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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 1996-97. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Eric Fichaud NYI · 34 GP, 0.899 Arturs Irbe DAL · 35 GP, 0.893 Garth Snow PHI · 35 GP, 0.903 Corey Schwab TBL · 31 GP, 0.897 Dwayne Roloson CGY · 31 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

1996-97 season totals

GP Starts WLTOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
33 33 1311800 782 703 79 2.43 0.899

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 11, 1997 vs OTT L 2-3 L 25 22 3 0.880 59:24
Apr 9, 1997 @ EDM T 3-3 (OT) T 32 29 3 0.906 65:00
Apr 1, 1997 vs STL T 1-1 (OT) T 21 20 1 0.952 65:00
Mar 30, 1997 vs ANA L 0-1 (OT) L 31 30 1 0.968 63:41
Mar 28, 1997 vs BUF W 2-1 (OT) W 22 21 1 0.955 63:10
Mar 26, 1997 vs COL W 6-5 (OT) W 19 14 5 0.737 60:39
Mar 23, 1997 @ CHI L 3-5 4 1 3 0.250 07:19
Mar 12, 1997 @ ANA L 1-2 L 20 18 2 0.900 58:35
Mar 8, 1997 @ VAN W 5-3 W 20 17 3 0.850 60:00
Mar 2, 1997 vs ANA T 1-1 (OT) T 25 24 1 0.960 65:00
Feb 27, 1997 vs PIT W 4-1 W 30 29 1 0.967 60:00
Feb 22, 1997 @ STL T 2-2 (OT) T 30 28 2 0.933 64:46
Feb 17, 1997 @ TBL T 3-3 (OT) T 29 26 3 0.897 65:00
Feb 14, 1997 @ DAL L 3-4 (OT) L 27 23 4 0.852 62:03
Feb 8, 1997 @ PIT W 6-5 (OT) W 29 24 5 0.828 61:59
Feb 4, 1997 vs STL T 1-1 (OT) T 27 26 1 0.963 65:00
Feb 1, 1997 @ STL W 4-1 W 26 25 1 0.962 60:00
Jan 29, 1997 vs PHX L 0-3 L 21 18 3 0.857 60:00
Jan 25, 1997 @ PHI W 4-1 W 18 17 1 0.944 60:00
Jan 22, 1997 vs PHI T 2-2 (OT) T 20 18 2 0.900 65:00
Jan 20, 1997 @ MTL L 1-4 L 19 16 3 0.842 58:48
Jan 5, 1997 @ CHI T 5-5 (OT) T 38 33 5 0.868 65:00
Jan 3, 1997 vs DAL L 1-2 L 20 18 2 0.900 58:57
Dec 28, 1996 @ NYI W 7-1 W 26 25 1 0.962 60:00
Dec 17, 1996 @ COL L 3-4 L 34 30 4 0.882 58:46
Nov 24, 1996 @ ANA L 1-3 L 23 20 3 0.870 58:59
Nov 21, 1996 @ SJS W 6-1 W 19 18 1 0.947 60:00
Nov 15, 1996 vs SJS W 5-1 W 25 24 1 0.960 60:00
Nov 8, 1996 @ HFD W 4-1 W 15 14 1 0.933 60:00
Nov 2, 1996 @ TOR L 2-6 L 18 12 6 0.667 41:17
Oct 19, 1996 vs NYI W 4-2 W 24 22 2 0.917 60:00
Oct 15, 1996 @ DAL L 1-3 L 23 20 3 0.870 58:40
Oct 12, 1996 @ BUF W 6-1 W 22 21 1 0.955 60:00