Vezina Trophy

The Vezina Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League's goaltender who is "adjudged to be the best at this position". At the end of each season, the 30 General managers of the teams in the National Hockey League vote to determine the goaltender who was the most valuable to his team during the regular season. Before 1981, it was awarded to the goaltender(s) the team allowing the fewest number of goals during the regular season; now, the William M. Jennings Trophy is awarded under this previous definition.
==History==
The Vezina Trophy was named in honour of Georges Vézina, an exceptional goaltender with the Montreal Canadiens, who collapsed during a game in 1925 and was diagnosed as having tuberculosis. Upon Vezina's death, the trophy was donated to the League by the Canadiens former owners, Leo Dandurand, Louis Letourneau and Joe Cattarinich. It was first awarded at the end of the 1926-27 NHL season.
Until the 1980–81 season, the trophy was awarded to the goaltender(s) of the team allowing the fewest number of goals during the regular season. However, it was recognized that this system often meant the trophy went to the goaltender of the better team rather than the individual and hence the change was made to offer the William M. Jennings Trophy to the goaltender(s) playing for the team with the fewest goals against. Since 1981, the Vezina Trophy has been awarded by the NHL General Managers to the most outstanding goaltender. Billy Smith of the New York Islanders was the first winner of the Vezina under the current system.
There have been numerous instances of players receiving the trophy many times in different years, and players tying for the trophy. Jacques Plante holds the record for winning the most Vezinas with seven, trailed by Bill Durnan and Dominik Hasek both of who have won six. Hasek has won the most under the current system of honouring the best individual goalie. Players for the Montreal Canadiens have won the Vezina 28 times. Under the original definition, there would often be multiple winners from the same team during one season. In the 1973-74 NHL season, Tony Esposito of the Chicago Black Hawks and Bernie Parent of the Philadelphia Flyers finished tied for the fewest goals against, the only time that there would be a tie between two players from different teams. There are only three players that have won both the Vezina and Hart Memorial Trophy for the same season: Jacques Plante, who won both trophies for the 1961–62 season; Dominik Hasek who won both for the 1996–97 and 1997–98 seasons; and Jose Theodore, who won the Vezina and Hart for the 2001-02 NHL season. Two other Vezina winning goaltenders have also won the Hart Memorial Trophy: Roy Worters and Al Rollins. Chuck Rayner was the only goaltender to the Hart Memorial Trophy, but never the Vezina.
The voting is conducted at the end of the regular season by the 30 General managers of the teams in the National Hockey League, and each individual voter ranks their top five candidates on a 5-3-1 points system. Three finalists are named and the trophy is awarded at the NHL Awards ceremony after the playoffs.
==Winners==
===1927–1981===
When introduced, the Vezina Trophy was awarded to the goaltender, or goaltenders, of the team that surrendered the fewest goals in regular season play.
Season 	Winner 	Team 	Win #
1926–27	George Hainsworth 	Montreal Canadiens 	1
1927–28	George Hainsworth 	Montreal Canadiens 	2
1928–29	George Hainsworth 	Montreal Canadiens 	3
1929–30	Tiny Thompson 	Boston Bruins 	1
1930–31	Roy Worters 	New York Americans 	1
1931–32	Charlie Gardiner 	Chicago Black Hawks	1
1932–33	Tiny Thompson 	Boston Bruins 	2
1933–34	Charlie Gardiner 	Chicago Black Hawks	2
1934–35	Lorne Chabot 	Chicago Black Hawks	1
1935–36	Tiny Thompson 	Boston Bruins 	3
1936–37	Normie Smith 	Detroit Red Wings 	1
1937–38	Tiny Thompson 	Boston Bruins 	4
1938–39	Frank Brimsek 	Boston Bruins 	1
1939–40	David Kerr 	New York Rangers 	1
1940–41	Turk Broda 	Toronto Maple Leafs	1
1941–42	Frank Brimsek 	Boston Bruins 	2
1942–43	Johnny Mowers 	Detroit Red Wings 	1
1943–44	Bill Durnan 	Montreal Canadiens 	1
1944–45	Bill Durnan 	Montreal Canadiens 	2
1945–46	Bill Durnan 	Montreal Canadiens 	3
1946–47	Bill Durnan 	Montreal Canadiens 	4
1947–48	Turk Broda 	Toronto Maple Leafs	2
1948–49	Bill Durnan 	Montreal Canadiens 	5
1949–50	Bill Durnan 	Montreal Canadiens 	6
1950–51	Al Rollins 	Toronto Maple Leafs	1
1951–52	Terry Sawchuk 	Detroit Red Wings 	1
1952–53	Terry Sawchuk 	Detroit Red Wings 	2
1953–54	Harry Lumley 	Toronto Maple Leafs	1
1954–55	Terry Sawchuk 	Detroit Red Wings 	3
1955–56	Jacques Plante 	Montreal Canadiens 	1
1956–57	Jacques Plante 	Montreal Canadiens 	2
1957–58	Jacques Plante 	Montreal Canadiens 	3
1958–59	Jacques Plante 	Montreal Canadiens 	4
1959–60	Jacques Plante 	Montreal Canadiens 	5
1960–61	Johnny Bower 	Toronto Maple Leafs	1
1961–62	Jacques Plante 	Montreal Canadiens 	6
1962–63	Glenn Hall 	Chicago Black Hawks	1
1963–64	Charlie Hodge 	Montreal Canadiens 	1
1964–65	Johnny BowerTerry Sawchuk 	Toronto Maple Leafs	24
1965–66	Gump WorsleyCharlie Hodge 	Montreal Canadiens 	12
1966–67	Glenn HallDenis DeJordy 	Chicago Black Hawks	21
1967–68	Gump WorsleyRogatien Vachon 	Montreal Canadiens 	21
1968–69	Glenn HallJacques Plante 	St. Louis Blues 	37
1969–70	Tony Esposito 	Chicago Black Hawks	1
1970–71	Eddie GiacominGilles Villemure 	New York Rangers 	11
1971–72	Tony EspositoGary Smith 	Chicago Black Hawks	21
1972–73	Ken Dryden 	Montreal Canadiens 	1
1973–74	Tony Esposito
1 	Chicago Black Hawks	3
1973–74	Bernie Parent
1 	Philadelphia Flyers	1
1974–75	Bernie Parent 	Philadelphia Flyers	2
1975–76	Ken Dryden 	Montreal Canadiens 	2
1976–77	Ken DrydenMichel Larocque 	Montreal Canadiens 	31
1977–78	Ken DrydenMichel Larocque 	Montreal Canadiens 	42
1978–79	Ken DrydenMichel Larocque 	Montreal Canadiens 	53
1979–80	Don EdwardsBob Sauve 	Buffalo Sabres 	11
1980–81	Denis HerronMichel LarocqueRichard Sevigny	Montreal Canadiens 	141
===1982–present===
right|200px|thumb|Tim Thomas, two-time winner.
The NHL adopted the current criteria for the Vezina Trophy beginning in 1982. The William M. Jennings Trophy was created as a new award for the goaltender(s) of the team that surrenders the fewest goals in regular season play.
Season 	Winner 	Team 	Win #
1981–82	Billy Smith 	New York Islanders 	1
1982–83	Pete Peeters 	Boston Bruins 	1
1983–84	Tom Barrasso 	Buffalo Sabres 	1
1984–85	Pelle Lindbergh 	Philadelphia Flyers 	1
1985–86	John Vanbiesbrouck	New York Rangers 	1
1986–87	Ron Hextall 	Philadelphia Flyers 	1
1987–88	Grant Fuhr 	Edmonton Oilers 	1
1988–89	Patrick Roy 	Montreal Canadiens 	1
1989–90	Patrick Roy 	Montreal Canadiens 	2
1990–91	Ed Belfour 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1
1991–92	Patrick Roy 	Montreal Canadiens 	3
1992–93	Ed Belfour 	Chicago Blackhawks 	2
1993–94	Dominik Hašek 	Buffalo Sabres 	1
1994–95	Dominik Hašek 	Buffalo Sabres 	2
1995–96	Jim Carey 	Washington Capitals 	1
1996–97	Dominik Hašek 	Buffalo Sabres 	3
1997–98	Dominik Hašek 	Buffalo Sabres 	4
1998–99	Dominik Hašek 	Buffalo Sabres 	5
1999–00	Olaf Kölzig 	Washington Capitals 	1
2000–01	Dominik Hašek 	Buffalo Sabres 	6
2001–02	Jose Theodore 	Montreal Canadiens 	1
2002–03	Martin Brodeur 	New Jersey Devils 	1
2003–04	Martin Brodeur 	New Jersey Devils 	2
2004-05	No winner due to the
2004-05 NHL lockout	 	
2005–06	Miikka Kiprusoff 	Calgary Flames 	1
2006–07	Martin Brodeur 	New Jersey Devils 	3
2007-08	Martin Brodeur 	New Jersey Devils 	4
2008-09	Tim Thomas 	Boston Bruins 	1
2009-10	Ryan Miller 	Buffalo Sabres 	1
2010-11	Tim Thomas 	Boston Bruins 	2
2011-12	Henrik Lundqvist 	New York Rangers 	1
2012-13	Sergei Bobrovsky 	Columbus Blue Jackets	1
2013-14	Tuukka Rask 	Boston Bruins 	1
2014-15	Carey Price 	Montreal Canadiens 	1
2015-16	Braden Holtby 	Washington Capitals 	1
 	 	Columbus Blue Jackets	2
 	 	Nashville Predators 	1
 	 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	1
==Notes==
Note: For the 1973–74 season, there was a tie between Tony Esposito of the Chicago Black Hawks and Bernie Parent of the Philadelphia Flyers, the only time that there has been a tie between two players from different teams.
==References==
;General
*Vezina Trophy history at NHL.com
*Vezina Trophy history at Legends of Hockey.net
;Specific
==See Also==
*List of NHL players
*List of NHL statistical leaders
Category:NHL trophies and awards