Tigers#1
09-13-2002, 02:12 PM
CALGARY, Alberta -- Goaltender Mike Vernon has retired after a 19-year NHL career that included Stanley Cup victories with the Calgary Flames and Detroit Red Wings.
Vernon, 39, went 385-273-92 with Calgary (twice), Detroit, San Jose and Florida. He also had 27 shutouts and a career 2.98 goals-against average.
The Calgary native led the Flames to the 1989 Stanley Cup and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP when helping the Red Wings win the NHL title in 1997.
"I have a lot of great memories that I can look back on," Vernon said in a statement. "Winning the Stanley Cup with Calgary and then again with Detroit were obviously career highlights."
Vernon saw little action last year as backup to Roman Turek in Calgary, going 2-9-1 with a 2.76 goals-against average and an .899 save percentage, while also recording one shutout.
"I'm very fortunate to have fulfilled a childhood dream to play in the NHL," said Vernon. "It was fun every day to get up and go down to the rink and be around the guys. I would like to thank everyone who supported me from my minor hockey days playing at the South Calgary Community Centre through my career in the NHL."
Vernon, 39, went 385-273-92 with Calgary (twice), Detroit, San Jose and Florida. He also had 27 shutouts and a career 2.98 goals-against average.
The Calgary native led the Flames to the 1989 Stanley Cup and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP when helping the Red Wings win the NHL title in 1997.
"I have a lot of great memories that I can look back on," Vernon said in a statement. "Winning the Stanley Cup with Calgary and then again with Detroit were obviously career highlights."
Vernon saw little action last year as backup to Roman Turek in Calgary, going 2-9-1 with a 2.76 goals-against average and an .899 save percentage, while also recording one shutout.
"I'm very fortunate to have fulfilled a childhood dream to play in the NHL," said Vernon. "It was fun every day to get up and go down to the rink and be around the guys. I would like to thank everyone who supported me from my minor hockey days playing at the South Calgary Community Centre through my career in the NHL."