Vezina Trophy

The Vezina Trophy is awarded annually to the person deemed the best ice hockey goaltender as voted on by the general managers of the teams in the National Hockey League. The most recent winner was Miikka Kiprusoff.

1 History
2 Vezina Trophy winners (voted best goaltender)
3 Vezina Trophy : (goaltender for team allowing fewest goals)
4 Trivia
5 See also
6 References

[edit] History

The Vezina Trophy was named in honour of Georges Vézina, an exceptional goalkeeper with the Montreal Canadiens, who collapsed during a game in 1925 and was diagnosed as having tuberculosis. Upon Vezina's death, the teams' former owners donated the trophy to the League to be awarded for the first time at the end of the 1926-27 NHL season.

Until the 1980-81 season, the goalkeeper(s) of the team allowing the fewest number of goals during the regular season was awarded the trophy. However, it was recognized that this system often meant the trophy went to the goalkeeper of the better team rather than the individual and hence the change was made to offer the William M. Jennings Trophy to the goalkeeper(s) playing for the team with the fewest goals against. Billy Smith of the New York Islanders was the first winner of the Vezina under the current system.

[edit] Vezina Trophy winners (voted best goaltender)

2009 - Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins
2008 - Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils
2007 - Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils
2006 - Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary Flames
2005 - No winner due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout
2004 - Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils
2003 - Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils
2002 - José Théodore, Montreal Canadiens
2001 - Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres
2000 - Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals
1999 - Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres
1998 - Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres
1997 - Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres

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1998: Dominik Hasek with the Vezina Trophy, left, and Hart Trophy, right. Hasek also won the Lester B. Pearson Award that year. He defended those victories from the previous year.

1996 - Jim Carey, Washington Capitals
1995 - Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres
1994 - Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres
1993 - Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks
1992 - Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
1991 - Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks
1990 - Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
1989 - Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
1988 - Grant Fuhr, Edmonton Oilers
1987 - Ron Hextall, Philadelphia Flyers
1986 - John Vanbiesbrouck, New York Rangers
1985 - Pelle Lindbergh, Philadelphia Flyers
1984 - Tom Barrasso, Buffalo Sabres
1983 - Pete Peeters, Boston Bruins
1982 - Billy Smith, New York Islanders

[edit] Vezina Trophy : (goaltender for team allowing fewest goals)

1981 - Denis Herron, Michel Larocque, & Richard Sevigny, Montreal Canadiens
1980 - Don Edwards & Bob Sauve, Buffalo Sabres
1979 - Ken Dryden & Michel Larocque, Montreal Canadiens
1978 - Ken Dryden & Michel Larocque, Montreal Canadiens
1977 - Ken Dryden & Michel Larocque, Montreal Canadiens
1976 - Ken Dryden, Montreal Canadiens
1975 - Bernie Parent, Philadelphia Flyers
1974 - Tony Esposito, Chicago Black Hawks tied Bernie Parent, Philadelphia Flyers
1973 - Ken Dryden, Montreal Canadiens
1972 - Tony Esposito & Gary Smith, Chicago Black Hawks
1971 - Eddie Giacomin & Gilles Villemure, New York Rangers
1970 - Tony Esposito, Chicago Black Hawks
1969 - Glenn Hall & Jacques Plante, St. Louis Blues
1968 - Rogatien Vachon & Gump Worsley, Montreal Canadiens
1967 - Denis DeJordy & Glenn Hall, Chicago Black Hawks
1966 - Gump Worsley & Charlie Hodge, Montreal Canadiens
1965 - Johnny Bower & Terry Sawchuk, Toronto Maple Leafs
1964 - Charlie Hodge, Montreal Canadiens
1963 - Glenn Hall, Chicago Black Hawks
1962 - Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens
1961 - Johnny Bower, Toronto Maple Leafs
1960 - Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens
1959 - Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens
1958 - Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens
1957 - Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens
1956 - Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens
1955 - Terry Sawchuk, Detroit Red Wings
1954 - Harry Lumley, Toronto Maple Leafs
1953 - Terry Sawchuk, Detroit Red Wings
1952 - Terry Sawchuk, Detroit Red Wings
1951 - Al Rollins, Toronto Maple Leafs
1950 - Bill Durnan, Montreal Canadiens
1949 - Bill Durnan, Montreal Canadiens
1948 - Turk Broda, Toronto Maple Leafs
1947 - Bill Durnan, Montreal Canadiens
1946 - Bill Durnan, Montreal Canadiens
1945 - Bill Durnan, Montreal Canadiens
1944 - Bill Durnan, Montreal Canadiens
1943 - Johnny Mowers, Detroit Red Wings
1942 - Frank Brimsek, Boston Bruins
1941 - Turk Broda, Toronto Maple Leafs
1940 - David Kerr, New York Rangers
1939 - Frank Brimsek, Boston Bruins
1938 - Tiny Thompson, Boston Bruins
1937 - Normie Smith, Detroit Red Wings
1936 - Tiny Thompson, Boston Bruins
1935 - Lorne Chabot, Chicago Black Hawks
1934 - Charlie Gardiner, Chicago Black Hawks
1933 - Tiny Thompson, Boston Bruins
1932 - Charlie Gardiner, Chicago Black Hawks
1931 - Roy Worters, New York Americans
1930 - Tiny Thompson, Boston Bruins
1929 - George Hainsworth, Montreal Canadiens
1928 - George Hainsworth, Montreal Canadiens
1927 - George Hainsworth, Montreal Canadiens

[edit] Trivia

The late Jacques Plante (1929-1986) holds the record for winning the most Vezinas with seven, trailed closely by Dominik Hasek with six (the most under the current system of honouring the best individual goalie).
The record for most consecutive Vezinas is 5, won by Plante. Bill Durnan and Ken Dryden have each won 4 in a row.
Roy Worters was the only Vezina Trophy winner (goaltender for team with fewest goals against) for a team that missed the playoffs (New York Americans)