club to date, with four goals. The Crunch is a Columbus Blue Jackets affiliate. Harvey has been known to duke it out on the ice, and was popular with the fans in New Mexico as the team’s enforcer. “I’ve always had a tough instinct just because of the way I play the game,” Harvey is quoted as saying in the Albuquerque Tribune. "I get under people's skin, so they're always wanting to come after me." Harvey was also a favorite of his Scorpion teammates, and appreciates he has been able to pursue his passion of hockey: I'm just here to have fun," Harvey said. "I could be working a 9-to-5 right now, but I'd rather be here with the boys.”
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