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| 1972 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mike Veisor
Selected in third round
No. 45 overall by Chicago Black Hawks
Born
August 25, 1952
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Goaltender
Height: 5-9 Weight: 158
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Peterborough (OMJHL)
Birthplace:
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1969-70 |
Hamilton | OHA |
43 | -- |
4.00 | 0 |
n/a | | 1970-71 |
Hamilton | OHA |
53 | n/a |
5.02 | 0 |
n/a | | 1971-72 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
49 | n/a |
4.17 | 1 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL
Playoffs Wins Leader: 1972 (Peterborough) (11 wins)
OMJHL Playoffs
Goals-Against Average Leader: 1972 (2.13 GAA)
OMJHL Playoffs Shutouts Leader: 1972
(Peterborough) (2 shutouts)
Miscellaneous:
Traded by Hamilton with Hamilton's 1972 second-round midget draft choice to
Peterborough for Paul Elford in January 1972. ...
Led Memorial Cup goalies with two victories in tournament's first round-robin format,
despite team's second-place finish. | | NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 5, 1973 (Chicago at Detroit)
Numbers:
1 (Chicago); 1, 31 (Hartford); 31 (Winnipeg)
Stanley
Cup: Never won. Playing Status: Retired 1984 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA | SO | SV% |
| 1973-1984 |
CHI, HAR, WIN | 139 |
41-62-26 | 4.09 |
5 | n/a |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | W-L |
GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1974-1984 |
CHI, WIN | 4 |
0-2 | 5.00 | 0 | n/a |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Management Career: Named Hartford director
of amateur hockey development in September 1989 and remained in that position
through 1996-97 season.
Miscellaneous:
Became only the third Jewish person to play goaltender in the NHL when he made his
debut on Dec. 5, 1973. At the time, several newspapers mistakenly reported
that he was the first, and the story received considerable media attention. ... Served as backup to Hall of Famer Tony Esposito
while playing in Chicago from 1972 to 1980. ... Missed second half of 1977-78
season with phlebitis. ... Became first goalie in Hartford/Carolina franchise
history to record a shutout on road when he beat Winnipeg 2-0 on Dec. 17,
1982. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Dallas (CHL); Binghamton (AHL);
Sherbrooke (AHL)
World Championships: 1983 (bronze) (did not play,
third goaltender)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Leading Goalie Award (Lowest Team GAA): 1975-76 (Dallas)
CHL Rookie of Year: 1972-73 (Dallas)
CHL
All-Star First Team: 1972-73 (Dallas), 1975-76 (Dallas)
WHA Draft
Pick: 1972 (by Ottawa)
CHL Goalie Games Played Leader: 1975-76 (Dallas) (62
games)
CHL Goalie Minutes Leader: 1975-76 (Dallas) (3,561 minutes)
CHL Wins Leader: 1975-76 (Dallas) (28 wins)
CHL Shutouts Leader: 1972-73
(Dallas) (4), 1975-76 (Dallas) (5)
CHL Goals-Against Average
Leader: 1972-73 (Dallas) (2.75 GAA)
CHL Playoffs Goalie Games Played
Leader: 1975 (10), 1976 (9)
CHL Playoffs Goalie Minutes
Leader: 1975 (656), 1976 (540)
CHL Playoffs Shutouts Leader:
1975 (Dallas) (2), 1976 (Dallas) (1)
1972-73: Played on CHL regular-season champion
(Dallas).
Coaching career: Served as goaltending coach at Avon Old Farms prep
school after his retirement.
Miscellaneous: Was CHL's all-time shutout leader (combined regular
seaon and playoffs) with 14 shutouts at the time of his retirement. ... Named
AHL Player of Month for October 1980. ... Ran hockey school for goaltenders in
Chicago area during his playing days. ... Returned to Hartford area and became
rink manager at Avon Old Farms prep school after his retirement. ... Played on
Hartford Whalers Alumni charity hockey team.
Personal: Nicknamed "Werm" for his style of goaltending. ... Father of
former college and minor-league goaltender Mike Veisor Jr. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Chicago traded Veisor to Hartford in
exchange for Hartford's 1981 or 1982 second-round pick on June 19,
1980. Chicago exercised the option in 1981 and selected Kevin Griffin. |
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SNAPSHOT '72 | | Total Selected: |
152 | | Forwards: |
88 | | Defense: |
47 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
121 | | College Players: |
25 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
11 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
67 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
11 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
1 |
| Picks Traded: |
24 |
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