Mike Veisor

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Mike Veisor
Mike Veisor 1973.JPG
Veisor with the Chicago Blackhawks in 1973
Born (1952-08-25) August 25, 1952 (age 72)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Chicago Black Hawks
Hartford Whalers
Winnipeg Jets
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 45th overall, 1972
Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career 19721984
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1983 West Germany

Michael David Veisor, Sr. (born August 25, 1952) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender. [1] He played 139 games in the National Hockey League between 1973 and 1984. [2] He was described as: "One of the most agile goaltenders around; plays goal like a trapeze artist." [3]

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Biography

Veisor was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is Jewish. [4] As a youth, he played in the 1963 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. [5] He was drafted in Round 3 (#45 overall) in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. [2] He started his National Hockey League career with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1973. He was the second Jewish goalie in NHL history. [4] [6] He had wanted to be the first, but he was preceded by Ross Brooks. [4]

He also played for the Hartford Whalers and Winnipeg Jets. He retired after the 1984 season. [7] [2]

Veisor currently works at Avon Old Farms School, in Avon, Connecticut, [8] and is the rink manager. [3] His son, Michael David Veisor, Jr., was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft (12th round, 263rd overall). Mike, Jr. is a former college and minor-league goaltender, but he never played in the NHL.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
1969–70 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 43258017204.00
1970–71 Hamilton Red WingsOHA53317726605.0272414093004.41
1971–72 Peterborough Petes OHA49292020314.171511229003222.13
1971–72 Peterborough Petes M-Cup 3210180802.66
1972–73 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 3921609942.7542191403.83
1973–74 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 107025372012.23.92520180503.75.889
1974–75 Chicago Black HawksNHL91514593604.71.838
1974–75 Dallas Black HawksCHL1611509585203.2610646562822.56
1975–76 Dallas Black HawksCHL6228229356117452.939545402212.44
1976–77 Chicago Black HawksNHL31201801304.33.887
1976–77 Dallas Black HawksCHL4017156227911623.05.897202119603.03
1977–78 Chicago Black HawksNHL123457193122.59.920
1978–79 Chicago Black HawksNHL1758410166003.54.904
1979–80 Chicago Black HawksNHL113536583603.28.90310159606.08.760
1980–81 Hartford Whalers NHL296136157911814.48.869
1981–82 Hartford WhalersNHL135527005304.54.880
1981–82 Binghamton Whalers AHL 22138112996713.09.880
1982–83 Hartford WhalersNHL235161127411815.56.855
1983–84 Hartford WhalersNHL41302402005.00.825
1983–84 Winnipeg Jets NHL84124192603.72.84910040406.00.862
1983–84 Sherbrooke Jets AHL51402592405.56.843
NHL totals139416226778153154.09.8804021791505.02.848

Awards and honors

AwardYear
CHL Rookie of the Year1972–73 [2]

See also

References

  1. Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. ISBN   9781602800137 . Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Mike Veisor Stats and Profile". hockeydb.com.
  3. 1 2 Chicago Blackhawks Legends: Mike Veisor
  4. 1 2 3 The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and the 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. SP Books. 2006. ISBN   9781561719075 . Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  5. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  6. What It Means To Grow Up Jewish in Chicago – The Forward
  7. Hockey in Broome County – Marvin A. Cohen, Michael J. McCann
  8. The Strangest One Of All: Absurd Goalie Monday: Mike Veisor