I have always thought about getting into ice hockey.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent's net to score points. The sport is known to be fast-paced and physical, with teams usually consisting of six players each: one goaltender, and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team.
Ice hockey is most popular in Canada,
second player in franchise history to have his number retired, after Lanny McDonald. Vernon was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. Vernon returned to the ice 2011 to play in the alumni game at the Heritage Classic outdoor game.
Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Glenn Hall considered Vernon one of the best goaltenders of his era: "I always thought Grant Fuhr was the best goalie of his time. But I always thought Vernie was very close." Vernon said that playing against the likes of Fuhr and