... the phone. "I was glad to see the caller ID, being a Boston number, so I answered and then he said, 'This is Jimmy Vesey. I made my decision and I'd like to come to New York,' and I had a pretty exciting response, probably one I can't ... leaned on him a lot during the process. He had a big impact on me." Hayes' aunt, Joanie, is married to Jimmy Vesey's uncle, Tommy Vesey. New England hockey legend Keith Tkachuk (Melrose, Mass.) explained to New England Hockey Journal's Tim Rappleye last month how the Hub ...

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... Mass. F BRUINS @Frank_Vatrano Will miss the season's first 3 months after tearing ligaments in his foot prior to training camp Jimmy Vesey North Andover, Mass. F N.Y. Rangers @19Vesey Harvard alumnus is the 1st Rangers rookie to score 6 goals in 10 games ... the game. Following his first career three-point night, head coach Alain Vigneault spoke about his play: "There's no doubt that Jimmy's played well," Vigneault said. "He's exactly what our scouts and management were saying. He's got a good shot; ...

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... Mass. F BRUINS @Frank_Vatrano Will miss the season's first 3 months after tearing ligaments in his foot prior to training camp Jimmy Vesey North Andover, Mass. F N.Y. Rangers @19Vesey Harvard alumnus is the 1st Rangers rookie to score 6 goals in 10 games ... the game. Following his first career three-point night, head coach Alain Vigneault spoke about his play: "There's no doubt that Jimmy's played well," Vigneault said. "He's exactly what our scouts and management were saying. He's got a good shot; ...

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... he followed explicitly. Nashville player development director Scott Nichol became a fixture at Harvard's Bright Landry Center, frequently consulting with Jimmy after games. There were three legs supporting the Richard T. Gagnon; Dave Arnold/New England Hockey Journal (right) Jimmy Vesey flanked by Harvard coach Ted Donato, left, and Jimmy's father, Jim Vesey Sr. Vesey tripod: his family, the Predators' management team and the family advisors from Global Hockey Consultants. They worked in concert to hone ...

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... had anything to do with proving people wrong. It was more proving it to himself that he could do it. No one ever said Jimmy Vesey wasn’t a good player. Just because you don’t get drafted doesn’t mean you’re not a good player. If that is ... May, but Sam Kurker, Robbie Baillargeon, Brian Hart, Chris Calnan, Jon Gillies and O’Regan are the New England natives expected to join Jimmy Vesey at the NHL Scouting Combine in Toronto on May 28-June 2. Devin Tringale and Vatrano may also be in the mix. … Brown University ...

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... up in Charlestown and developed a blue-collar approach to hockey as a prototypical power forward. He wasn't the best skater, didn't score the prettiest goals, but he put up numbers through will and work ethic. The son, Jimmy Vesey, developed plenty of finesse in his game while growing up in North Reading, Mass. He played high school hockey at Belmont Hill School before committing to Harvard before his senior season. He is nearly fluent in Mandarin and has experience ...

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... a star," Fenton said. "It really helped him in his career." Days after receiving IIHF gold, Jimmy returned to Harvard, suffering through two seasons of dismal results, including Beanpot drubbings, particularly pain-  Once well off the USA Hockey radar, Jimmy Vesey competes at the IIHF World Championships for Team USA in May, above left. Vesey skates for Belmont Hill in 2011, above right. Below, Vesey led the nation last season with 32 goals for Harvard and was a Hobey Hat Trick finalist. ful ...

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... dominated the hockey news cycle. And when the untested rookie finally stepped on the ice for his first games in six months, he crushed it, breaking decade-old team scoring records at the Traverse City NHL Prospects Tournament. The Jimmy Vesey Sweepstakes supersaturated all hockey media streams in August. Teams lined up to audition for their chance to land a potential top-six scorer at no cost to their respective franchise. Cynical insiders figured the hype was farcical because it was ...

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... clearly not favored to win the award, but few could dispute the choice, a reward for the senior who had honored college hockey by spurning pro-hockey offers for a final shot at NCAA glory. YOUR MOVE, MR. HOBEY The Jimmy Vesey saga took two surprising twists in April. One resulted in some serious hardware. The other in some serious headaches for hockey in the Music City. ronto because I'm working for Toronto. So those are the three destinations." Jim ...

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... dad was a successful pro," said Fenton (Springfield, Mass.). "I'm sure a lot of it (hockey sense) came from sitting around the table." Fenton had a role in Jimmy's next massive career step, making the 2013 world junior squad that won gold in Rus- sia. Vesey appeared to be the odd man out as he watched Team USA's final tuneup game from the stands in Helsinki, Finland. "I actually got player of the game in the first ...

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... included joe Wilson and Darcy Murphy, accounted for all four goals. Championship Harvard 4, Colgate 2 harvard junior jimmy Vesey was named the tournament's Most outstanding player after netting two goals to give him nine in the postseason. June ... the past few years, Harvard hasn't been able to fill holes that manifested over LEAGUE AWARDS Player of Year Jimmy Vesey | harvard | forward | junior | Vesey led all ncaa Division 1 players in goals with 31, including an ecac hockey tournament record of nine. Top ...

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... really want me and really believe in me, and that was something I was really looking for." For a person coming to New York for the first time, it could take some ad- BLUESHIRT OFF TO A FLYING START Jimmy VESEY The next step on the road to the National Hockey League was training camp. Through his play with his new teammates and showing his new team what he could do ...

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... really want me and really believe in me, and that was something I was really looking for." For a person coming to New York for the first time, it could take some ad- BLUESHIRT OFF TO A FLYING START Jimmy VESEY The next step on the road to the National Hockey League was training camp. Through his play with his new teammates and showing his new team what he could do ...

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... faced in the game he played in. Starting goalie John Gibson was named MVP of the tournament. “The first couple of games I was getting scoring chances, but not finishing,” said Gaudreau, a 2011 fourth-round pick t Harvard freshman Jimmy Vesey and Boston College sophomore Johnny Gaudreau have always felt they have something to prove. Whether because of speed or size or something else, they’ve heard they are “not-something-enough.” They were good, no doubt, just not fast enough ...

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... . Or they are abstract enough in the first place that they never had meaning. A year ago, North Reading, Mass., left winger Jimmy Vesey, then of Belmont Hill, “fully expected” he would be drafted. He started the year projected as a mid-round pick by NHL ... and being a pure goal scorer and having great instincts for the game and playing with a couple of really good players (Nick Jimmy Vesey (North Reading, Mass.) earned the EJHL’s MVP award in his first season with the South Shore Kings. t Photo/South Shore ...

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... Lessons > Holiday Vacation Clinics > February Vacation Clinics > Spring League > 3-on-3 League > Summer Camps REGISTER NOW AT: GCHOCKEY.COM (978) 371-3355 CUSHING HOCKEY 5   Game 3: Final score: Minnesota Wild 1, Jimmy Vesey 2. First goal was a conversion off a tasty twoon-one feed from Nieves. Vesey received the disc at full speed on his backhand, 20 feet from the crease. He turned it to his forehand, propped his head up and chipped into high twine, a split second later ...

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... Herb Hockey tournament, seventh seed. The top-seeded of 4,626 fans at we have, it has been For the second year Jimmy Vesey as the front of a crowd in the Harvard forward Lake Placid, N.Y., Harvard, 4-1, in on March 19. ... as a whole Tournament comAll-League the 16-team NCAA 2015-16 ECAC First-TeamJr. Quinnipiac six invitations in W Player of Year Jimmy Vesey, Harvard Ken Dryden Award Alex Lyon, Yale Tim Taylor Award Quinnipiac Rand Pecknold, Forward Best Defensive Carson Cooper, Yale BOBCAT ARCHITECT Sam ...

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... He has spent much of his life dreaming of playing in the NHL, but declined a rich offer to pursue the Stanley Cup. Harvard senior Jimmy Vesey is a tough man to define, but his goals for the 2015-16 season are crystal clear. "Right now the team and myself are ... at every turn during Harvard's breathtaking run to the NCAAs last year. FOR THE HARVARD CRIMSON, JIMMY VESEY AND HIS HOBEY-WORTHY TALENTS ARE THE GIFTS THAT KEEP ON GIVING. THE MASTER PLAN? PLACID. TAMPA. THEN NASHVILLE. 20 NEw ENGLAND HOCKEY JOURNAL ...

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... in Jets organization with Manitoba Moose, his 1st AHL stint since 2012-13 Frank Vatrano East Longmeadow, Mass. F BRUINS @Frank_Vatrano Will miss the season's first 3 months after tearing ligaments in his foot prior to training camp Jimmy Vesey North Andover, Mass. F N.Y. Rangers @19Vesey First NHL point was a game-winning goal, capping off a plus-2 night Oct. 17 vs. San Jose Chris Wagner Walpole, Mass. F Anaheim @chriswags23 Scored his 1st goal of the ...

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... in Jets organization with Manitoba Moose, his 1st AHL stint since 2012-13 Frank Vatrano East Longmeadow, Mass. F BRUINS @Frank_Vatrano Will miss the season's first 3 months after tearing ligaments in his foot prior to training camp Jimmy Vesey North Andover, Mass. F N.Y. Rangers @19Vesey First NHL point was a game-winning goal, capping off a plus-2 night Oct. 17 vs. San Jose Chris Wagner Walpole, Mass. F Anaheim @chriswags23 Scored his 1st goal of the ...

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