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Mike Veisor

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]

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

Awards and honors

See also

References

  1. ^ Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. ISBN 9781602800137. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mike Veisor Stats and Profile". hockeydb.com.
  3. ^ a b Chicago Blackhawks Legends: Mike Veisor
  4. ^ a b c 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

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