With the Vezina Trophy looking like it’ll be decided between Tim Thomas, Steve Mason, and Niklas Backstrom with Martin Brodeur and Pekka Rinne on the outside looking in, I thought it would be interesting to re-select the Vezina Winners from 1970 to the present. The Vezina Trophy is given out to the best Goalie of the Year in the NHL each season.
1970-1971: Tony Esposito went 35-14-6 with a 2.27 GAA.
1971-1972: Ken Dryden went 39-8-15 with a 2.24 GAA.
1972-1973: Ken Dryden went 33-7-13 with a 2.26 GAA.
1973-1974: Bernie Parent went 47-13-12 with a 1.89 GAA and 12 SO.
1974-1975: Bernie Parent went 44-14-10 with a 2.03 GAA and 12 SO.
1975-1976: Ken Dryden 42-10-8 with a 2.03 GAA and 8 SO.
1976-1977: Ken Dryden went 41-6-8 with a 2.14 GAA and 8 SO.
1977-1978: Ken Dryden went 37-7-7 with a 2.05 GAA and 5 SO.
1978-1979: Ken Dryden went 30-10-7 with a 2.30 GAA.
1979-1980: Dennis Herron went 25-3-3 with a 2.51 GAA.
1980-1981: Richard Sevigny went 20-4-3 with a 2.40 GAA and 2 SO.
1981-1982: Billy Smith went 32-9-4 with a 2.97 GAA.
1982-1983: Pete Peeters went 40-11-9 with a 2.36 GAA and 8 SO.
1983-1984: Tom Barrasso went 26-12-3 with a 2.84 GAA and 2 SO.
1984-1985: Pelle Lindbergh went 40-17-7 with a 3.02 GAA and 2 SO.
1985-1986: Bob Froese went 31-10-3 with a 2.55 GAA and 5 SO.
1986-1987: Ron Hextall went 37-21-6 with a 3.00 GAA and 1 SO.
1987-1988: Brian Hayward went 22-10-4 with a 2.86 GAA and 2 SO.
1988-1989: Patrick Roy went 33-5-6 with a 2.47 GAA and 4 SO.
1989-1990: Patrick Roy went 31-16-5 with a 2.53 GAA and 3 SO.
1990-1991: Ed Belfour went 43-19-7 with a 2.47 GAA and 4 SO.
1991-1992: Patrick Roy went 36-22-8 with a 2.36 GAA and 5 SO.
1992-1993: Ed Belfour went 41-18-11 with a 2.59 GAA and 7 SO.
1993-1994: Dominik Hasek went 30-20-6 with a 1.95 GAA and 7 SO.
1994-1995: Dominik Hasek went 19-14-7 with a 2.11 GAA and 5 SO.
1995-1996: Chris Osgood went 39-6-5 with a 2.17 GAA and 5 SO.
1996-1997: Martin Brodeur went 37-14-13 with a 1.88 GAA and 10 SO.
1997-1998: Ed Belfour went 37-12-10 with a 1.88 GAA and 9 SO.
1998-1999: Dominik Hasek went 30-18-14 with a 1.87 GAA and 9 SO.
1999-2000: Roman Turek went 42-15-9 with a 1.95 GAA and 7 SO.
2000-2001: Roman Cechmanek went 35-15-6 with a 2.01 GAA and 10 SO.
2001-2002: Patrick Roy went 32-23-8 with a 1.94 GAA and 9 SO.
2002-2003: Marty Turco went 31-10-10 with a 1.72 GAA and 7 SO.
2003-2004: Marty Turco went 37-21-13 with a 1.98 GAA and 9 SO.
2005-2006: Miika Kiprusoff went 42-20-11 with a 2.07 GAA and 10 SO.
2006-2007: Dominik Hasek went 38-11-6 with a 2.05 GAA and 8 SO.
2007-2008: Jean-Sebastien Giguere went 35-17-6 with a 2.12 GAA and 4 SO.
It’s interesting to note that in my selections, Martin Brodeur only won 1 Vezina Trophy while Patrick Roy took home 4, Dominik Hasek took home 4, and even Ed Belfour won 3. Ken Dryden led everybody with 6 Vezina Trophies.
