Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award,[1] officially billed as the MBNA/MasterCard Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award,[2] was an award in ice hockey given annually to the goaltender who finished the regular season with the best save percentage in the National Hockey League (NHL).[3] Only goaltenders who played 25 games or more in the season were eligible for the award.[1] A goaltender's save percentage represents the percentage of shots on goal that he stops, and is calculated by dividing the number of saves by the total number of shots on goal.[4]
The award was first presented at the conclusion of the 1999–2000 season,[3] and was named in honor of former Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals goaltender Roger Crozier, a Calder and Conn Smythe Trophy winner who played in the NHL from 1964 to 1977.[5] It was presented by the MBNA corporation in memory of Crozier, who worked for the MBNA America Bank after retiring as a player, and died on January 11, 1996.[1] The winner of the trophy received a commemorative crystal trophy and was given US$25,000 to donate to a youth hockey or other educational program of their choice.[1]
By 2007, when it ceased being presented, the award had been handed to six different players on seven occasions. Marty Turco is the only goaltender to have won the award twice. Three Dallas Stars goalies have won the award, while two each have represented the Montreal Canadiens and the Minnesota Wild. Only seven awards were ever made. The award was not presented in 2005, as the entire 2004–05 season was canceled due to the lockout.[6]
Winners
| Denotes players who are still active in the NHL | |
| Denotes player who was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame |
| Season | Player | Team | Save % | Win # | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Dallas Stars | .919 | 1† | [7] |
| 2000–01 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Dallas Stars | .925 | 1 | [8] |
| 2001–02 | Template:HsScript error: No such module "Sort". | Montreal Canadiens | .931 | 1 | [9] |
| 2002–03 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Dallas Stars | .932 | 2 | [8] |
| 2003–04 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Minnesota Wild | .933 | 1 | [10] |
| 2004–05 | Season cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout | ||||
| 2005–06 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Montreal Canadiens | .929 | 1 | [11] |
| 2006–07 | Template:HsScript error: No such module "Sort". | Minnesota Wild | .929 | 1 | [12] |
† - Belfour was a prior save percentage leader in the 1990–91 season, before the Crozier Award was first presented.
Save-percentage leaders (1956–1999)
Before 2000, there was no award for leading the league in save percentage. The NHL started counting the statistic in 1982,[13] while records have been compiled for save percentage back into the mid-1950s.[14]
Bold denotes highest season save percentage on record
* Season shortened by the 1994–95 NHL lockout
| Season | Player | Team | Save % | Win # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–56 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Montreal Canadiens | .930 | 1 |
| 1956–57 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Detroit Red Wings | .928 | 1 |
| 1957–58 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | New York Rangers | .927 | 1 |
| 1958–59 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Montreal Canadiens | .925 | 2 |
| 1959–60 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Toronto Maple Leafs | .919 | 1 |
| 1960–61 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Toronto Maple Leafs | .923 | 2 |
| 1961–62 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Montreal Canadiens | .923 | 3 |
| 1962–63 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Chicago Black Hawks | .918 | 2 |
| 1963–64 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Toronto Maple Leafs | .932 | 3 |
| 1964–65 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Toronto Maple Leafs | .924 | 4 |
| 1965–66 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Toronto Maple Leafs | .930 | 5 |
| 1966–67 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Toronto Maple Leafs | .925 | 6 |
| 1967–68 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Toronto Maple Leafs | .934 | 1 |
| 1968–69 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | St. Louis Blues | .940 | 4 |
| 1969–70 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Chicago Black Hawks | .932 | 1 |
| 1970–71 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Toronto Maple Leafs | .944 | 5 |
| 1971–72 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Chicago Black Hawks | .934 | 2 |
| 1972–73 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Montreal Canadiens | .926 | 1 |
| 1973–74 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Philadelphia Flyers | .932 | 1 |
| 1974–75 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Los Angeles Kings | .927 | 1 |
| 1975–76 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | New York Islanders | .914 | 1 |
| 1976–77 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Montreal Canadiens | .920 | 2 |
| 1977–78 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Montreal Canadiens | .922 | 3 |
| 1978–79 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | New York Islanders | .914 | 2 |
| 1979–80 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Montreal Canadiens | .907 | 1 |
| 1980–81 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Philadelphia Flyers | .913 | 1 |
| 1981–82 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Montreal Canadiens | .910 | 2 |
| 1982–83 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | New York Islanders | .909 | 1 |
| 1983–84 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | New York Islanders | .903 | 2 |
| 1984–85 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Chicago Black Hawks | .903 | 1 |
| 1985–86 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Philadelphia Flyers | .909 | 1 |
| 1986–87 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Philadelphia Flyers | .902 | 1 |
| 1987–88 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Montreal Canadiens | .900 | 1 |
| 1988–89 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Montreal Canadiens | .908 | 2 |
| 1989–90 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Montreal Canadiens | .912 | 3 |
| 1990–91 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Chicago Blackhawks | .910 | 1 |
| 1991–92 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Montreal Canadiens | .914 | 4 |
| 1992–93 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | St. Louis Blues | .911 | 1 |
| 1993–94 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Buffalo Sabres | .930 | 1 |
| 1994–95* | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Buffalo Sabres | .930 | 2 |
| 1995–96 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Buffalo Sabres | .920 | 3 |
| 1996–97 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Buffalo Sabres | .930 | 4 |
| 1997–98 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Buffalo Sabres | .932 | 5 |
| 1998–99 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Buffalo Sabres | .937 | 6 |
Save-percentage leaders (2007–present)
* Season shortened by the 2012–13 NHL lockout
† Season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic
| Season | Player | Team | Save % | Win # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Nashville Predators | .924 | 1 |
| 2008–09 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Boston Bruins | .933 | 1 |
| 2009–10 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Boston Bruins | .931 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Boston Bruins | .938 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | St. Louis Blues | .940 | 1 |
| 2012–13 | Script error: No such module "Sort".1 | Ottawa Senators | .941 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Minnesota Wild | .933 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Montreal Canadiens | .933 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | St. Louis Blues | .930 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Columbus Blue Jackets | .932 | 1 |
| 2017–18 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | St. Louis Blues | .931 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Dallas Stars | .934 | 1 |
| 2019–20† | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Dallas Stars | .930 | 1 |
| 2020–21† | Script error: No such module "Sort".2 | Carolina Hurricanes | .932 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | New York Rangers | .935 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Boston Bruins | .938 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Florida Panthers | .925 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Toronto Maple Leafs | .926 | 2 |
See also
- List of National Hockey League awards
- List of NHL statistical leaders
- William M. Jennings Trophy
- Vezina Trophy
Notes
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