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Vezina Trophy

After Georges Vézina’s death the Montreal Canadiens’ owners, Léo Dandurand, Louis Létourneau, and Joseph Cattarinich, presented a trophy to the National Hockey League in his honour, to be awarded each season to the best goaltender. It was given for the first time in 1927 to George Hainsworth, who had replaced Vézina in the net for the Canadiens. It was subsequently won by other Canadiens goaltenders, including William Ronald Durnan (six times) and Jacques Plante (seven times).

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VÉZINA, GEORGES (baptized Joseph-Georges-Gonzague)

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Legends of Hockey - NHL Trophies - Vezina Trophy. Content archived on 28 Nov. 2020
NHL Vezina Trophy Winners | NHL.com
Vezina Trophy - Wikipedia
Vezina Trophy award winners at hockeydb.com
Vezina Trophy | NHL.com - News

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