From 1946 until the
1980–81 season, the
Vezina Trophy was awarded to the goaltender(s) of the NHL team allowing the fewest goals during the
regular season. However, it was recognized that this system often meant the trophy went to the goaltender of the better team rather than the individual and was changed to offer the trophy to the most outstanding goaltender, as voted by the
NHL general managers. The William M. Jennings Trophy was created as a replacement and is awarded to the starting goaltender(s) playing for the team with the fewest goals against. The Jennings Trophy was donated by the NHL's board of governors and first presented at the conclusion of the
1981–82 season. It is named in honor of the late
William M. Jennings, who was a longtime governor and president of the
New York Rangers and a builder of
ice hockey in the United States. Normally the minimum number of games a goaltender must play to be eligible for the trophy is 25, but for the lockout shortened
1994–95 season, the required minimum was fourteen games. Ten players have won both the Jennings and Vezina Trophy for the same season:
Patrick Roy ( and ),
Ed Belfour ( and ),
Dominik Hasek ( and ),
Martin Brodeur (, ),
Miikka Kiprusoff (),
Tim Thomas (),
Carey Price (),
Marc-Andre Fleury (),
Linus Ullmark (), and
Connor Hellebuyck ( and ). Roy and Brodeur have won the trophy five times each, the most of any goaltenders. Belfour is third, having won four times. The
Montreal Canadiens have the most wins, with six, followed by the
New Jersey Devils and the
Chicago Blackhawks with five each, the
Boston Bruins with four, and the
Buffalo Sabres with three. ==Winners==