Hall of Fame
Casey was part of an NCAA title team (1982) at UND, then enjoyed a 12-year NHL career with the Minnesota North Stars, Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues. His teams also won WCHA titles in 1981 and 1982. He currently sits fifth all-time at UND in winning percentage at .711, eighth in save percentage and saves.
The Grand Rapids, Minn., native won 25 games in 1984 alone, fifth-most in a single season at UND. His 1,160 saves that season are the most on record at the school in a single year. He earned First Team All-America honors that season and was a Hobey Baker Award finalist. Casey was a three-time All-WCHA member. (1st in 1982 and 1984, 2nd in 1983).
His NHL career saw him play 425 games, registering a 170-157-55 mark over those 12 seasons. With Casey in net, the North Stars blazed their way to an improbable run to the 1990-91 Stanley Cup finals, eventually falling to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Minnesota defeated the Presidents' Trophy-winning Chicago Blackhawks in the first round, the second-place overall St. Louis Blues in round two, and the defending Cup champion Edmonton Oilers, 4–1, to win the Campbell Conference and advance to the Finals.
Casey would make it to the NHL playoffs in seven different seasons, four as a member of the North Stars, two with the Blues and another with the Bruins. He'd finish with a career playoff record of 32-31.
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