Mike Vernon, who backstopped the Red Wings to the 1997 Stanley Cup
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Mike Vernon, who backstopped the Red Wings to the 1997 Stanley Cup
By STEPHEN WHYNO (AP Hockey Writer) Henrik Lundqvist had posters of Mike Vernon and Tom Barrasso on a wall in his bedroom when he was growing up in Sweden hoping to play in the NHL. Decades later, they are going into the Hockey Hall of Fame together this November as part of a goaltender-heavy class […]
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Mike Vernon, who backstopped the Red Wings to the 1997 Stanley Cup
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Snubbed: The Hall of Fame case for Mike Vernon - The Athletic
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Mike Vernon, who backstopped the Red Wings to the 1997 Stanley Cup, finally heading to Hockey Hall of Fame – The Oakland Press
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Mike Vernon, who backstopped the Red Wings to the 1997 Stanley Cup
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I wasn't sitting by the phone.' Hall of Fame inductees Barrasso, Vernon, Turgeon make 2023 the Class of the Forgotten - Daily Faceoff
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Henrik Lundqvist headlines Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2023
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Henrik Lundqvist, Mike Vernon, Tom Barrasso among seven named to 2023 Hockey Hall of Fame class
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Mike Vernon, who backstopped the Red Wings to the 1997 Stanley Cup
Detroit red wings 1998, Mike Vernon, who backstopped the Red Wings to the 1997 Stanley Cup
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Mike Vernon, who backstopped the Red Wings to the 1997 Stanley Cup
The made-in-Calgary success story of Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Mike Vernon
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Mike Vernon, who backstopped the Red Wings to the 1997 Stanley Cup, finally heading to Hockey Hall of Fame – The Oakland Press
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The Missing Rings: 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings - Last Word On Hockey
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Mike Vernon, who backstopped the Red Wings to the 1997 Stanley Cup
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Mike Vernon calls today's Flames 'a team to reckon with