William M. Jennings Trophy

William M. Jennings Trophy
Award details
Sport Ice hockey
Given for National Hockey League goaltender(s) that have played for the team that allows the fewest goals scored against it.
History
First award 1981–82 NHL season
Most recent Corey Crawford
Carey Price

The William M. Jennings Trophy is an annual National Hockey League (NHL) award given to "the goaltender(s) having played a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals scored against it ... based on regular-season play."[1] From 1946 until 1981, the Vezina Trophy had been awarded under that definition, but it was later changed and replaced by the Jennings Trophy. Since its beginnings in 1982, it has been awarded at the end of 32 seasons to 53 different players; mostly in tandems of two goaltenders. The most recent winners are Corey Crawford of the Chicago Blackhawks and Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens, the starting goaltenders for their respective teams, which tied for a league-leading 189 team goals-against in the 2014–15 season.

History

From 1946 until the 1980–81 season, the Vezina Trophy was awarded to the goaltender(s) of the National Hockey League (NHL) team allowing the fewest number of goals during the regular season.[2] However, it was recognized that this system often meant the trophy went to the goaltender of the better team rather than the individual and was changed to offer the trophy to the most outstanding goaltender, as voted by the NHL General Managers. The William M. Jennings Trophy was created as a replacement and is awarded to the starting goaltender(s) playing for the team with the fewest goals against.[3]

The Jennings Trophy was donated by the NHL's board of governors and first presented at the conclusion of the 1981–82 season. It is named in honor of the late William M. Jennings, who was a longtime governor and president of the New York Rangers and a builder of ice hockey in the United States.[1] Normally the minimum number of games a goaltender must play to be eligible for the trophy is 25, but for the lockout shortened 1994–95 season, the required minimum was fourteen games.[4]

Seven players have won both the Jennings and Vezina Trophy for the same season: Patrick Roy (1988–89 and 1991–92), Ed Belfour (1990–91 and 1992–93), Dominik Hasek (1993–94 and 2000–01), Martin Brodeur (2002–03, 2003–04), Miikka Kiprusoff (2005–06), Tim Thomas (2008–09), and Carey Price (2014–15).[2] Roy and Brodeur have won the trophy five times each, the most of any goaltenders. Belfour is second, having won four times. The Montreal Canadiens have the most wins, with six, followed by the New Jersey Devils and the Chicago Blackhawks with five each, and the Buffalo Sabres with three.

Winners

Patrick Roy, five-time winner
Dominik Hasek, three-time winner
Martin Brodeur, five-time winner
Chris Osgood, two-time winner
Jaroslav Halak, one-time winner
  Player is still active in the NHL
  Player's team won the Stanley Cup
William M. Jennings Trophy winners
Season Winner Team Goals
allowed		 Win #
1981–82 Wamsley, RickRick Wamsley Montreal Canadiens 223 1
Denis Herron 1
1982–83 Melanson, RolandRoland Melanson New York Islanders 226 1
Billy Smith 1
1983–84 Jensen, AlAl Jensen Washington Capitals 226 1
Pat Riggin 1
1984–85 Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso Buffalo Sabres 237 1
Bob Sauve 1
1985–86 Froese, BobBob Froese Philadelphia Flyers 241 1
Darren Jensen 1
1986–87 Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy Montreal Canadiens 241 1
Brian Hayward 1
1987–88 Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy Montreal Canadiens 238 2
Brian Hayward 2
1988–89 Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy Montreal Canadiens 218 3
Brian Hayward 3
1989–90 Moog, AndyAndy Moog Boston Bruins 232 1
Rejean Lemelin 1
1990–91 Belfour, EdEd Belfour Chicago Blackhawks 211 1
1991–92 Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy Montreal Canadiens 207 4
1992–93 Belfour, EdEd Belfour Chicago Blackhawks 239 2
1993–94 Hasek, DominikDominik Hasek Buffalo Sabres 218 1
Grant Fuhr 1
1994–95[lower-alpha 1] Belfour, EdEd Belfour Chicago Blackhawks 115 3
1995–96 Osgood, ChrisChris Osgood Detroit Red Wings 181 1
Mike Vernon 1
1996–97 Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur New Jersey Devils 182 1
Mike Dunham 1
1997–98 Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur New Jersey Devils 166 2
1998–99 Belfour, EdEd Belfour Dallas Stars 168 4
Roman Turek 1
1999–2000 Turek, RomanRoman Turek St. Louis Blues 165 2
2000–01 Hasek, DominikDominik Hasek Buffalo Sabres 184 2
2001–02 Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy Colorado Avalanche 169 5
2002–03[lower-alpha 2] Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur New Jersey Devils 166 3
Cechmanek, RomanRoman Cechmanek Philadelphia Flyers 166 1
Esche, RobertRobert Esche 1
2003–04 Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur New Jersey Devils 164 4
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2005–06 Kiprusoff, MiikkaMiikka Kiprusoff Calgary Flames 200 1
2006–07 Backstrom, NiklasNiklas Backstrom Minnesota Wild 191 1
Manny Fernandez 1
2007–08 Hasek, DominikDominik Hasek Detroit Red Wings 184 3
Chris Osgood 2
2008–09 Thomas, TimTim Thomas Boston Bruins 196 1
Manny Fernandez 2
2009–10 Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur New Jersey Devils 191 5
2010–11 Luongo, RobertoRoberto Luongo Vancouver Canucks 185 1
Cory Schneider 1
2011–12 Elliott, BrianBrian Elliott St. Louis Blues 165 1
Jaroslav Halak 1
2012–13[lower-alpha 4] Crawford, CoreyCorey Crawford Chicago Blackhawks 102 1
Ray Emery 1
2013–14 Quick, JonathanJonathan Quick Los Angeles Kings 174 1
2014–15[lower-alpha 5] Crawford, CoreyCorey Crawford Chicago Blackhawks 189 2
Price, CareyCarey Price Montreal Canadiens 1
  1. ↑ Season shortened by the 1994–95 NHL lockout
  2. ↑ For the 2002–03 season, there was a tie between Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils and Robert Esche and Roman Cechmanek of the Philadelphia Flyers. This is the first time that there has been a tie between players from different teams.
  3. ↑ Not awarded due to the lockout
  4. ↑ Season shortened by the 2012–13 NHL lockout
  5. ↑ For the 2014–15 season, there was a tie between Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens and Corey Crawford of the Chicago Blackhawks. This is the second time that there has been a tie between players from different teams.

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. 1 2 "William M. Jennings Trophy history". National Hockey League. Retrieved September 17, 2007.
  2. 1 2 "Vezina Trophy history". National Hockey League. Retrieved September 17, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Vezina Trophy history". Legends Of Hockey. Retrieved September 17, 2007.
  4. ↑ "William H. Jennings Trophy winners". ESPN. Retrieved September 17, 2007.

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