Hockey Terminal
Be a GM

← All players

Photo of Mike Vernon

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 1997-98. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Tommy Salo NYI · 62 GP, 0.906 Tom Barrasso PIT · 63 GP, 0.922 Ed Belfour DAL · 61 GP, 0.916 Chris Osgood DET · 64 GP, 0.913 Olie Kolzig WSH · 64 GP, 0.920

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

1997-98 season totals

GP Starts WLTOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
62 60 3022805 1401 1255 146 2.46 0.896

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 18, 1998 vs CGY W 4-1 W 20 19 1 0.950 59:56
Apr 15, 1998 @ CGY T 3-3 (OT) T 21 18 3 0.857 64:55
Apr 11, 1998 vs VAN T 1-1 (OT) T 17 16 1 0.941 64:52
Apr 9, 1998 vs ANA W 5-2 W 17 17 0 1.000 40:00
Apr 7, 1998 vs CGY W 6-0 W 13 13 0 1.000 40:00
Apr 4, 1998 @ TOR W 5-3 W 19 16 3 0.842 60:00
Apr 2, 1998 @ OTT T 3-3 (OT) T 25 22 3 0.880 65:00
Apr 1, 1998 @ PIT W 3-2 W 20 18 2 0.900 60:00
Mar 26, 1998 @ LAK W 5-2 W 32 30 2 0.938 59:57
Mar 24, 1998 vs LAK L 3-4 L 22 18 4 0.818 60:00
Mar 22, 1998 @ PHX L 1-3 L 30 27 3 0.900 59:16
Mar 21, 1998 vs COL L 0-2 L 21 20 1 0.952 59:37
Mar 16, 1998 vs LAK W 2-1 W 22 21 1 0.955 60:00
Mar 14, 1998 @ CAR W 2-1 W 28 27 1 0.964 60:00
Mar 12, 1998 @ BUF L 1-3 L 24 21 3 0.875 59:35
Mar 9, 1998 vs TOR W 3-2 W 22 20 2 0.909 60:00
Mar 6, 1998 @ ANA W 3-0 W, SO 23 23 0 1.000 60:00
Mar 5, 1998 vs DET W 5-4 W 27 23 4 0.852 60:00
Feb 28, 1998 @ EDM L 1-4 L 8 6 2 0.750 22:36
Feb 26, 1998 vs STL W 3-1 W 27 26 1 0.963 60:00
Feb 7, 1998 @ VAN L 3-6 L 22 16 6 0.727 60:00
Feb 5, 1998 @ CGY L 2-4 L 26 22 4 0.846 58:44
Feb 4, 1998 @ EDM W 3-0 W, SO 21 21 0 1.000 60:00
Jan 31, 1998 vs COL W 5-2 W 25 23 2 0.920 60:00
Jan 29, 1998 vs CHI L 0-3 L 22 19 3 0.864 59:40
Jan 27, 1998 vs ANA W 4-2 W 21 19 2 0.905 60:00
Jan 23, 1998 vs EDM W 3-2 W 21 19 2 0.905 59:59
Jan 21, 1998 vs CGY W 7-1 W 32 31 1 0.969 60:00
Jan 15, 1998 @ COL T 2-2 (OT) T 16 14 2 0.875 64:57
Jan 14, 1998 vs LAK L 2-4 L 24 20 4 0.833 59:50
Jan 10, 1998 vs BUF W 5-2 W 18 16 2 0.889 59:55
Jan 6, 1998 vs STL L 1-5 L 8 5 3 0.625 39:58
Jan 2, 1998 @ DET W 4-1 W 36 35 1 0.972 60:00
Dec 30, 1997 @ FLA T 2-2 (OT) T 21 19 2 0.905 65:00
Dec 29, 1997 @ TBL L 1-2 L 20 18 2 0.900 58:58
Dec 26, 1997 vs PHX L 0-4 14 12 2 0.857 27:00
Dec 21, 1997 @ ANA W 4-2 W 25 23 2 0.920 60:00
Dec 18, 1997 vs VAN T 0-0 (OT) T, SO 21 21 0 1.000 64:58
Dec 16, 1997 vs DET W 5-1 W 25 24 1 0.960 60:00
Dec 14, 1997 @ CHI W 2-1 W 18 17 1 0.944 60:00
Dec 10, 1997 vs WSH T 3-3 (OT) T 22 19 3 0.864 65:00
Dec 4, 1997 @ VAN W 3-2 W 21 19 2 0.905 59:27
Dec 1, 1997 @ CGY L 2-3 (OT) L 28 25 3 0.893 61:22
Nov 30, 1997 @ EDM L 1-6 25 21 4 0.840 52:06
Nov 28, 1997 vs NJD L 2-4 L 21 17 4 0.810 58:57
Nov 25, 1997 @ TOR L 1-3 L 30 28 2 0.933 59:25
Nov 20, 1997 @ PHI W 3-0 W, SO 28 28 0 1.000 60:00
Nov 18, 1997 vs ANA W 4-2 W 22 20 2 0.909 59:59
Nov 12, 1997 vs VAN L 2-5 L 24 19 5 0.792 60:00
Nov 10, 1997 @ ANA W 6-4 W 30 26 4 0.867 60:00
Nov 7, 1997 vs MTL L 3-4 L 26 22 4 0.846 59:22
Nov 4, 1997 vs TOR T 0-0 (OT) T, SO 19 19 0 1.000 65:00
Oct 31, 1997 @ CHI L 3-5 L 21 16 5 0.762 42:06
Oct 29, 1997 @ DET L 3-4 L 29 25 4 0.862 58:39
Oct 27, 1997 @ NYI W 2-1 W 18 17 1 0.944 59:59
Oct 25, 1997 @ NJD W 4-3 W 24 21 3 0.875 60:00
Oct 19, 1997 @ PHX L 3-5 L 15 11 4 0.733 30:36
Oct 16, 1997 vs NYI L 2-5 L 25 20 5 0.800 59:57
Oct 11, 1997 vs BOS W 5-2 W 18 16 2 0.889 60:00
Oct 9, 1997 @ COL L 2-3 L 27 24 3 0.889 58:50
Oct 4, 1997 vs CHI W 3-2 W 27 25 2 0.926 59:38
Oct 1, 1997 vs EDM L 3-5 L 27 22 5 0.815 59:02