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Vezina Trophy
Top Goaltender / 98 seasons awarded
Description: First awarded in 1926-27, the Vezina Trophy is presented annually “to the goaltender adjudged to be the best at his position.” Before the 1981-82 season, the goaltender(s) of the team allowing the fewest number of goals during the regular season – the current criteria for the William M. Jennings Trophy – won the Vezina Trophy. Voting: The general managers of the NHL’s 32 teams submit ballots for the Vezina Trophy at the conclusion of the regular season, with the top three vote-getters designated as finalists. History: Leo Dandurand, Louis Letourneau and Joe Cattarinich, former owners of the Montreal Canadiens, presented the trophy to the NHL in 1926-27 in memory of Georges Vezina, the outstanding Canadiens goaltender who collapsed during a game on Nov. 28, 1925, and died of tuberculosis a few months later. 2024-25 Winner: Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck won the 2024-25 Vezina Trophy, capturing the award for the second consecutive season and third time overall, following wins in 2019-20 and 2023-24. He became the fourth goaltender to win the Vezina at least three times under its current format (since 1981-82), following Dominik Hasek (6x), Martin Brodeur (4x) and Patrick Roy (3x), and the first repeat winner since Brodeur in 2006-07 and 2007-08. Hellebuyck was a near-unanimous selection among the 32 NHL general managers, receiving 31 first-place votes and one second-place tally for 158 voting points. Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning finished second with 80 voting points, receiving one first-place vote and a top-three selection on 30 ballots. Darcy Kuemper of the Los Angeles Kings was third with 33 voting points. Hellebuyck went 47-12-3 with a 2.00 goals-against average, .925 save percentage and eight shutouts in 63 appearances to propel the Jets (56-22-4, 116 points) to franchise records for wins and points in a season as well as their first Presidents’ Trophy. Hellebuyck, who also earned his second straight William M. Jennings Trophy, paced the NHL with 47 victories – nine more than the closest competition and a number topped by just two goaltenders in League history: Brodeur (48 in 2006-07 w/ NJD) and Braden Holtby (48 in 2015-16 w/ WSH). Hellebuyck additionally led the NHL (minimum: 25 GP) in goals-against average and shutouts, and ranked second – behind Anthony Stolarz (.926 in 34 GP w/ TOR) – in save percentage. Only one other netminder since 1991-92 has finished among the two in all four categories during a single season (with appropriate minimums): Carey Price in 2014-15 (w/ MTL; 1st in W, 1st in GAA, 1st in SV%, t-2nd in SO).
Source
NHL records archive, ingested in Phase 18. Winner, runner-up and finalist rows link to surfaced Forensic Hockey player, goalie or team pages when the recipient resolves inside the accepted era.