Jon Casey

Jonathon James Casey (born March 29, 1962) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Boston Bruins, and St. Louis Blues from 1984 to 1997.

Early life Jon Casey was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, to James and Colleen Casey. He is the second of four children. He played college hockey for the University of North Dakota from 1980 to 1984 and was part of two NCAA National Championship teams, in 1980 and 1982.

Playing career Casey spent most of his career with the Minnesota North Stars. In 1989-90, Casey tied Patrick Roy and Daren Puppa for the league lead in wins with 31. In 1993, he was a part of the Campbell Conference's roster at the 44th National Hockey League All-Star Game. Casey would also spend time with the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues.

Casey is best remembered for two famous moments when he was scored upon. The first, when Mario Lemieux split two North Stars defensemen (Neil Wilkinson and Shawn Chambers) and scored past Casey in game two of the 1991 Stanley Cup Final. The second came in the 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs when Steve Yzerman scored the game-winning goal in 2OT of game seven of the Western Conference semifinals with a long shot from the blue line.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1978–79 Grand Rapids High School HS-MN — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979–80 Grand Rapids High School HS-MN — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980–81 University of North Dakota WCHA 5 3 1 0 300 19 0 3.80 .872 — — — — — — — — 1981–82 University of North Dakota WCHA 18 15 3 0 1038 48 1 2.77 .908 — — — — — — — — 1982–83 University of North Dakota WCHA 17 9 6 2 1020 42 0 2.51 .923 — — — — — — — — 1983–84 North Dakota Fighting Sioux WCHA 37 25 10 2 2180 115 2 3.13 .910 — — — — — — — — 1983–84 Minnesota North Stars NHL 2 1 0 0 84 6 0 4.29 .898 — — — — — — — — 1984–85 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 46 30 11 4 2646 116 4 2.63 .908 13 8 3 689 38 0 3.31 — 1985–86 Minnesota North Stars NHL 26 11 11 1 1397 91 0 3.91 .884 — — — — — — — — 1985–86 Springfield Indians AHL 9 4 3 1 464 30 0 3.88 .879 — — — — — — — — 1986–87 Springfield Indians AHL 13 1 8 0 770 56 0 4.36 .873 — — — — — — — — 1986–87 Indianapolis Checkers IHL 31 14 15 0 1794 133 0 4.45 .865 — — — — — — — — 1987–88 Minnesota North Stars NHL 14 1 7 4 661 41 0 3.72 .882 — — — — — — — — 1987–88 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 42 24 13 5 2541 154 2 3.64 — 7 3 3 382 26 0 4.08 — 1988–89 Minnesota North Stars NHL 55 18 17 12 2961 151 1 3.06 .900 4 1 3 211 16 0 4.54 .868 1989–90 Minnesota North Stars NHL 61 31 22 4 3407 183 3 3.22 .896 7 3 4 415 21 1 3.04 .904 1990–91 Minnesota North Stars NHL 55 21 20 11 3185 158 3 2.98 .891 23 14 7 1205 61 1 3.04 .893 1991–92 Minnesota North Stars NHL 52 19 23 5 2911 165 2 3.40 .882 7 3 4 437 22 0 3.02 .902 1992–93 Minnesota North Stars NHL 60 26 26 5 3476 193 3 3.33 .885 — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Boston Bruins NHL 57 30 15 9 3192 153 4 2.88 .881 11 5 6 698 34 0 2.92 .890 1994–95 St. Louis Blues NHL 19 7 5 4 872 40 0 2.75 .900 2 0 1 30 2 0 4.00 .800 1995–96 St. Louis Blues NHL 9 2 3 0 395 25 0 3.80 .861 12 6 6 747 36 1 2.89 .905 1995–96 Peoria Rivermen IHL 43 21 19 2 2514 128 3 3.05 .887 — — — — — — — — 1996–97 St. Louis Blues NHL 15 3 8 0 707 40 0 3.39 .866 — — — — — — — — 1996–97 Worcester IceCats AHL 4 2 1 1 245 10 0 2.45 .916 — — — — — — — — 1997–98 Kansas City Blades IHL 24 9 13 2 1340 62 2 2.78 .903 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 425 170 157 55 23,252 1246 16 3.22 .888 66 32 31 3743 192 3 3.08 .895

International Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA 1982 United States WJC 5 1 2 0 219 15 0 4.11 1990 United States WC 6 4 2 0 334 15 0 2.69 Junior totals 5 1 2 0 219 15 0 4.11 Senior totals 6 4 2 0 334 15 0 2.69

Awards and honors Award Year All-WCHA First Team 1981–82 All-WCHA Second Team 1982–83 Played in NHL All-Star Game (1993) AHL First All-Star Team (1985) Harry Hap Holmes Memorial Award (fewest goals against - AHL) (1985) Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award (Outstanding Goaltender - AHL) (1985)

Transactions Signed as free agent by Minnesota North Stars, April 1, 1984. Traded by the Dallas Stars to the Boston Bruins for Andy Moog to complete deal in which Boston sends Gord Murphy to Dallas for future considerations, June 25, 1993. Signed as free agent by the St. Louis Blues, June 30, 1994. Retired from professional hockey, December 16, 1997.