# Jim Vesey

James Edward Vesey, Sr. (born October 29, 1965) is an American former ice hockey player, who currently works as a scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was a Division II-III Hobey Baker award winner at Merrimack in 1988. He played 15 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins between 1988 and 1991. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1988 to 1995, was spent in the minor leagues. His son, Jimmy, is currently playing in the NHL with the New York Rangers.

## Biography

Vesey was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in the Charlestown neighborhood. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Boston.
He attended Merrimack college in 1984 and played there for 4 years. In his second year he became an all American for the first time having a 61 point season. During the next two seasons he was part of two ECAC championships teams in 1987 and 1988. He was also an All American in both of those seasons as well. In his final year at Merrimack he was named captain. The team made their first ever appearance in the NCAA division 1 tournament in 1988. They went on to pull off a huge upset over Northeastern in the first round. Before ultimately losing to eventual state champions Lake Superior in the quarterfinals. Vesey was named the Division II-III Hobey Baker Award winner in 1988 after having a 95 point season with 40 goals and 55 assists. He left Merrimack as the program leader in assists points and still holds both records to this day.
Drafted 155th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, he went to play eleven games for the Blues, scoring a goal and two assists. He signed with the Boston Bruins in 1991 and played four games for them, scoring no points.
His elder son, Jimmy Vesey, is an NHL player and was selected 66th overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and currently plays for the New York Rangers. A younger son, Nolan, plays for the University of Maine and was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2014.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1982–83 | Christopher Columbus High School | HS-MA | — | 29 | 36 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | Christopher Columbus High School | HS-MA | 21 | 39 | 48 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | Merrimack College | ECAC 2 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Merrimack College | ECAC 2 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Merrimack College | ECAC 2 | 35 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Merrimack College | ECAC 2 | 40 | 40 | 55 | 95 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 76 | 47 | 46 | 93 | 137 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1989–90 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 60 | 47 | 44 | 91 | 75 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| 1990–91 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 58 | 32 | 41 | 73 | 69 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 26 |
| 1991–92 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 71 | 38 | 39 | 77 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 1993–94 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 60 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 41 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — |
| IHL totals | IHL totals | IHL totals | 295 | 156 | 171 | 327 | 418 | 28 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 53 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |