 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Akasarudzwa neFlames mumutambo wechitatu, 56th yose, mu1981 NHL Entry Draft, Vernon akatanga basa rake roumhizha muna 1982 uye akaigumisa makore 20 gare gare, zvakare muCalgary. The Flames vakasiya nhamba yake 30 muna 2007 uye akaiswa muAlberta Sports Hall of Fame muna 2010. Vernon akamiririra Canada munyika dzakawanda kaviri, achikunda menduru yebronze pa 1983 World Junior Championshipnesirivha paMukana Wokutanga Wenyika wa1991. 