Many times an All-Star player during his junior career with the Prince Albert Raiders, Viveiros, a skilled defenceman with soft hands, was drafted to the National Hockey League by the Edmonton Oilers in the 6th round of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, 106th overall. He however never played for the Oilers, having been traded to the Minnesota North Stars in a five players swap, along with Marc Habscheid and Don Barber for Gord Sherven and Don Biggs. With the North Stars he did get some NHL playing time, although only very limited - a total of 29 games spread over three seasons, with a total of one goal and nine assists, playing most of the time in the International Hockey League with the Kalamazoo Wings. He never played in the NHL again; he did sign with the Hartford Whalers as a free agent on Feb