Jimmy Vesey, for the second straight year, Vesey (VEE-zee) is a Hobey hat trick finalist. Known as a great two-way player who made others around him better, he is the nation’s leading goal scorer over the past two seasons bagging 56 goals including 24 this year.
For two years in a row, Vesey is the Ivy League Player of the Year, the ECAC Player of the Year, First Team allconference and a repeat winner of the Walter Brown Award as the top American-born player in New England.
In 33 games this past year, Vesey scored 24 goals and 22 assists for 46 points, often playing with extra coverage for this veteran sniper.
A Nashville draft pick (3rd round), Vesey turned down a pro offer last year to complete his senior season and finish his degree in Government.
He speaks fluent Mandarin and assists in several community projects including the Travis Roy Foundation fundraiser and helping in maintenance to get a high school ready for the school year.
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Player Stats
| Type | Season | Team Name | League | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Season | 2024-2025 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | -2 |
| Current Season | 2024-2025 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| Hobey Winning Season | 2015-2016 | Harvard Univ. | NCAA | 24 | 22 | 46 | 6 | 11 |
2016 Runner Up
A very fast and dynamic forward, Connor completed his rookie season as the nation’s leader in points and goals and did so in fantastic fashion, ending the year with a 27-game point streak. Attempting to become the second straight freshman to win the Hobey, Connor has already been acknowledged as the Big Ten conference scoring champion, Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, First Team all-conference and All-Freshman team. His balanced attack included 35 goals and 36 assists for 71 points in just 38 games. The first round draft pick of Winnipeg picked up points in 35 of his 38 games and had multiple-point efforts in 19 of those games. Off the ice, Kyle participated in “Mock Rock”, a student-athlete talent show fund raiser and he also assisted with the “Grow Blue” initiative to raise awareness for men’s health issues.
Demko had a sizzling start to the season recording six shutouts in his first nine games. But many observers feel it was key saves at critical times during a game that helped his Eagles soar to the top of Hockey East and ultimately into the Frozen Four championship tournament. Demko was named Most Outstanding Player at the Northeast Regional as well as co-Player of the Year in Hockey East and First Team all-conference. Entering the NCAA Frozen Four tournament, Demko has a 27-7-4 record and a nation’s best ten shutouts. His goals against average of 1.85 is tied for 7th in the nation and his save percentage of .936 is tied for second. A second round draft pick of Vancouver, Demko is an Applied Psychology major and has assisted with the Boston College toy drive at Christmas.