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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

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 1972–73 [2]

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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