Sidney G. Veysey: Athlete
Inducted: 2026
Sid’s hockey career took him from rinks in Carleton County to playing in the NHL.
Minor Hockey
- Played minor hockey in Woodstock and Florenceville NB.
- 1970-71 won the NB Midget championship with the Florenceville Kings.
Junior Hockey
- 1971-1973 Junior A Moncton Beavers
- Won scoring championship, MVP and 1st All-Star team award.
- Set a league record in the 1972-73 season scoring 108 points, with team winning the Atlantic Junior A Championship.
- 1973-75 QMJHL Sherbrooke Castors
- Named to the QMJHL All-Star team in 1974-75, won the QMJHL Championship and played in the Memorial Cup.
Professional career
- 1975 – drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL draft, and by the Edmonton Oilers in the WHA draft.
- 1975-76 – Fort Wayne Comets, International Hockey League (IHL)
- Scored 87 points, named IHL Rookie of the Year.
- 1976-78 – Tulsa Oilers, Central Hockey League (CHL) Vancouver’s top minor pro affiliate
- 1976-77 led team in scoring with 80 points.
- October 14, 1977 NHL debut with the Vancouver Canucks.
University Hockey and American Hockey League (AHL)
- 1979-81 CIAU, University of New Brunswick Red Devils (currently the Varsity Reds)
- 1980-81 Atlantic Conference All-Star team
- Named to the UNB Men’s Varsity Hockey All-Decade team of the 1980’s – First Team.
- 1981-82 American Hockey League (AHL) Fredericton Express.
Sid continued his love of hockey, playing senior hockey in NB, coaching minor hockey teams for several years and later becoming Head Atlantic Scout for the Saint John Sea Dogs of the QMJHL.