While some of this may have been to shelter his opposing number one, it should be seen as a relatively big reason why he has such stellar numbers. Jennings trophy was created as a replacement and is awarded to the starting goaltenders playing for the team with the fewest goals against. The following a list of professional ice hockey players who have won the vezina trophy in the national hockey league nhl. The vezina continued to be awarded to the goaltender who started the most games for the team that allowed the fewest goals, but the vezina winners of 195455, 196061, 196263 and 196364 did not have the lowest gaas. Rather than clutter up this article, simply click this pdf file as thomas has only started 14 out of a possible 25 games against the rest of the elite netminders in the league. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the persons given names to the link. The vezina trophy had a long history, but it was generally considered a weakness that it honored the team first and the individual indirectly. Georges vezinas legacy and why the vezina trophy deserves its.
Vezina trophy winners, pictures and more historical. He won the vezina trophy five times as the goaltender on the team who allowed the fewest goals and in the same years was selected as a first team allstar. With 48 wins, he tied martin brodeur for the most wins ever in a single season. I am, however, against renaming or retiring the vezina trophy because its namesake, georges vezina 18871926, is simply too great of a figure from hockeys early history to relinquish. In march 2009 brodeur became the alltime winningest nhl goalie, passing patrick roy with his 552nd. However, after reading thats not hockey, perhaps the next time the books readers watch a hockey game and see a. Its a weird question, i know, but after the way i saw don pronounce it i was just curious.
He won the vezina trophy for the leagues most outstanding goaltender four times 200203, 200304, 200607, and 200708. Holtby, 26, finished fourth in vezina voting last year and is favored to win the trophy this time around. The vezina family name was found in the usa, and canada between 1880 and 1920. January 21, 1887 march 27, 1926 was a canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played seven seasons in the national hockey association nha and nine in the national hockey league nhl, all with the montreal canadiens. At the start of the 192627 nhl season, the canadiens donated the vezina trophy to the nhl as an award to the goaltender who allowed the fewest goals during the season. After being signed by the canadiens in 1910, vezina played in 327 consecutive. A short history of the national trophy infantry team match by hap rocketto there is no rifle match that will make a high power shooters pulse race at marathon rates as the national trophy infantry team match. 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. Until the 198182 nhl season, the trophy was given to the goalies whose team allowed the fewest goals against. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Las vegas for the second year in a row, washington capitals goalie braden holtby was a finalist for the vezina trophy after winning it last season. Ryan miller is the only vezina winner over the last 10 years to have a goals against average outside of the top five, when he won with a 2.
Turk broda stanley cupvezina toronto maple leafs goaltender. We have our finalists for the first of the nhl awards, which will be announced one award at a time over the next two weeks at noon est. For help with downloading a wikipedia page as a pdf, see help. The vezina trophy was named after joseph georges gonzague vezina 18871926. Vezina trophy montreal canadiens goalie carey price named vezina finalist montreal canadiens goaltender carey price is a finalist for the vezina trophy, awarded to the leagues best goalie. One must be among the leaders to win a vezina trophy as the leagues top goalie. Here are the vezina trophy finalists, which are voted on.
Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. The vezina trophy is awarded annually to the national hockey leagues nhl goaltender. The trophy was introduced during the 192627 season to honor georges vezina, who died of tuberculosis in march of 1926. A twotime nha scoring champion, malone scored five goals for the montreal canadiens in a 74 victory over the ottawa senators on the nhls opening night. Upon vezina s death, the trophy was donated to the league by the canadiens owners, leo dandurand, louis letourneau and joe cattarinich to honour vezina permanently. It was first awarded at the end of the 192627 nhl season.
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. This was about 93% of all the recorded vezinas in canada. History of the national hockey league19171942early. The match is designed to simulate an infantry squads mission, which is to close with the enemy and destroy or capture him. Some trophy cups used as awards for famous and prestigious events have become legendary, like the stanley cup, which is awarded to the winning hockey team each year. Capitals goalie braden holtby named vezina trophy finalist. Why the vezina trophy deserves its name the hockey writers. Former vezina trophy winner ken dryden left teams up with.
This year he registered a leagueleading 42 wins a mere losses. Jacques plante holds the record for most times winning the vezina trophy with seven, one more than bill durnan and dominik hasek. Nhl vezina trophy winners since 1980 quiz by murfdirt19. Trophy medals also have a long and distinguished history. A teams primary goalie might have been the best in the league, as measured by individual goalsagainst average, but if the teams backup goalies allowed too many. The trophy is given annually to the goalie who is voted to be the best during the regular season in the nhl. He holds the record for 40win seasons 8 and most consecutive 30win seasons 12. The general managers of the nhls 31 teams submit ballots for the vezina trophy at the conclusion of the regular season, with the top three votegetters.
Admiral alum pekka rinne has been selected as the winner of the 201718 vezina trophy. Sergei bobrovsky of the columbus blue jackets and carey price of the montreal. Ken dryden and scotty bowman bring history to life sports the. Since 1982, the winner has been determined by a vote among all nhl general managers. Entering this week, san jose sharks goalie martin jones was prominent among the statistical leaders. Lady byng memorial trophy player who exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability vezina trophy. Price, the montreal canadiens starter who took home the vezina and hart trophy for league mvp in 2015, went 37205 three shutouts with a 2. The 2010 vezina trophy finalists prohockeytalk nbc sports.
Jun 24, 2015 a quick look at why these 3 goalies, are voted to be among the most valuable to his team. Upon vezinas death, the trophy was donated to the league by the canadiens owners, leo dandurand, louis letourneau and joe cattarinich to honour vezina permanently. Poulins approach to jacques plantes life story is that, when it came to. Another 111 words 8 lines of text covering the year 1687 is included under the topic early vezina history in all our pdf extended history products and printed. History of the national hockey league19171942early years. While some of this may have been to shelter his opposing number one, it should be seen.
Its also available for football, basketball and baseball. Braden holtby finishes second in vezina trophy voting behind. Early history of the vezina family this web page shows only a small excerpt of our vezina research. Media in category vezina trophy the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. As expected, the nhls 2016 vezina trophy was awarded to the tremendous goalie of the washington capitals on wednesday.
Columbus blue jackets goaltender sergei bobrovsky was named this years vezina trophy winner at the 2017 nhl awards show on wednesday. Braden holtby finishes second in vezina trophy voting. The vezina trophy is awarded every year to the national hockey leagues goaltender who is chosen as the best goaltender. In 1911 there were 1,603 vezina families living in quebec. The following is a list of articles of ice hockey goalies who have won the vezina trophy in the nhl. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits.
The most vezina families were found in canada in 1911. Georges vezina did not found the montreal canadiens, but he did establish their reputation as the winningest team in stanley cup history by. National hockey league awards this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our vezina research. Quebec had the highest population of vezina families in 1911. In 1998, he was ranked number 25 on the hockey news list of the 100 greatest hockey players, a remarkable achievement for a player with a comparatively brief career. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. In 1918, vezina became the first nhl goaltender to both record a shutout and earn an assist on a goal. When vezina died, the trophy was given to the league by the former owners of the montreal canadiens, leo dandurand, louis letourneau and. Everyone the ive heard say it has pronounced it as vezeena. Another 111 words 8 lines of text covering the year 1687 is included under the topic early vezina history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. Apr 22, 2017 price, the montreal canadiens starter who took home the vezina and hart trophy for league mvp in 2015, went 37205 three shutouts with a 2. Which goalie has won the most career vezina trophies.
But over my last week of hockey camp we watched a don cherry movie, and he pronounce it just as vezna. Washington capitals goalie braden holtby is a finalist to win the vezina trophy for the second consecutive year. Tuukka rask, semyon varlamov, ben bishop are up for top goaltender. In 198081 season they changed it to the goalie that was deemed the best. When vezina died, the trophy was given to the league by the former owners of the montreal canadiens, leo dandurand, louis letourneau and joe cattarinich. The vezina trophy was named after a goalie who collapsed during a game in 1925. The most recent winner is the tampa bay lightnings andrei vasilevskiy in the 201819 season. Why braden holtby might not win the vezina trophy the.
Since 1981, the award has been given to the most outstanding goaltender. History leo dandurand, louis letourneau and joe cattarinich, former owners of the montreal canadiens, presented the trophy to the national hockey league in 192627 in memory of georges vezina, the outstanding canadiens goaltender who collapsed during an nhl game on nov. Vezina collapsed during a game in 1925 and was diagnosed as having tuberculosis, of which he died in 1926. The national hockey league began allowing teammates to split the vezina trophy following the 196465 nhl season. Vezina trophy simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Apr 28, 2016 ryan miller is the only vezina winner over the last 10 years to have a goals against average outside of the top five, when he won with a 2. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to. Vezina played for the montreal canadians and he was diagnosed with tuberculosis and he died. Several other hockey books based on at least a modicum of original historical. The general managers of the nhls 31 teams submit ballots for the vezina trophy at the conclusion of the regular season, with the top three vote getters. A quick look at why these 3 goalies, are voted to be among the most valuable to his team. Ci ed belfour, vezina trophy hockey card 199192 upper deck award winner holograms 7 ed belfour, vezina trophy.
Leo dandurand, louis letourneau, and joe cattarinich, former owners of the montreal canadiens, presented the trophy to the national hockey league in 192627 in memory of georges vezina, outstanding goalkeeper of the canadiens, who collapsed during an nhl game nov. Jennings trophy is awarded under this previous definition. Vezina trophy race is wide open now hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekends events. The vezina trophy was named in honor of georges vezina, an exceptional goaltender with the montreal canadiens. 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.
He won the vezina in 2002 when he and the habs made it to the semi finals before losing a 42 series to the carolina hurricanes, who would go on to lose in the cup finals to dominant red wings squad. The complete recipients list of the nhls vezina trophy, awarded annually to the leagues best goalkeeper. First awarded in 1927, it was originally awarded to the team goalie that allowed the fewest goals. The vezina trophy was named for georges vezina, a very good goaltender with the montreal canadiens. This was about 93% of all the recorded vezina s in canada. Vezina trophy winners, pictures and more historical website of. Pdf this is a study of the evolution of the national hockey league, the most. Until the 198182 nhl season, the trophy was given to the. The award is given annually to the goaltender who is voted to be the best during the regular season in the nhl. From 1946 until the 198081 season, the vezina trophy was awarded to the goaltenders of the national hockey league nhl team allowing the fewest goals during the regular season. Sergei bobrovsky, braden holtby, carey price named vezina. Nhl vezina trophy winners best goalie in regular season. Initially, the criteria for winning the award was unclear, with various contemporary sources reporting that the winner was the goaltender with the lowest goalsagainst average, the most valuable goaltender, or the most.
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