Michael David Veisor, Sr. (born August 25, 1952) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender. He played 139 games in the National Hockey League between 1973 and 1984. He was described as: "One of the most agile goaltenders around; plays goal like a trapeze artist."Chicago Blackhawks Legends: Mike Veisor
Biography Veisor was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is Jewish. As a youth, he played in the 1963 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. He was drafted in Round 3 (#45 overall) in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. He started his National Hockey League career with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1973. He was the second Jewish goalie in NHL history.What It Means To Grow Up Jewish in Chicago – The Forward He had wanted to be the first, but he was preceded by Ross Brooks.
He also played for the Hartford Whalers and Winnipeg Jets. He retired after the 1984 season.Hockey in Broome County – Marvin A. Cohen, Michael J. McCann
Veisor formally worked at Avon Old Farms School, in Avon, Connecticut,The Strangest One Of All: Absurd Goalie Monday: Mike Veisor as the rink manager. 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
See also List of select Jewish ice hockey players
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