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]
| Mike Veisor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Veisor in 1973 | |||
| Born |
August 25, 1952 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 team |
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| NHL Draft |
45th overall, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| Playing career | 1972–1984 | ||
Biography
Veisor was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is Jewish.[4] As a youth, he played in the 1965 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 | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1969–70 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 43 | — | — | — | 2580 | 172 | 0 | 4.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 53 | — | — | — | 3177 | 266 | 0 | 5.02 | — | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 409 | 30 | 0 | 4.41 | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 49 | — | — | — | 2920 | 203 | 1 | 4.17 | — | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 900 | 32 | 2 | 2.13 | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Peterborough Petes | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 8 | 0 | 2.66 | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 39 | — | — | — | 2160 | 99 | 4 | 2.75 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 219 | 14 | 0 | 3.83 | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 537 | 20 | 1 | 2.23 | .925 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 80 | 5 | 0 | 3.75 | .889 | ||
| 1974–75 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 459 | 36 | 0 | 4.71 | .838 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 958 | 52 | 0 | 3.26 | — | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | 656 | 28 | 2 | 2.56 | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 62 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 3561 | 174 | 5 | 2.93 | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | — | 540 | 22 | 1 | 2.44 | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | .887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 40 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2279 | 116 | 2 | 3.05 | .897 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 119 | 6 | 0 | 3.03 | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 719 | 31 | 2 | 2.59 | .920 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1016 | 60 | 0 | 3.54 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 658 | 36 | 0 | 3.28 | .903 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 59 | 6 | 0 | 6.08 | .760 | ||
| 1980–81 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 29 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1579 | 118 | 1 | 4.48 | .869 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 700 | 53 | 0 | 4.54 | .880 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1299 | 67 | 1 | 3.09 | .880 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 23 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1274 | 118 | 1 | 5.56 | .855 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 20 | 0 | 5.00 | .825 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 419 | 26 | 0 | 3.72 | .849 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 4 | 0 | 6.00 | .862 | ||
| 1983–84 | Sherbrooke Jets | AHL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 259 | 24 | 0 | 5.56 | .843 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 139 | 41 | 62 | 26 | 7781 | 531 | 5 | 4.09 | .880 | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | 179 | 15 | 0 | 5.02 | .848 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| CHL Rookie of the Year | 1982–83 | [2] |
References
- Day by day in Jewish sports history. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
- Chicago Blackhawks Legends: Mike Veisor
- The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and the 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. SP Books. 2006. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- What It Means To Grow Up Jewish in Chicago – The Forward
- Hockey in Broome County – Marvin A. Cohen, Michael J. McCann
- The Strangest One Of All: Absurd Goalie Monday: Mike Veisor
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database