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Mike Vernon

#29 · Goalie · Calgary Flames · Hockey Hall of Fame

Born Feb 24, 1963 in Calgary, Alberta, CAN · 5'9", 175 lb · Catches left · Drafted 56th overall in 1981 by CGY (round 3)

Trophy case

×2 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 1996-97, 1988-89
Conn Smythe Trophy MVP of Stanley Cup Playoffs 1996-97
William M. Jennings Trophy Goaltender(s) on Team with Fewest Goals Against 1995-96

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 1985-86. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Craig Billington NJD · 18 GP, 0.840 Eddie Mio DET · 18 GP, 0.816 Steve Penney MTL · 18 GP, 0.839 Jacques Cloutier BUF · 15 GP, 0.887 Marc D'amour CGY · 15 GP, 0.897

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

02040601982-83: 2 games282-831983-84: 1 games11985-86: 18 games1885-861986-87: 55 games551987-88: 64 games6487-881988-89: 52 games521989-90: 47 games4789-901990-91: 54 games541991-92: 63 games6391-921992-93: 64 games641993-94: 48 games4893-941994-95: 30 games301995-96: 32 games3295-961996-97: 33 games331997-98: 62 games6297-981998-99: 49 games491999-00: 49 games4999-002000-01: 41 games412001-02: 18 games1801-02

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLTOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
1982-83 CGY 2 02000 46 35 11 6.60 0.761
1983-84 CGY 1 01000 6 2 4 21.88 0.333
1985-86 CGY 18 93301 417 365 52 3.39 0.875
1986-87 CGY 55 3022101 1562 1380 182 3.62 0.883
1987-88 CGY 64 3916701 1707 1497 210 3.54 0.877
1988-89 CGY 52 376500 1263 1133 130 2.66 0.897
1989-90 CGY 47 2314900 1120 974 146 3.13 0.870
1990-91 CGY 54 3119301 1406 1234 172 3.31 0.878
1991-92 CGY 63 2430900 1853 1636 217 3.58 0.883
1992-93 CGY 64 2926902 1804 1601 203 3.26 0.887
1993-94 CGY 48 2617503 1209 1078 131 2.81 0.892
1994-95 DET 30 196401 710 634 76 2.52 0.893
1995-96 DET 32 217203 723 653 70 2.26 0.903
1996-97 DET 33 1311800 782 703 79 2.43 0.899
1997-98 SJS 62 3022805 1401 1255 146 2.46 0.896
1998-99 SJS 49 16221004 1200 1093 107 2.27 0.911
1999-00 SJS 15 65100 360 328 32 2.49 0.911
1999-00 FLA 34 1813201 1020 937 83 2.47 0.919
2000-01 CGY 41 1223503 1034 913 121 3.23 0.883
2001-02 CGY 18 29101 375 337 38 2.76 0.899
19 seasons Career 782 38527492027 19998 17788 2210 2.98 0.889

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
1985-86 CGY 21 12900 581 521 60 2.94 0.897
1986-87 CGY 5 2300 136 120 16 3.67 0.882
1987-88 CGY 9 4400 210 176 34 3.98 0.838
1988-89 CGY 22 16503 549 497 52 2.26 0.905
1989-90 CGY 6 2300 149 130 19 3.33 0.872
1990-91 CGY 7 3400 204 183 21 2.95 0.897
1992-93 CGY 4 1100 81 66 15 6.00 0.815
1993-94 CGY 7 3400 220 197 23 2.96 0.895
1994-95 DET 18 12601 370 329 41 2.31 0.889
1995-96 DET 4 2200 81 70 11 2.71 0.864
1996-97 DET 20 16401 494 458 36 1.76 0.927
1997-98 SJS 6 2401 138 124 14 2.41 0.899
1998-99 SJS 5 2300 172 159 13 2.43 0.924
1999-00 FLA 4 0400 136 124 12 3.04 0.912
14 seasons Playoffs 138 775606 3521 3154 367 2.68 0.896

1985-86 season totals

GP Starts WLTOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
18 14 93301 417 365 52 3.39 0.875

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 6, 1986 @ WIN W 6-4 W 18 14 4 0.778 60:00
Apr 4, 1986 vs EDM W 9-3 W 29 26 3 0.897 60:00
Mar 28, 1986 vs WIN W 6-3 W 33 30 3 0.909 60:00
Mar 26, 1986 @ LAK L 3-7 3 3 0 1.000 05:22
Mar 23, 1986 @ WIN W 7-4 W 28 24 4 0.857 60:00
Mar 21, 1986 vs VAN T 5-5 (OT) T 34 29 5 0.853 65:00
Mar 19, 1986 vs MNS L 5-6 L 10 9 1 0.900 19:13
Mar 15, 1986 @ MTL W 5-3 W 22 19 3 0.864 60:00
Mar 12, 1986 @ NYR W 3-2 W 28 26 2 0.929 59:53
Mar 11, 1986 @ NYI L 4-8 7 4 3 0.571 20:00
Mar 1, 1986 vs VAN W 3-2 W 17 15 2 0.882 60:00
Feb 23, 1986 @ CHI L 2-6 L 35 29 6 0.829 60:00
Feb 21, 1986 @ VAN W 4-0 W, SO 24 24 0 1.000 60:00
Feb 16, 1986 vs QUE L 3-6 10 8 2 0.800 20:00
Feb 14, 1986 vs BUF T 3-3 (OT) T 22 19 3 0.864 65:00
Feb 1, 1986 vs EDM T 4-4 (OT) T 36 32 4 0.889 65:00
Jan 12, 1986 @ PHI L 0-3 L 25 22 3 0.880 59:56
Jan 9, 1986 vs VAN W 5-4 (OT) W 36 32 4 0.889 60:13