William M. Jennings Trophy

The William M. Jennings Trophy is an award in the National Hockey League (NHL) given each year to "to the goalkeeper(s) having played a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals scored against it. Winners are selected based on regular-season play."[1] Up until 1981, the Vezina Trophy had been awarded under that definition, but it was later changed and replaced by the Jennings Trophy. Since it began in 1982, it has been awarded at the end of 25 seasons to 27 different players. The most recent winners are Corey Crawford of the Chicago Blackhawks and Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens, who both allowed only 189 team goals against for their teams in the 2014–15 NHL season.

William M. Jennings Trophy
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SportIce hockey
Given forNational Hockey League goaltender(s) that have played for the team that allows the fewest goals scored against it.
History
First award1981–82 NHL season
Most recentThomas Greiss, Robin Lehner
New York Islanders

History

Until the 1980–81 season, the Vezina Trophy was awarded to the goaltender(s) of the team allowing the fewest goals during the regular season.[2] However, it was discovered that this often meant the trophy went to the goaltender of the better team rather than the individual, so they changed it to offer the Vezina to the most outstanding goaltender, as voted by the NHL General Managers. The William M. Jennings Trophy was created as a replacement and is given to the goaltender(s) playing for the team with the fewest goals scored against them.[3]

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

Five 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 and 2003–04) and Miikka Kiprusoff (2005–06).[2] Roy has won the trophy five times, the most of any goaltender. Belfour and Brodeur are tied for second, having each won the trophy four times. It has been won most often by the Montreal Canadiens, on 5 occasions. The New Jersey Devils have won four times, and Buffalo Sabres and Chicago Blackhawks have three wins each.

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 Bold Player with the fewest goals ever scored against in a season.[a]

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
Réjean 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[b] 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[c] 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
2004–05[d] &
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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[e] Crawford, CoreyCorey Crawford Chicago Blackhawks 102 1
Ray Emery 1
2013–14 Quick, JonathanJonathan Quick Los Angeles Kings 174 1
2014–15[f] Crawford, CoreyCorey Crawford Chicago Blackhawks 189 2
Price, CareyCarey Price Montreal Canadiens 1
2015–16 Andersen, FrederikFrederik Andersen Anaheim Ducks 192 1
John Gibson 1
2016–17 Holtby, BradenBraden Holtby Washington Capitals 182 1
2017–18 Quick, JonathanJonathan Quick Los Angeles Kings 203 2
2018–19 Greiss, ThomasThomas Greiss New York Islanders 191 1
Robin Lehner 1
  1. Corey Crawford and Ray Emery hold the record for fewest goals scored against in a season, however this was in a lockout shortened season. Martin Brodeur has the fewest goals scored against in a full-length season.
  2. Season shortened by the 1994–95 NHL lockout
  3. 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.
  4. Not awarded due to the lockout
  5. Season shortened by the 2012–13 NHL lockout
  6. 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.

William M. Jennings Trophy Media

Notes

Note 1: 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 only time that there has been a tie between players from different teams.

References

General
  • "William M. Jennings Trophy history". NHL.com. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  • "William M. Jennings Trophy history". Legends of Hockey.net. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  • "Final Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
Specific
  1. 1.0 1.1 "William M. Jennings Trophy history". NHL.com. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Vezina Trophy history". NHL.com. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
  3. "Vezina Trophy history". LegendsofHockey.net. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
  4. "William H. Jennings Trophy winners". ESPN. Retrieved 2007-09-17.