VEZINA TROPHY WINNERS

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
    2024: Connor Hellebuyck, Winnepeg Jets
    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.