The is awarded annually to the person deemed the best Ice Hockey Goalkeeper as voted on by the general managers of the teams in the National Hockey League .
The Vezina Trophy was named in honour of Georges Vezina , an exceptional goalkeeper with the Montreal Canadiens , who collapsed during a game in 1925 and was diagnosed as having Tuberculosis . Upon Vezina's death, the teams' former owners donated the trophy to the League to be awarded for the first time at the end of the 1926-27 NHL Season .
Until the 1980-81 Season , the goalkeeper(s) of the team allowing the fewest number of goals during the Regular Season was awarded the trophy. However, it was recognized that this system often meant the trophy went to the goalkeeper of the better team rather than the individual and hence the change was made to offer the William M. Jennings Trophy to the goalkeeper(s) playing for the team with the fewest goals against.
- 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 tied Bernie Parent , Philadelphia Flyers
- 1973 - Ken Dryden , Montreal Canadiens
- 1972 - Tony Esposito & Gary Smith , Chicago Black Hawks
- 1971 - Eddie Giacomin & Gilles Villemure , New York Rangers
- 1970 - Tony Esposito , Chicago Black Hawks
- 1969 - Glenn Hall & Jacques Plante , St. Louis Blues
- 1968 - Rogatien Vachon & Gump Worsley , Montreal Canadiens
- 1967 - Glenn Hall & Denis DeJordy , Chicago Black Hawks
- 1966 - Gump Worsley & Charlie Hodge , Montreal Canadiens
- 1965 - Johnny Bower , Toronto Maple Leafs
- 1965 - 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 - Chuck Gardiner , Chicago Black Hawks
- 1933 - Tiny Thompson , Boston Bruins
- 1932 - Chuck 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
- The late Jacques Plante (1929-1986) holds the record for winning the most Vezinas with seven, trailed closely by Dominik Hašek with six (the most under the current system of honouring the best individual goalie).
- The record for most consecutive Vezinas is 5, won by Plante. Bill Durnan and Ken Dryden have each won 4 in a row.
- The Montreal Canadiens have won more Vezinas than any other team, with an astounding 28. To put that in perspective, that is more than the next four teams' totals ''combined''.
# Montreal Canadiens , 28
# Buffalo Sabres , 8
# - tied Boston Bruins & Toronto Maple Leafs , 7 each
# Detroit Red Wings , 5
# Philadelphia Flyers , 4
# - tied Chicago Blackhawks & New York Rangers , 3 each
# - tied Washington Capitals & New Jersey Devils , 2 each
# - tied New York Americans , St. Louis Blues , New York Islanders , & Edmonton Oilers , 1 each
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