Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award

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Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award
Sport Ice hockey
Awarded for goaltender who has played a minimum of 25 games and finished the season with the best save percentage in the National Hockey League.
History
First award 1999–2000 NHL season
Final award 2006–07 NHL season

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]

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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

Marty Turco is the only player to have won the award twice. MartyTurco.jpg
Marty Turco is the only player to have won the award twice.
Denotes players who are still active in the NHL
Denotes player who was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame
SeasonPlayerTeam Save % Win #Ref.
1999–2000 Ed Belfour Dallas Stars .9191† [7]
2000–01 Marty Turco Dallas Stars .9251 [8]
2001–02 Montreal Canadiens .9311 [9]
2002–03 Marty Turco Dallas Stars .9322 [8]
2003–04 Dwayne Roloson Minnesota Wild .9331 [10]
2004–05 Season cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout
2005–06 Cristobal Huet Montreal Canadiens .9291 [11]
2006–07 Minnesota Wild .9291 [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

SeasonPlayerTeam Save % Win #
1955–56 Jacques Plante Montreal Canadiens .9301
1956–57 Glenn Hall Detroit Red Wings .9281
1957–58 Gump Worsley New York Rangers .9271
1958–59 Jacques Plante Montreal Canadiens .9252
1959–60 Johnny Bower Toronto Maple Leafs .9191
1960–61 Johnny Bower Toronto Maple Leafs .9232
1961–62 Jacques Plante Montreal Canadiens .9233
1962–63 Glenn Hall Chicago Black Hawks .9182
1963–64 Johnny Bower Toronto Maple Leafs .9323
1964–65 Johnny Bower Toronto Maple Leafs .9244
1965–66 Johnny Bower Toronto Maple Leafs .9305
1966–67 Johnny Bower Toronto Maple Leafs .9256
1967–68 Bruce Gamble Toronto Maple Leafs .9341
1968–69 Jacques Plante St. Louis Blues .9404
1969–70 Tony Esposito Chicago Black Hawks .9321
1970–71 Jacques Plante Toronto Maple Leafs .9445
1971–72 Tony Esposito Chicago Black Hawks .9342
1972–73 Ken Dryden Montreal Canadiens .9261
1973–74 Bernie Parent Philadelphia Flyers .9321
1974–75 Rogie Vachon Los Angeles Kings .9271
1975–76 Glenn Resch New York Islanders .9141
1976–77 Ken Dryden Montreal Canadiens .9202
1977–78 Ken Dryden Montreal Canadiens .9223
1978–79 Glenn Resch New York Islanders .9142
1979–80 Denis Herron Montreal Canadiens .9071
1980–81 Rick St. Croix Philadelphia Flyers .9131
1981–82 Denis Herron Montreal Canadiens .9102
1982–83 Roland Melanson New York Islanders .9091
1983–84 Roland Melanson New York Islanders .9032
1984–85 Warren Skorodenski Chicago Black Hawks .9031
1985–86 Bob Froese Philadelphia Flyers .9091
1986–87 Ron Hextall Philadelphia Flyers .9021
1987–88 Patrick Roy Montreal Canadiens .9001
1988–89 Patrick Roy Montreal Canadiens .9082
1989–90 Patrick Roy Montreal Canadiens .9123
1990–91 Ed Belfour Chicago Blackhawks .9101
1991–92 Patrick Roy Montreal Canadiens .9144
1992–93 Curtis Joseph St. Louis Blues .9111
1993–94 Dominik Hasek Buffalo Sabres .9301
1994–95 * Dominik Hasek Buffalo Sabres .9302
1995–96 Dominik Hasek Buffalo Sabres .9203
1996–97 Dominik Hasek Buffalo Sabres .9304
1997–98 Dominik Hasek Buffalo Sabres .9325
1998–99 Dominik Hasek Buffalo Sabres .9376

Save-percentage leaders (2007–present)

* Season shortened by the 2012–13 NHL lockout
† Season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic

SeasonPlayerTeam Save % Win #
2007–08 Dan Ellis Nashville Predators .9241
2008–09 Tim Thomas Boston Bruins .9331
2009–10 Tuukka Rask Boston Bruins .9311
2010–11 Tim Thomas Boston Bruins .9382
2011–12 Brian Elliott St. Louis Blues .9401
2012–13 Craig Anderson 1 Ottawa Senators .9411
2013–14 Josh Harding Minnesota Wild .9331
2014–15 Carey Price Montreal Canadiens .9331
2015–16 Brian Elliott St. Louis Blues .9302
2016–17 Sergei Bobrovsky Columbus Blue Jackets .9321
2017–18 Carter Hutton St. Louis Blues .9311
2018–19 Ben Bishop Dallas Stars .9341
2019–20 † Anton Khudobin Dallas Stars .9301
2020–21 † Alex Nedeljkovic 2 Carolina Hurricanes .9321
2021–22 Igor Shesterkin New York Rangers .9351
2022–23 Linus Ullmark Boston Bruins .9381
2023–24 Anthony Stolarz Florida Panthers .9251

See also

Notes

^ Craig Anderson only played in 24 games in the 2012–13 season, however due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout the minimum game restriction was reduced from 25 games to 14.
^ Alex Nedeljkovic only played in 23 games in the 2020–21 season, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the minimum game restriction was reduced from 25 games to 17.

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