NHL Vezina Trophy Winners-Award honors best goaltenders; first presented in 1927
The Vezina Trophy is an annual award given "to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at this position" as voted by the general managers of all NHL clubs.Leo Dandurand, Louis Letourneau, and Joe Cattarinich, former owners of the Montreal Canadiens, presented the trophy to the League in 1926-27 in memory of Canadiens goaltender Georges Vezina, who collapsed during an NHL game Nov. 28, 1925, and died of tuberculosis a few months later.Through the 1980-81 season, the Vezina was awarded to the goaltender(s) who played a minimum of 25 games for the team allowing the fewest goals during the regular season. In 1981-82, Billy Smith of the New York Islanders was named the first winner of the Vezina under the current system.Jacques Plante holds the record for most times winning the Vezina Trophy with seven, one more than Bill Durnan and Dominik Hasek. However, Hasek has won the most times under the current system of honoring the best individual goalie.Canadiens goaltenders have won the Vezina 29 times, the most of any team. Under the original definition, there were occasionally multiple winners from the same team in the same season. In 1973-74, Tony Esposito of the Chicago Blackhawks and Bernie Parent of the Philadelphia Flyers shared the award when their teams finished tied for the fewest goals against; it's the only time there was a tie between players from different teams.The voting is conducted at the end of the regular season; each individual voter ranks the top three candidates on a 5-3-1 points system. Three finalists are named and the trophy is handed out at the NHL Awards after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Vezina Trophy Winners
2023: Linus Ullmark, Boston Bruins
2022: Igor Shesterkin, New York Rangers
2021: Marc-Andre Fleury, Vegas Golden Knights
2020: Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets
2019: Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning
2018: Pekka Rinne , Nashville Predators
2017: Sergei Bobrovsky , Columbus Blue Jackets
2016: Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals
2015: Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens
2014: Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins
2013: Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets
2012: Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
2011: Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins
2010: Ryan Miller, Buffalo Sabres
2009: Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins
2008: Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils
2007: Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils
2006: Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary Flames
2004: Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils
2003: Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils
2002: Jose Theodore, 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
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
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
1974: Bernie Parent, Philadelphia Flyers
1973: Ken Dryden, Montreal Canadiens
1972: Tony Esposito/Gary Smith, Chicago Black Hawks
1971: Ed Giacomin/Gilles Villemure, New York Rangers
1970: Tony Esposito, Chicago Black Hawks
1969: Glenn Hall/Jacques Plante, St. Louis Blues
1968: Gump Worsley/Rogatien Vachon, Montreal Canadiens
1967: Glenn Hall/Denis DeJordy, 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
*Note: From 1926-27 through 1980-81, awarded to the goalie(s) who played a minimum of 25 games for the team that allowed the fewest goals; since 1981-82, awarded to outstanding goalie.
