Mike Vernon (ice hockey)

Mike Vernon

Mike Vernon in 2014
Born (1963-02-24) February 24, 1963
Calgary, AB, CAN
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 167 lb (76 kg; 11 st 13 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Calgary Flames
Detroit Red Wings
San Jose Sharks
Florida Panthers
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 56th overall, 1981
Calgary Flames
Playing career 1982–2002

Michael "Mike" Vernon (born February 24, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames, Detroit Red Wings, San Jose Sharks and Florida Panthers. He is a two-time Stanley Cup champion, with the Flames in 1989 and the Red Wings in 1997. He appeared in five NHL All-Star games, was named a second team All-Star in 1989, shared the William M. Jennings Trophy in 1996 and was named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as most valuable player of the playoffs in 1997. Vernon won over 300 games in his NHL career.

Vernon was a standout goaltender in junior for the Calgary Wranglers of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He was named both goaltender of the year and most valuable player in 1982 and 1983. He was loaned to the Portland Winterhawks for the 1983 Memorial Cup and was named the top goaltender of the tournament in leading Portland to the championship.

Selected by the Flames in the second round, 56th overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, Vernon began his professional career in 1982 and ended it 20 years later, also in Calgary. The Flames retired his number 30 in 2007 and he was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. Vernon represented Canada internationally on two occasions, winning a bronze medal at the 1983 World Junior Championship and silver at the 1991 World Championship.

Playing career

Junior

A native of Calgary, Vernon played his junior hockey in his hometown. First for the Calgary Canucks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League in 1979–80, and then the Calgary Wranglers of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He appeared in 59 games in his first WHL season, 1980–81, posting a 33–17–1 record before leading the team to the WHL finals where the Wranglers lost the best-of-seven championship to the Victoria Cougars, 4 games to 3.[1][2] He attracted the attention of the Calgary Flames, who selected him with their third round pick, 56th overall, at the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.[3]

Vernon returned to the Wranglers for the 1981–82 season where he posted a 22–14–3 record with three shutouts. He was named a WHL all-star at goal, and was the recipient of the Del Wilson Trophy as top goaltender and named WHL most valuable player.[4] Though the Wranglers were eliminated in the playoffs, junior rules of the time allowed the league champion to add an extra goaltender on loan for the Memorial Cup tournament. Vernon accepted an invitation to join the Portland Winter Hawks for the 1982 tournament where the team finished fourth in the four team event.[5] Vernon made his professional debut following the tournament, appearing in one playoff game for the Central Hockey League's Oklahoma City Stars.[1]

He spent a third season with the Wranglers in 1982–83, however injuries during the season to Reggie Lemelin and Don Edwards forced the Flames to recall him to the NHL. Vernon made his NHL debut on December 12, 1982, against the Detroit Red Wings. A poor effort by the Flames resulted in Vernon surrendering six goals in the first two periods before being pulled in a 7–3 loss.[6] Vernon appeared in one additional game, also a loss, before returning to the WHL where he repeated as the league's top goaltender and most valuable player.[4] Vernon also played with the Canadian team at the 1982 World Junior Championship, winning two games in three appearances and helping Canada win the bronze medal.[7]

Vernon again joined the Winter Hawks, for the 1983 Memorial Cup, but not without controversy. The WHL champion Lethbridge Broncos first requested he join their team for the tournament, but he was unwilling to play under the team's coach and refused. The Broncos were upset by Vernon's refusal, calling it "garbage" that he was allowed to join the rival Winter Hawks, who were hosting the tournament, after turning them down.[8] Winning all three games he started, Vernon led Portland to the championship.[1] He was named recipient of the Hap Emms Memorial Trophy as the most valuable goaltender of the tournament while the Winter Hawks became the first American team to win the Memorial Cup.[4]

Calgary Flames

Turning professional in 1982–83, Vernon spent most of the season with the CHL's Colorado Flames where he was named to the league's second all-star team after posting a 30–13–2 record in 46 games.[9] He returned to the Flames in 1983-84 but had a loss so he returned to the CHL. Considered at that point to be Calgary's goaltender of the future, he moved up to the Moncton Golden Flames of the American Hockey League (AHL) for 1984–85. The season was a disappointment for Vernon as he struggled throughout the year.[10] He won only 10 of 41 starts and posted a goals against average (GAA) of 3.94.[9] Vernon began the 1985–86 season as the fourth goaltender on the Flames' depth chart behind Lemelin, Marc D'Amour and Rick Kosti. He split the first half of the season between Moncton in the AHL and the Salt Lake Golden Eagles of the International Hockey League (IHL).[11]

In the midst of what was ultimately a franchise record losing streak, wishing to rest Lemelin and facing a minor injury to backup Marc D'Amour, the Flames brought Vernon up to play an exhibition game against Soviet club Dynamo Moscow during the 1986 Super Series.[12] Vernon was outstanding in goal, leading the Flames to a 4–3 victory.[13] Following a 9–1 loss to the Hartford Whalers that was Calgary's 11th consecutive defeat, Vernon was given his first regular season start on January 9, 1986, against the Vancouver Canucks.[14] He led the team to a 5–4 overtime victory to end the streak.[15] It was also Vernon's first NHL win. He recorded his first career shutout, also against Vancouver, on February 26 in a 4–0 win during a stretch where Vernon went two months without losing in which he started.[16]

Three of Vernon's nine regular season wins came against the Winnipeg Jets, Calgary's first round opponent in the 1986 Stanley Cup Playoffs.[17] Though he had only 21-games of NHL experience, Vernon was named the starter for the series. He led the Flames to a three-game sweep of Winnipeg, followed by seven-game series victories over the Oilers and St. Louis Blues to lead the Flames into the Stanley Cup Final where the Flames ultimately fell to the Montreal Canadiens and their rookie goaltender Patrick Roy in five games.[16]

Vernon solidified his position as the Flames' starting goaltender in 1986–87, finishing third in the NHL with 30 wins. His 39 wins the following season was second in the league, one behind Grant Fuhr.[18][19] He played in the 1988 All-Star Game, his first of four consecutive appearances in the event,[9] and helped the Flames win the Presidents Trophy as the top team in the regular season. The Flames were upset by the Oilers in the playoffs, however.[1]

"There's no question I feel really happy winning it. (But) if you look down our lineup, there are so many guys that could have won. When you look back at the Vancouver series, Mike Vernon stood on his head for us in overtime. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't be here today."

—Al MacInnis, after being named Conn Smythe Trophy winner as the most valuable player of the 1989 playoffs.[20]

The 1988–89 season was one of Vernon's finest. He led all NHL goaltenders in wins with 37 and was second with a 2.65 GAA. He was named to the second All-Star Team and helped Calgary post the best record in the League.[9] He finished second to Roy in voting for the Vezina Trophy as the league's top goaltender.[21] The Flames entered the 1989 playoffs as heavy favourites to defeat Vancouver in the opening round, but the Canucks forced Calgary to a seventh and deciding game in the series.[22] The game went to overtime, during which Vernon was forced to make a spectacular glove save on a Stan Smyl breakaway. That save came to be a defining moment of Vernon's career, and was later called "the save that won the Cup".[23] The Flames defeated Vancouver when Joel Otto scored the winner, then went on to defeat the Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks and Montreal Canadiens to win Calgary's first Stanley Cup championship.[24]

Vernon remained among the NHL leaders in wins the following seasons, finishing 6th in 1989–90 with 23 and 2nd in 1990–91 with 31.[18] He was voted to the starting lineup for both the 1990 and 1991 All-Star Games via fan balloting.[9] He served as the backup goaltender for Team Canada at the 1991 World Championship, and though he lost both games he appeared in, Vernon and the Canadians won the silver medal.[7] Despite his success with the Flames, Vernon was often criticized for letting in weak goals,[25] and was routinely booed by the fans in Calgary when he did so. Some fans chose to direct insults towards his family in the stands, causing his parents to stop attending games.[26] Discussing his relationship with Flames fans later in his career, Vernon remarked: "You've got to have a pretty thick skin to play goal. Fans at hockey games get very emotional. They're very passionate. They don't enjoy watching their team give up goals."[27]

He also battled through recurring back problems that occasionally forced him out of the lineup.[28][29][30] Playing through it all, Vernon became the 38th goaltender in league history to win 200 games, reaching the milestone on November 14, 1992, against the Tampa Bay Lightning. He played in his fifth All-Star Game in 1992–93,[9] and was named to play his sixth the following season but had to withdraw due to a knee injury.[31] After nearly ten seasons with Vernon as Calgary's starting goaltender, the Flames felt it was time to hand the starting goaltender duties to Trevor Kidd. On June 29, 1994, they traded Vernon to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for defenceman Steve Chiasson. The Red Wings had been pursuing a deal for Vernon since the previous season.[32]

Detroit, San Jose and Florida

Detroit anticipated that the veteran Vernon would help develop their young goaltender Chris Osgood.[33] As Detroit's top goaltender in 1994–95, Vernon posted a 19–6–4 record and helped the Red Wings win the Presidents Trophy as the top regular season team.[34] The Red Wings reached the 1995 Stanley Cup Final – their first appearance in the championship series since 1966 – but were swept in four games by the New Jersey Devils.[33] Vernon and the Red Wings struggled to agree on a new contract following the season. Their dispute went to arbitration after Vernon and his agent accepted an offer of a two-year, US$5.45 million contract that the team claimed to have withdrawn. The arbitrator sided with the Red Wings, making Vernon an unrestricted free agent.[35] The two sides ultimately agreed on a two-year contract, of which the financial terms were not released.[36]

While Osgood began to establish his position as the Red Wings' starter in 1995–96, Vernon won 21 games against only 7 regulation losses as the Red Wings set an NHL record with 62 victories in the regular season.[1] Vernon and Osgood shared the William M. Jennings Trophy as the goaltending duo on the team with the fewest goals against.[37] Vernon was the backup goaltender to Osgood during the 1996–97 season, but became the 13th player in NHL history to win 300 games. He reached the milestone on March 26, 1997, against the Colorado Avalanche in a game in which he also fought Colorado goaltender Patrick Roy.[38]

Head coach Scotty Bowman turned to the veteran Vernon as the team's starter in the 1997 Stanley Cup Playoffs after Osgood struggled late in the regular season.[39] He recorded a 16–4 record with a 1.76GAA in the post-season,[1] and was named the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as the most valuable player of the playoffs as Detroit won its first Stanley Cup championship in 42 years.[40] Placed in a position where the Red Wings had to trade a goaltender due to the waiver draft, Detroit chose to trade Vernon to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for two draft picks on August 18, 1997.[41]

Vernon played two full seasons with the Sharks, winning 30 games in 1997–98 and leading the team to the post-season in both 1998 and 1999.[1] However, he was supplanted by Steve Shields as the Sharks's top goaltender early in the 1999–2000 season and on December 30, 1999, was traded to the Florida Panthers along with a draft pick in exchange for Radek Dvorak.[42] Vernon appeared in 34 games with the Panthers, winning 18, and led them to the playoffs for the first time in three seasons.[4] Following the season, he was claimed by the Minnesota Wild in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft on June 23, 2000, but was immediately traded to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Dan Cavanaugh and an eighth round selection in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.[43]

Return to Calgary

Two large white banners with red and yellow trim at the top and bottom. They read "McDONALD 9 1981–1989" and "VERNON 30 1982–2002" respectively
Vernon's retired number banner hangs alongside Lanny McDonald's in the Scotiabank Saddledome's rafters.

Returning to the franchise he began his career with, the 37-year-old Vernon was expected to split goaltending duties with Fred Brathwaite.[43] He played in 41 games in 2000–01, winning 12 games, losing 23 and posting a 3.23 GAA. He appeared in 18 games in 2001–02, and though his GAA improved to 2.76, he won only two.[1] Vernon left the game following the season, announcing his retirement on September 13, 2002. Vernon retired seventh all time in regular season wins with 385, fourth among goalies in playoff appearances at 138 and fifth in playoff wins with 77. He played in four Stanley Cup finals, winning two championships.[27]

He held virtually every Flames franchise goaltending record upon his retirement. His regular season records: games played (526), wins (262) and minutes played (29,650) have all subsequently been broken by Miikka Kiprusoff, but he remains the team leader in playoff games played (81) and wins (43).[4] The Flames honoured Vernon on February 6, 2007, retiring his #30 jersey. He was the second player in franchise history, after Lanny McDonald to have his number retired.[44] He was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.[45] Vernon returned to the ice 2011 to play in the alumni game at the Heritage Classic outdoor game.[46]

Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Glenn Hall considered Vernon one of the best goaltenders of his era: "I always thought Grant Fuhr was the best goalie of his time. But I always thought Vernie was very close."[47] Vernon said that playing against the likes of Fuhr and Roy led him to improve at his position. He was a stand-up goaltender early in his career, but learned to adopt aspects of the butterfly style after watching them play. Standing only 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall,[18] he relied on speed and reflexes to be a successful goaltender in the NHL.[48]

Personal life

Vernon was born February 24, 1963, in Calgary. His father Martin worked in construction and was president of the South Calgary community hockey organization where young Mike played his youth hockey. Vernon attended Central Memorial High School and Henry Wise Wood Senior High School.[48] He was always a goaltender, often joining his father for practices by the age of 4 and always focusing on the goaltenders.[49] He considered his mother, Lorraine, his first coach and claimed his introduction to goaltending came from his family: "I had three brothers and when it came time to play hockey, they always said the same thing: 'Get Mikey, he’ll play net.'"[50]

Vernon and his wife Jane were married three days after his 1994 trade to Detroit. The couple have four children. Daughter Amelia and three sons: Matthew, John and William. The couple live in Calgary, but maintain a home in Invermere, British Columbia.[51] Following his hockey career, Vernon has become involved in Real estate development in the Windermere region near Invermere.[48] He was also an investor in the Bear Mountain resort near Victoria, British Columbia.[52]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League   GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA   GP W L MIN GA SO GAA
1979–80 Calgary Canucks AJHL 31 21 7 0 1796 88 0 2.95 7 3 4 399 22 0 3.30
1980–81 Calgary Wranglers WHL 59 33 17 1 3154 198 1 3.77 22 14 8 1271 82 1 3.87
1981–82 Calgary Wranglers WHL 42 22 14 2 2329 143 3 3.68 9 5 4 527 30 0 3.42
1981–82 Portland Winter Hawks Mem-Cup — — — — — — — — 3 1 2 171 16 0 5.61
1981–82 Oklahoma City Stars CHL — — — — — — — — 1 0 1 70 4 0 3.43
1982–83 Calgary Wranglers WHL 50 29 18 2 2856 155 3 3.26 16 9 7 925 60 0 3.89
1982–83 Calgary Flames NHL 2 0 2 0 100 11 0 6.60 — — — — — — —
1982–83 Portland Winter Hawks Mem-Cup — — — — — — — — 3 3 0 180 14 0 4.67
1983–84 Colorado Flames CHL 46 30 13 2 2648 148 1 3.35 6 2 4 347 21 0 3.63
1983–84 Calgary Flames NHL 1 0 1 0 11 4 0 21.82 — — — — — — —
1984–85 Moncton Golden Flames AHL 41 10 20 4 2050 134 0 3.92 — — — — — — —
1985–86 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 10 6 4 0 600 34 1 3.39 — — — — — — —
1985–86 Moncton Golden Flames AHL 6 3 1 2 374 21 0 3.37 — — — — — — —
1985–86 Calgary Flames NHL 18 9 3 3 921 52 1 3.39 21 12 9 1229 60 0 2.93
1986–87 Calgary Flames NHL 54 30 21 1 2956 178 1 3.61 5 2 3 263 16 0 3.65
1987–88 Calgary Flames NHL 64 39 16 7 3565 210 1 3.53 9 4 4 515 34 0 3.96
1988–89 Calgary Flames NHL 52 37 6 5 2938 130 0 2.65 22 16 5 1381 52 3 2.26
1989–90 Calgary Flames NHL 47 23 14 9 2795 146 0 3.13 6 2 3 342 19 0 3.33
1990–91 Calgary Flames NHL 54 31 19 3 3121 172 1 3.31 7 3 4 427 21 0 2.95
1991–92 Calgary Flames NHL 63 24 30 9 3684 217 0 3.58 — — — — — — —
1992–93 Calgary Flames NHL 64 29 26 9 3732 203 2 3.26 4 1 1 150 15 0 6.00
1993–94 Calgary Flames NHL 48 26 17 5 2798 131 3 2.81 7 3 4 466 23 0 2.96
1994–95 Detroit Red Wings NHL 30 19 6 4 1807 76 1 2.52 18 12 6 1063 41 1 2.31
1995–96 Detroit Red Wings NHL 32 21 7 2 1855 70 1 2.26 4 2 2 243 11 0 2.72
1996–97 Detroit Red Wings NHL 33 13 11 8 1952 79 0 2.43 20 16 4 1229 36 1 1.76
1997–98 San Jose Sharks NHL 62 30 22 8 3564 146 5 2.46 6 2 4 348 14 1 2.41
1998–99 San Jose Sharks NHL 49 16 22 10 2831 107 4 2.27 5 2 3 321 13 0 2.43
1999–00 San Jose Sharks NHL 15 6 5 1 772 32 0 2.49 — — — — — — —
1999–00 Florida Panthers NHL 34 18 13 2 2019 83 1 2.47 4 0 4 237 12 0 3.04
2000–01 Calgary Flames NHL 41 12 23 5 2246 121 3 3.23 — — — — — — —
2001–02 Calgary Flames NHL 18 2 9 1 825 38 1 2.76 — — — — — — —
NHL totals 781 385 273 92 44,449 2206 27 2.98 138 77 56 8211 367 6 2.68

International

Year Team Comp GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA
1983 Canada WJC 4 2 0 0 180 10 1 3.33
1991 Canada WC 2 0 2 0 74 6 0 4.91
Totals 6 2 2 0 254 16 1 3.78

Awards and honours
Medal record
Competitor for  Canada
Men's ice hockey
World Junior Championships
1983 Soviet Union Ice hockey
World Championships
1991 Finland Ice hockey
Award Year
Junior
WHL Most Valuable Player 1981–82
1982–83		 [53]
Del Wilson Trophy
WHL goaltender of the year		 1981–82
1982–83		 [54]
WHL All-Star Team 1981–82
1982–83		 [55]
Hap Emms Memorial Trophy
Top goaltender in the Memorial Cup tournament		 1983 [1]
Central Hockey League
Second-team All-Star 1983–84 [1]
National Hockey League
Second-team All-Star 1988–89 [1]
William M. Jennings Trophy
Fewest goals allowed by one team
(Shared with Chris Osgood)		 1995–96 [1]
Conn Smythe Trophy
Most valuable player of the playoffs		 1997 [1]
Played in NHL All-Star Game 1988
1989
1990
1991
1993		 [56]
Calgary Flames team awards
Molson Cup 1991–92 [57]

See also

References

Footnotes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Mike Vernon profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  2. ↑ Flett & Watts 2009, p. 183
  3. ↑ Duhatschek, Eric (1981-06-10), "Flames look to future in NHL draft", Calgary Herald, p. C1
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Johnson, George (2007-02-06), Honouring our hometown hockey hero, Calgary Flames Hockey Club, pp. 4–9
  5. ↑ Lapp & Macaulay 1997, pp. 200–204
  6. ↑ Duhatchek, Eric (1982-12-13), "Abandoned rookie pelted", Calgary Herald, p. F1, retrieved 2012-02-22
  7. 1 2 Podnieks 2011, p. 545
  8. ↑ Lapp & Macaulay 1997, p. 208
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Halls 1993, p. 56
  10. ↑ Duhatschek & Simmons 1986, p. 85
  11. ↑ Duhatschek & Simmons 1986, p. 86
  12. ↑ Mummery 1989, p. 68
  13. ↑ "Army's march off stride in Quebec", Toronto Star, 1985-12-30, p. C2, retrieved 2012-02-25
  14. ↑ Duhatschek & Simmons 1986, p. 53
  15. ↑ Duhatschek, Eric (1986-01-10), "Peplinski ends Flames' long nightmare", Calgary Herald, p. D1, retrieved 2012-02-25
  16. 1 2 Ornest 1986, p. 36
  17. ↑ Duhatschek & Simmons 1986, p. 91
  18. 1 2 3 Mike Vernon statistics, Sports Reference LLC, retrieved 2012-02-25
  19. ↑ 1987–88 season leaders, Sports Reference LLC, retrieved 2012-02-25
  20. ↑ Zurowski 2006, p. 75
  21. ↑ "Lemieux gets rude awakening", Miami Herald, 1989-06-09, p. 3D
  22. ↑ Mummery 1989, p. 121
  23. ↑ An unforgettable Mike Vernon save. Blaze Magazine (Calgary Flames Hockey Club). 2007-02-06. pp. 10–11.
  24. ↑ Hanlon et al. 2011, pp. 263–264
  25. ↑ Maki, Allan (1994-06-30), "A fresh start", Calgary Herald, p. C1
  26. ↑ Sadowski, Rick (1990-04-08), "Vernon's one Flame who doesn't like family taking heat", Los Angeles Daily News, p. SB8
  27. 1 2 Johnson, George (2002-09-14), "Local hero Vernon calls ceasefire", Calgary Herald, p. E1
  28. ↑ "Vernon back as Flames top Winnipeg", Modesto Bee, 1989-11-02, p. C3, retrieved 2012-02-26
  29. ↑ Luecking, Dave (1990-03-20), "Wamsley making most of chance", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, p. 4C, retrieved 2012-02-26
  30. ↑ "Injury-riddled Flames turn to new goalie", Kitchener Record, 1994-01-06, p. B8, retrieved 2012-02-26
  31. ↑ "Goalie has sore knee, can't play with stars", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 1994-01-20, p. 4C, retrieved 2012-02-28
  32. ↑ Board, Mike (1994-06-30), "Motor city is calling", Calgary Herald, p. C3
  33. 1 2 Hahn & Beam 2011, p. 173
  34. ↑ "Red Wings win Trophy but want Cup", Toronto Star, 2012-02-28, p. E2
  35. ↑ "Vernon a free agent", The Daily Gazette, 1995-09-07, p. C3, retrieved 2012-02-28
  36. ↑ "Vernon signs new contract with Wings", Toledo Blade, 1997-09-21, p. 19, retrieved 2012-02-28
  37. ↑ William M. Jennings Trophy winner, Legends of Hockey, 2012-02-28
  38. ↑ Raby, Ben (2011-12-20), Knuble persevered to reach 1,000-game mark, National Hockey League, retrieved 2012-02-28
  39. ↑ "Conference Previews". Calgary Herald. April 14, 1997. p. HH8.
  40. ↑ Lapointe, Joe (1997-06-08), "Legion of brooms: Red Wings' wait ends with sweep", New York Times, retrieved 2012-02-28
  41. ↑ "Red Wings trade Vernon for picks", Meriden Record-Journal, 1997-08-19, p. 17, retrieved 2012-02-28
  42. ↑ "Goalie Vernon traded to Florida", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1999-12-31, p. 2C, retrieved 2012-02-28
  43. 1 2 Tucker, Larry (2000-06-24), "For love of Mike", Calgary Herald, p. D1
  44. ↑ "From the press box", Blaze Magazine (Calgary Flames Hockey Club), 2007-02-06, p. 33
  45. ↑ Honoured members – Michael Vernon, Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, retrieved 2012-02-29
  46. ↑ Hunter, Brian (2011-02-19), Mike Vernon returns to crease in alumni game, National Hockey League, retrieved 2012-02-28
  47. ↑ Zurowski 2006, p. 115
  48. 1 2 3 Keyser, Tom (2011-03-25), "Retired goaltender now focused on real estate" (PDF), Business Edge Magazine (PDF), p. 1, retrieved 2012-02-28
  49. ↑ Board, Mike (2007-02-06), "Father knows best.", Blaze Magazine (Calgary Flames Hockey Club), pp. 45, 48
  50. ↑ Francis, Eric (2007-02-07), "Vernie's number is up!", Calgary Sun, retrieved 2012-02-29
  51. ↑ Wiebe, Karl (2007-02-06), "Life with Mike", Blaze Magazine (Calgary Flames Hockey Club), pp. 45, 48
  52. ↑ Saelhof, Todd (2009-06-09), "The bear, up there", Calgary Sun, retrieved 2012-02-28
  53. ↑ Flett & Watts 2009, p. 206
  54. ↑ Flett & Watts 2009, p. 209
  55. ↑ Flett & Watts 2009, p. 204
  56. ↑ Hanlon et al. 2011, p. 26
  57. ↑ Hanlon et al. 2011, p. 161
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