mike vernon

Mike Vernon (born 24 February 1963 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Throughout his 21-year National Hockey League career, he played as a goaltender for the Calgary Flames, Detroit Red Wings, San Jose Sharks and the Florida Panthers. He retired in 2002.

Playing Career

Mike Vernon was drafted 56th overall at the 1981 Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames after percolating through the Calgary junior hockey system, where he starred for the WHL's Calgary Wranglers and for the Flames' minor league affiliates. He made his debut in the playoffs of the 1985/86 season, and didn't disappoint as he backstopped the Flames to the Stanley Cup final, where they lost to the Montreal Canadiens. Another playoff disappointment was to follow in the 1987/88 season where he won 39 games to help the Flames to the President's Trophy. However, their playoff campaign was prematurely ended by the Edmonton Oilers. It all finally paid off the next season, however, as he led the Flames to their first Stanley Cup with three shutouts in the playoffs. It was also in the first round of that successful campaign that the hometown hero had his most famous moment, stopping the Vancouver Canucks's Stan Smyl on a breakaway in overtime of the deciding game. Although the Flames remained strong, they could not repeat their success. Vernon was traded in 1994 to the Detroit Red Wings, where he helped them to the Stanley Cup finals. However, they were swept 4-0 by the New Jersey Devils. The next season saw him help the Red Wings to 62 wins, an NHL record. Unfortunately they lost in the semi-finals to Patrick Roy and the eventual Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche. In 1996/97, he found himself relegated to a backup role as Chris Osgood took over as the first-choice goalie. However, he starred in the playoffs, bringing the Red Wings the Stanley Cup and winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. The next season found Vernon playing for the San Jose Sharks as the Red Wings dealt him to the California team, choosing to go with the young talent of Osgood. He helped them to the playoffs before being traded to the Florida Panthers in 1999/00, bringing them much-needed experience. After taking the Panthers to the playoffs, the Minnesota Wild franchise claimed him in the summer 2000 expansion draft, then turned around and traded him to Calgary and his second stint with the Flames. He played a further 59 games for the Flames, recording three shutouts, before announcing his retirement on 13 September 2002.

Awards

William M. Jennings Trophy (shared with Chris Osgood) - 1996
Conn Smythe Trophy - 1997
Played in NHL All-Star Game 5 times - 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993

Records

Calgary Flames record for most games played by a goaltender (526)
Calgary Flames record for most minutes played by a goaltender (29,649)
Calgary Flames record for most shutouts (13)

Career Statistics

Regular Season

ALIGN="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \|	ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \|
ALIGN="center" \| Season	ALIGN="center" \| Team	ALIGN="center" \| League	ALIGN="center" \| GP	ALIGN="center" \| W	ALIGN="center" \| L	ALIGN="center" \| T	ALIGN="center" \| MIN	ALIGN="center" \| GA	ALIGN="center" \| SO	ALIGN="center" \| GAA
1982-83	Calgary	NHL	align="center" \| 2	align="center" \| 0	align="center" \| 2	align="center" \| 0	align="center" \| 100	align="center" \| 11	align="center" \| 0	align="center" \| 6.60
1983-84	Calgary	NHL	align="center" \| 1	align="center" \| 0	align="center" \| 1	align="center" \| 0	align="center" \| 11	align="center" \| 4	align="center" \| 0	align="center" \| 21.82
1985-86	Calgary	NHL	align="center" \| 18	align="center" \| 9	align="center" \| 3	align="center" \| 3	align="center" \| 921	align="center" \| 52	align="center" \| 1	align="center" \| 3.39
1986-87	align="center" \| Calgary	align="center" \| NHL	align="center" \| 54	align="center" \| 30	align="center" \| 21	align="center" \| 1	align="center" \| 2956	align="center" \| 178	align="center" \| 1	align="center" \| 3.61
1987-88	Calgary	NHL	align="center" \| 64	align="center" \| 39	align="center" \| 16	align="center" \| 7	align="center" \| 3565	align="center" \| 210	align="center" \| 1	align="center" \| 3.53
1988-89	Calgary	NHL	align="center" \| 52	align="center" \| 37	align="center" \| 6	align="center" \| 5	align="center" \| 2938	align="center" \| 130	align="center" \| 0	align="center" \| 2.65
1989-90	Calgary	NHL	align="center" \| 47	align="center" \| 23	align="center" \| 14	align="center" \| 9	align="center" \| 2795	align="center" \| 146	align="center" \| 0	align="center" \| 3.13
1990-91	Calgary	NHL	align="center" \| 54	align="center" \| 31	align="center" \| 19	align="center" \| 3	align="center" \| 3121	align="center" \| 172	align="center" \| 1	align="center" \| 3.31
1991-92	Calgary	NHL	align="center" \| 63	align="center" \| 24	align="center" \| 30	align="center" \| 9	align="center" \| 3684	align="center" \| 217	align="center" \| 0	align="center" \| 3.58
1992-93	Calgary	NHL	align="center" \| 64	align="center" \| 29	align="center" \| 26	align="center" \| 9	align="center" \| 3732	align="center" \| 203	align="center" \| 2	align="center" \| 3.26
1993-94	Calgary	NHL	align="center" \| 48	align="center" \| 26	align="center" \| 17	align="center" \| 5	align="center" \| 2798	align="center" \| 131	align="center" \| 3	align="center" \| 2.81
1994-95	Detroit	NHL	align="center" \| 30	align="center" \| 19	align="center" \| 6	align="center" \| 4	align="center" \| 1807	align="center" \| 76	align="center" \| 1	align="center" \| 2.52
1995-96	Detroit	NHL	align="center" \| 32	align="center" \| 21	align="center" \| 7	align="center" \| 2	align="center" \| 1855	align="center" \| 70	align="center" \| 1	align="center" \| 2.26
1996-97	Detroit	NHL	align="center" \| 33	align="center" \| 13	align="center" \| 11	align="center" \| 8	align="center" \| 1952	align="center" \| 79	align="center" \| 0	align="center" \| 2.43
1997-98	San Jose	NHL	align="center" \| 62	align="center" \| 30	align="center" \| 22	align="center" \| 8	align="center" \| 3564	align="center" \| 146	align="center" \| 5	align="center" \| 2.46
1998-99	San Jose	NHL	align="center" \| 49	align="center" \| 16	align="center" \| 22	align="center" \| 10	align="center" \| 2831	align="center" \| 107	align="center" \| 4	align="center" \| 2.27
1999-00	San Jose	NHL	align="center" \| 15	align="center" \| 6	align="center" \| 5	align="center" \| 1	align="center" \| 772	align="center" \| 32	align="center" \| 0	align="center" \| 2.49
1999-00	Florida	NHL	align="center" \| 34	align="center" \| 18	align="center" \| 13	align="center" \| 2	align="center" \| 2019	align="center" \| 83	align="center" \| 1	align="center" \| 2.47
2000-01	Calgary	NHL	align="center" \| 41	align="center" \| 12	align="center" \| 23	align="center" \| 5	align="center" \| 2246	align="center" \| 121	align="center" \| 3	align="center" \| 3.23
2001-02	Calgary	NHL	align="center" \| 18	align="center" \| 2	align="center" \| 9	align="center" \| 1	align="center" \| 825	align="center" \| 38	align="center" \| 1	align="center" \| 2.76
colspan="3" align="center" \| NHL CAREER TOTALS	align="center" \| 781	align="center" \| 385	align="center" \| 273	align="center" \| 92	align="center" \| 44449	align="center" \| 2206	align="center" \| 27	align="center" \| 2.98

Playoffs

ALIGN="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \|	ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \|
ALIGN="center" \| Season	ALIGN="center" \| Team	ALIGN="center" \| League	ALIGN="center" \| GP	ALIGN="center" \| W	ALIGN="center" \| L	ALIGN="center" \| T	ALIGN="center" \| MIN	ALIGN="center" \| GA	ALIGN="center" \| SO	ALIGN="center" \| GAA
1985-86	Calgary	NHL	align="center" \| 21	align="center" \| 12	align="center" \| 9	align="center" \| --	align="center" \| 1229	align="center" \| 60	align="center" \| 0	align="center" \| 2.93
1986-87	Calgary	NHL	align="center" \| 5	align="center" \| 2	align="center" \| 3	align="center" \| --	align="center" \| 263	align="center" \| 16	align="center" \| 0	align="center" \| 3.65
1987-88	Calgary	NHL	align="center" \| 9	align="center" \| 4	align="center" \| 4	align="center" \| --	align="center" \| 515	align="center" \| 34	align="center" \| 0	align="center" \| 3.96
1988-89	align="center" \| Calgary	align="center" \| NHL	align="center" \| 22	align="center" \| 16	align="center" \| 5	align="center" \| --	align="center" \| 1381	align="center" \| 52	align="center" \| 3	align="center" \| 2.26
1989-90	Calgary	NHL	align="center" \| 6	align="center" \| 2	align="center" \| 3	align="center" \| --	align="center" \| 342	align="center" \| 19	align="center" \| 0	align="center" \| 3.33
1990-91	Calgary	NHL	align="center" \| 7	align="center" \| 3	align="center" \| 4	align="center" \| --	align="center" \| 427	align="center" \| 21	align="center" \| 0	align="center" \| 2.95
1992-93	Calgary	NHL	align="center" \| 4	align="center" \| 1	align="center" \| 1	align="center" \| --	align="center" \| 150	align="center" \| 15	align="center" \| 0	align="center" \| 6.00
1993-94	Calgary	NHL	align="center" \| 7	align="center" \| 3	align="center" \| 4	align="center" \| --	align="center" \| 466	align="center" \| 23	align="center" \| 0	align="center" \| 2.96
1994-95	Detroit	NHL	align="center" \| 18	align="center" \| 12	align="center" \| 6	align="center" \| --	align="center" \| 1063	align="center" \| 41	align="center" \| 1	align="center" \| 2.31
1995-96	Detroit	NHL	align="center" \| 4	align="center" \| 2	align="center" \| 2	align="center" \| --	align="center" \| 243	align="center" \| 11	align="center" \| 0	align="center" \| 2.72
1996-97	Detroit	NHL	align="center" \| 20	align="center" \| 16	align="center" \| 4	align="center" \| --	align="center" \| 1229	align="center" \| 36	align="center" \| 1	align="center" \| 1.76
1997-98	San Jose	NHL	align="center" \| 6	align="center" \| 2	align="center" \| 4	align="center" \| --	align="center" \| 348	align="center" \| 14	align="center" \| 1	align="center" \| 2.41
1998-99	San Jose	NHL	align="center" \| 5	align="center" \| 2	align="center" \| 3	align="center" \| --	align="center" \| 321	align="center" \| 13	align="center" \| 0	align="center" \| 2.43
1999-00	Florida	NHL	align="center" \| 4	align="center" \| 0	align="center" \| 4	align="center" \| --	align="center" \| 237	align="center" \| 12	align="center" \| 0	align="center" \| 3.04
colspan="3" align="center" \| NHL CAREER TOTALS	align="center" \| 138	align="center" \| 77	align="center" \| 56	align="center" \|	align="center" \| 8211	align="center" \| 367	align="center" \| 6	align="center" \| 2.68

External Links

Statistics from Internet Hockey Database

Joe Sakic>

idth="40%" align="center"|Conn Smythe Trophy Winner
1997

width="30%" align="center"|Followed by:
Steve Yzerman

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