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Yip Foster

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Yip Foster
Born (1907-11-25)November 25, 1907
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Died June 4, 1978(1978-06-04) (aged 70)
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
Detroit Red Wings
Boston Bruins
New York Rangers
Playing career 1929–1935

Harry "Yip" Foster (November 25, 1907 – June 4, 1978) was a professional ice hockey player who played for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League.

Foster, a graduate of Malvern Collegiate Institute (he played on the football team and later on the Malvern Grads junior team under coach Ted Reeve) also played football for the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers of the Ontario Rugby Football Union from 1924 to 1930, winning two Grey Cups.

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

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