James Norris Memorial Trophy

This page is about the National Hockey League award. For the International Hockey League (1945–2001) award, see James Norris Memorial Trophy (IHL).

The James Norris Memorial Trophy is given out to the National Hockey League's best "defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position". The James Norris Memorial Trophy has been awarded 53 times to 22 different players since it was first created in 1954. At the end of each season, members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association vote to decide the player who was the best defenseman during the regular season.

James Norris Memorial Trophy
Sport	Ice hockey
Given for	"defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position" in the National Hockey League
History
First award	1953–54 NHL season
Most wins	Bobby Orr (8)
Most recent	Mark Giordano Calgary Flames

History

The trophy is named in honour of James E. Norris, owner of the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings from 1932 to 1952. The trophy was first awarded at the end of the 1953–54 NHL season.

Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins won the award for a record eight seasons in a row (1968–75). Doug Harvey and Nicklas Lidström has won the award seven times, while Ray Bourque has won it five times during his career. The Boston Bruins have won the most Norris Trophies with 14. The Montreal Canadiens are second with 11.

There are only two players that have won both the Norris and Hart Memorial Trophy for the same season: Bobby Orr, who won both trophies for the 1969–70, 1970–71 and 1971–72 seasons, and Chris Pronger, who won the Hart and Norris for the 1999–2000 NHL season.

Seven different defensemen won the Hart Trophy before the Norris Trophy's establishment: Billy Burch, Eddie Shore (four times), Herb Gardiner, Albert "Babe" Siebert, Ebbie Goodfellow, Tommy Anderson and Babe Pratt.

The voting is done at the end of the regular season by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association, and each voter picks their top five candidates on a 10–7–5–3–1 points system. Three finalists are named and the trophy is awarded at the NHL awards ceremony after the end of the playoffs.

Winners

Nicklas Lidstrom, seven-time winner.

Erik Karlsson, two-time winner.

Bobby Orr, eight-time winner.

Ray Bourque, five-time winner.

Brian Leetch, two-time winner.

Chris Pronger, one-time winner.

     Player is still active      Eligible player not yet elected to Hockey Hall of Fame      Inactive player not yet eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame

Season	Winner	Team	Win #
1953–54	Kelly, RedRed Kelly	Detroit Red Wings	1
1954–55	Harvey, DougDoug Harvey	Montreal Canadiens	1
1955–56	Harvey, DougDoug Harvey	Montreal Canadiens	2
1956–57	Harvey, DougDoug Harvey	Montreal Canadiens	3
1957–58	Harvey, DougDoug Harvey	Montreal Canadiens	4
1958–59	Johnson, TomTom Johnson	Montreal Canadiens	1
1959–60	Harvey, DougDoug Harvey	Montreal Canadiens	5
1960–61	Harvey, DougDoug Harvey	Montreal Canadiens	6
1961–62	Harvey, DougDoug Harvey	New York Rangers	7
1962–63	Pilote, PierrePierre Pilote	Chicago Black Hawks	1
1963–64	Pilote, PierrePierre Pilote	Chicago Black Hawks	2
1964–65	Pilote, PierrePierre Pilote	Chicago Black Hawks	3
1965–66	Laperriere, JacquesJacques Laperriere	Montreal Canadiens	1
1966–67	Howell, HarryHarry Howell	New York Rangers	1
1967–68	Orr, BobbyBobby Orr	Boston Bruins	1
1968–69	Orr, BobbyBobby Orr	Boston Bruins	2
1969–70	Orr, BobbyBobby Orr	Boston Bruins	3
1970–71	Orr, BobbyBobby Orr	Boston Bruins	4
1971–72	Orr, BobbyBobby Orr	Boston Bruins	5
1972–73	Orr, BobbyBobby Orr	Boston Bruins	6
1973–74	Orr, BobbyBobby Orr	Boston Bruins	7
1974–75	Orr, BobbyBobby Orr	Boston Bruins	8
1975–76	Potvin, DenisDenis Potvin	New York Islanders	1
1976–77	Robinson, LarryLarry Robinson	Montreal Canadiens	1
1977–78	Potvin, DenisDenis Potvin	New York Islanders	2
1978–79	Potvin, DenisDenis Potvin	New York Islanders	3
1979–80	Robinson, LarryLarry Robinson	Montreal Canadiens	2
1980–81	Carlyle, RandyRandy Carlyle	Pittsburgh Penguins	1
1981–82	Wilson, DougDoug Wilson	Chicago Black Hawks	1
1982–83	Langway, RodRod Langway	Washington Capitals	1
1983–84	Langway, RodRod Langway	Washington Capitals	2
1984–85	Coffey, PaulPaul Coffey	Edmonton Oilers	1
1985–86	Coffey, PaulPaul Coffey	Edmonton Oilers	2
1986–87	Bourque, RayRay Bourque	Boston Bruins	1
1987–88	Bourque, RayRay Bourque	Boston Bruins	2
1988–89	Chelios, ChrisChris Chelios	Montreal Canadiens	1
1989–90	Bourque, RayRay Bourque	Boston Bruins	3
1990–91	Bourque, RayRay Bourque	Boston Bruins	4
1991–92	Leetch, BrianBrian Leetch	New York Rangers	1
1992–93	Chelios, ChrisChris Chelios	Chicago Blackhawks	2
1993–94	Bourque, RayRay Bourque	Boston Bruins	5
1994–95	Coffey, PaulPaul Coffey	Detroit Red Wings	3
1995–96	Chelios, ChrisChris Chelios	Chicago Blackhawks	3
1996–97	Leetch, BrianBrian Leetch	New York Rangers	2
1997–98	Blake, RobRob Blake	Los Angeles Kings	1
1998–99	MacInnis, AlAl MacInnis	St. Louis Blues	1
1999–2000	Pronger, ChrisChris Pronger	St. Louis Blues	1
2000–01	Lidstrom, NicklasNicklas Lidstrom	Detroit Red Wings	1
2001–02	Lidstrom, NicklasNicklas Lidstrom	Detroit Red Wings	2
2002–03	Lidstrom, NicklasNicklas Lidstrom	Detroit Red Wings	3
2003–04	Niedermayer, ScottScott Niedermayer	New Jersey Devils	1
2004–05	zzz2004–05 NHL lockout – No winner	—	—
2005–06	Lidstrom, NicklasNicklas Lidstrom	Detroit Red Wings	4
2006–07	Lidstrom, NicklasNicklas Lidstrom	Detroit Red Wings	5
2007–08	Lidstrom, NicklasNicklas Lidstrom	Detroit Red Wings	6
2008–09	Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chara	Boston Bruins	1
2009–10	Keith, DuncanDuncan Keith	Chicago Blackhawks	1
2010–11	Lidstrom, NicklasNicklas Lidstrom	Detroit Red Wings	7
2011–12	Karlsson, ErikErik Karlsson	Ottawa Senators	1
2012–13	Subban, P. K.P. K. Subban	Montreal Canadiens	1
2013–14	Keith, DuncanDuncan Keith	Chicago Blackhawks	2
2014–15	Karlsson, ErikErik Karlsson	Ottawa Senators	2
2015–16	Doughty, DrewDrew Doughty	Los Angeles Kings	1
2016–17	Burns, BrentBrent Burns	San Jose Sharks	1
2017–18	Hedman, VictorVictor Hedman	Tampa Bay Lightning	1
2018–19	Giordano, MarkMark Giordano	Calgary Flames	1

Related pages

• List of NHL players
• List of NHL statistical leaders

References

General

• James Norris Memorial Trophy history at NHL.com
• James Norris Memorial Trophy history at Legends of Hockey.net

Specific