2009-2010 Winner: Martin Brodeur (Tampa Bay Lightning)Leo Dandurand, Louis Letourneau, and Joe Cattarinich, former owners of the Montreal Canadiens, presented the trophy to the National Hockey League in 1926-27 in memory of Georges Vezina, the outstanding goalkeeper of the Canadiens, who collapsed during an NHL game Nov. 28, 1925, and died of tuberculosis a few months later.
Until the 1981-82 season, the goalkeeper(s) of the team allowing the fewest number of goals during the regular season were awarded the Vezina Trophy.
In 1981-82, the trophy’s definition changed. The Williams M. Jennings Trophy was introduced for the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-against average, while the Vezina Trophy then became an award for the goaltender judged to be the best at his position in the opinion of the general managers. The first Vezina Trophy went to George Hainsworth, who, ironically, replaced Georges Vezina in goal for the Montreal Canadiens.
2010-2011 Winner: Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers)
2011-2012 Winner: Simeon Varlamov (Washington Capitals)
2012-2013 Winner: Simeon Varlamov (Washington Capitals)
2013-2014 Winner: Jack Campbell (Winnipeg Jets)
Past voting results:
2010: Brodeur wins with 11 votes after a .911 sv% and 47 wins. Henrik Lundqvist (NYR) is 2nd with 3 votes.
2011: Lundqvist wins with 9 votes after a .904 sv%, 1.94 GAA and 47 wins. Nabokov (SJ) and Brodeur (TB) tie for 2nd with 3 votes.
2012: Varlamov wins with 14 first-place votes and 42 points after a .906 sv%, 1.80 GAA and 40 wins. Nabokov (SJ) and Bryzgalov (PHO) finish 2nd and 3rd with 17 and 13 points each.
2013: Varlamov retains his title with 6 first-place votes and 20 points, slipping to an .895 sv%, 2.36 GAA and 34 wins. Price (MTL) and Halak (CHI) tie for second with 3 first-place votes and 11 points each.
2014: 22 year-old Jack Campbell wins his first Vezina, earning 8 first-place votes and 26 points total, thanks to a 40 win season, 2.26 GAA and .897 sv% . Steve Mason (LA, 9 points) and Roberto Luongo (VAN/PHO, 8 points) finished a distant 2nd and 3rd.