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Jim Vesey
Selected in
eighth round
No. 155 overall by St. Louis Blues
Born
September 29, 1965
 | Position:
Center
Height: 6-1 Weight:
200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Christopher Columbus (Mass. H.S.)
Birthplace:
Boston, Massachusetts (USA)
Hometown: Charlestown, Massachusetts |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1982-83 |
Columbus | Mass. H.S. |
-- | 29 |
36 | 65 |
-- | | 1983-84 |
Columbus | Mass. H.S. |
21 | 39 |
48 | 87 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Mass. High School Division II Championship:
1984 (Columbus)
Mass. Division II Points Leader: 1983-84
(Columbus) (87 points)
Catholic
Conference Points Leader: 1982-83 (Columbus) (65 points), 1983-84
(Columbus) (87 points)
Columbus MVP: 1983-84
Miscellaneous: Attended Christopher Columbus High School in Boston's North
End, a private Catholic school that is now defunct. ... Intended to play
college hockey at Boston University, but was not recruited by BU coach Jack
Parker during 1983-84 season because Parker had some bad experiences with
other recruits from Vesey's hometown of Charlestown, Mass. Parker later
would say he regretted the decision because it likely cost his team "two
national titles." |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 17, 1988 (Chicago at St.
Louis)
Numbers: 33 (St. Louis); 54
(Boston)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1995 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1988-1991 |
St. Louis, Boston | 15 |
1 | 2 |
3 | 7 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Fought Steve Thomas with 4:43 remaining in his first NHL
game. ... Scored his first NHL goal into an empty net with 34 seconds
remaining in third period to seal a 7-5 win for the Blues. ... Traded by St. Louis to Winnipeg on May 24, 1991, but never
played for parent team. ... Missed remainder of 1991-92 season with right shoulder
injury, suffered during Boston's Nov. 14, 1991, game vs. Quebec. The injury
required season-ending surgery on Jan. 6, 1992. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Merrimack (ECAC D-II); Peoria (IHL); Maine (AHL); Providence (AHL); Phoenix
(IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1991
(Peoria)
Hobey Baker Division II Award:
1987-88 (Merrimack)
NCAA D-II East All-America First Team:
1985-86, 1987-88 (Merr.)
NCAA D-II East All-America Second Team: 1986-87
(Merrimack)
IHL
All-Star First Team: 1988-89 (Peoria)
ECAC D-II All-Star First
Team: 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88 (Merr.)
New England All-Star First
Team: 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88 (Mer.)
Peoria MVP: 1988-89
Merrimack
College Athletic Hall of Fame: Inducted 2003
Merrimack
MVP: 1985-86, 1987-88 (co-winner)
Merrimack
Rookie of Year: 1984-85
Merrimack Tri-Captain: 1987-88
Merrimack
Records (Division II): Most career points (244), most career assists
(134), most career power-play goals (34, shares record), most points in one
season (95 in 1987-88), most goals in one season (40 in 1987-88), most
assists in one season (55 in 1987-88), most points by a senior in one season
(95 in 1987-88), most goals scored by a senior in one season (40 in
1987-88), most assists by a senior in one season (55 in 1987-88)
1990-91: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Peoria).
Education: Majored in sociology at
Merrimack College.
Miscellaneous: Wore No. 8 at
Merrimack College. ... Played right wing for most of his college career and
entered pro hockey as a right wing in 1988. ... Led Merrimack with 19 goals
as a freshman in 1984-85. ... Named ECAC Division II Forward of the Week
twice during 1985-86 season. ... Named MVP of Merrimack Thanksgiving and
Merrimack Blue-Gold tournaments during 1985-86 season. ... Named ECAC
Division II Forward of the Week for the week ending Jan. 25, 1987. ... Led
Merrimack with 61 points, 29 goals and 32 assists as a sophomore in 1985-86.
... Became first Merrimack sophomore to earn All-America honors (Division
II) when he achieved feat in 1985-86. ... Helped Merrimack qualify for 1988
NCAA Division I playoffs, where they advanced to quarterfinals. ... Finished 10th in IHL with 93
points as a rookie with Peoria in 1988-89. ... Led Peoria (IHL) with 93
points as a rookie in 1988-89. ... Played on line with Michel Mongeau for
Peoria (IHL) in 1989-90. ... Broke two bones above right wrist late in third
period of Game 5 of Peoria's first-round IHL playoff series vs. Indianapolis
on April 20, 1990. He did not miss any additional games, since Peoria lost
Game 5 to end the series. ... Scored first goal in Providence Bruins (AHL)
history at 4:06 of first period during Providence's Oct. 6, 1992, game at
St. John's. ... Signed with Phoenix (IHL) as an unrestricted free agent on
July 16, 1993. ... Became a youth hockey coach in Middlesex County, Mass.,
after his retirement. ... Successfully battled cancer after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is James Edward
Vesey. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
St. Louis traded Vesey to Winnipeg to complete a Feb. 28, 1991, trade in
which Winnipeg had sent Tom Draper to St. Louis in exchange for future
considerations. Vesey was sent to Winnipeg on May 24, 1991. Less than one
month later, Winnipeg traded Vesey to Boston in exchange for future
considerations on June 20, 1991. |
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SNAPSHOT '84 | | Total Selected: |
250 | | Forwards: |
142 | | Defense: |
88 | | Goaltenders: |
20 | | Major Junior: |
110 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
16/9 | | College Players: |
23 | | High School: |
47 | | Midget: |
4 | | U.S. Junior B: |
1 |
| Canadian: |
145 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
63 |
| European: |
41 |
| Reached NHL: |
102 |
| Stanley Cup: |
20 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
31 |
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