Jimmy Vesey
| Jimmy Vesey | |||
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| Born |
May 26, 1993 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | New York Rangers | ||
| National team |
 United States
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| NHL Draft | 66th overall, 2012 Nashville Predators |
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| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Representing United States
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2015 Czech Republic | |
| IIHF World U20 Championship | ||
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2013 Russia | |
Jimmy Vesey (born May 26, 1993) is an American ice hockey left winger for the New York Rangers. He was selected by the Nashville Predators in the third round, 66th overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Vesey won the Hobey Baker Award in 2016. On June 20, 2016 his rights were traded to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a third-round draft pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
Vesey played four years with Harvard University in the NCAA. The North Reading, Massachusetts native finished his collegiate career with 144 points (80+64) in 128 games and was named ECAC Player of the Year after the 2014–15 season. In his junior year, Vesey's outstanding play was rewarded with a top-ten nomination for the Hobey Baker Award. On April 2, 2015, Vesey was named to the Hobey Hat Trick, the 3 finalists for the award, along with University of North Dakota's Zane McIntyre and Boston University's Jack Eichel, with Eichel going on to win the award. In 2016, Vesey once again qualified for the Hobey Hat Trick, along with Michigan Wolverine's Kyle Connor and Boston College's Thatcher Demko, this time going on to win the Hobey Baker Award on April 8, 2016.
Vesey was selected by the Nashville Predators in the 3rd round with the 66th overall selection of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Vesey was good enough for Nashville general manager David Poile to guarantee the senior a roster spot for the end of the 2015–16 regular season and playoffs. But Vesey informed the Predators he was not interested in signing. Vesey wanted to choose his destination, which any collegian can do four years out from when they are drafted. Vesey's decision came as a huge blow to the Predators' organization. However, it was also within the bounds of the NHL's Collective Bargaining Agreement, which gives teams four years to sign college draftees and thus allows for the drafted player to move to free agency shortly after his senior year.
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