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.

Jon Casey
Born	(1962-03-29) March 29, 1962 (age 63) Grand Rapids, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Minnesota North Stars Boston Bruins St. Louis Blues
National team	United States
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1984–1998

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 2 of the 1991 Stanley Cup Finals. The second came in the 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs when Steve Yzerman scored the game-winning goal in 2OT of Game 7 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

"Casey's stats". The Goaltender Home Page. Retrieved August 7, 2017.

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-WCHA First Team	1981–82	[1]
All-WCHA Second Team	1982–83	[1]
All-WCHA First Team	1983–84	[1]
AHCA West First-Team All-American	1983–84	[2]

• 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.