1981 NHL Draft
Mike Vernon in the 1981 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Mike Vernon 56th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 3.
It was the second of the 9 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 782 games put him 17th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 56
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 14
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 53–59 in the 1981 draft
- 53Jean-Marc GaulinR26 GP · 7 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 54Darrel AnholtD1 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 55Ernie GoddenC5 GP · 2 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 56Mike VernonG782 GP · 385 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 57Ron HandyL14 GP · 3 PNYINew York Islanders
- 58Ken StrongL15 GP · 4 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 59James AldredLBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
56th
of 211 players selected
5th
of 25 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Dale HawerchukC1188 GP · 1409 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 2Doug SmithC535 GP · 253 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 3Bobby CarpenterC1178 GP · 728 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 4Ron FrancisC1731 GP · 1798 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 5Joe CirellaD828 GP · 275 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 6Jim BenningD605 GP · 243 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 7Mark HunterR628 GP · 383 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 8Grant FuhrG868 GP · 403 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 9James PatrickD1280 GP · 639 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 10Garth ButcherD897 GP · 206 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Mike Vernon made his NHL debut on December 12, 1982, 1 year and 185 days after the draft.
782
Games
385
Wins
27
Shutouts
.889
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 1981 draft
- 15Al MacInnisD1416 GP · 1274 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 56Mike VernonG782 GP · 385 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 78Peter MadachCCGYCalgary Flames
- 99Mario SimioniRCGYCalgary Flames
- 120Todd HooeyRCGYCalgary Flames
- 141Richard HeppnerDCGYCalgary Flames
- 162Dale DegrayD153 GP · 65 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 183George BoudreauDCGYCalgary Flames
- 204Bruce EakinC13 GP · 4 PCGYCalgary Flames