Jim Vesey

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Jim Vesey
Born (1965-10-29) October 29, 1965 (age 57)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
Played for St. Louis Blues
Boston Bruins
NHL Draft 155th overall, 1984
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 19881995

James Edward Vesey, Sr. (born October 29, 1965) is an American former ice hockey player, who currently works as a scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 15 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins between 1988 and 1991. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1988 to 1995, was spent in the minor leagues. His son, Jimmy, is currently playing in the NHL with the New York Rangers.

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Biography

Vesey was born in Boston, Massachusetts.[ citation needed ] As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Boston. [1]

Drafted 155th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, he went to play eleven games for the Blues, scoring a goal and two assists. He signed with the Boston Bruins in 1991 and played four games for them, scoring no points.[ citation needed ]

His elder son, Jimmy Vesey, is an NHL player and was selected 66th overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and currently plays for the New York Rangers. A younger son, Nolan, plays for the University of Maine and was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2014.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1982–83Christopher Columbus High SchoolHS-MA293665
1983–84Christopher Columbus High SchoolHS-MA21394887
1984–85 Merrimack College ECAC 2 3319113028
1985–86 Merrimack CollegeECAC 23229326167
1986–87 Merrimack CollegeECAC 23522365857
1987–88 Merrimack CollegeECAC 24040559595
1988–89 St. Louis Blues NHL 51127
1988–89 Peoria Rivermen IHL 7647469313741236
1989–90 St. Louis BluesNHL60110
1989–90 Peoria RivermenIHL6047449175513421
1990–91 Peoria RivermenIHL5832417369194141826
1991–92 Boston Bruins NHL40000
1991–92 Maine Mariners AHL 10671313
1992–93 Providence Bruins AHL713839774262574
1993–94 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL6020305075
1994–95 Phoenix RoadrunnersIHL4110102062
IHL totals295156171327418286192553
NHL totals151237

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-14.