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Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award

TheRoger Crozier Saving Grace Award,[1]officially billed as theMBNA/MasterCard Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award,[2]was an award inice hockeygiven annually to thegoaltenderwho finished the regular season with the bestsave percentagein theNational 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 ofshots on goalthat he stops, and is calculated by dividing the number ofsavesby the total number of shots on goal.[4]

Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award
SportIce hockey
Awarded forgoaltenderwho has played a minimum of 25 games and finished the season with the bestsave percentagein theNational Hockey League.
History
First award1999–2000 NHL season
Final award2006–07 NHL season

The award was first presented at the conclusion of the1999–2000 season,[3]and was named in honor of formerDetroit Red Wings,Buffalo SabresandWashington CapitalsgoaltenderRoger Crozier,aCalderandConn Smythe Trophywinner who played in the NHL from 1964 to 1977.[5]It was presented by theMBNAcorporation 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 givenUS$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 Turcois the only goaltender to have won the award twice. ThreeDallas Starsgoalies have won the award, while two each have represented theMontreal Canadiensand theMinnesota Wild.Only seven awards were ever made. The award was not presented in 2005, as the entire2004–05 seasonwas canceled due to thelockout.[6]

Winners

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Marty Turcois the only player to have won the award twice.
Denotes players who are still active in the NHL
Denotes player who was elected to theHockey Hall of Fame
Season Player Team Save % Win # Ref.
1999–2000 Ed Belfour Dallas Stars .919 1† [7]
2000–01 Marty Turco Dallas Stars .925 1 [8]
2001–02 Jose Theodore Montreal Canadiens .931 1 [9]
2002–03 Marty Turco Dallas Stars .932 2 [8]
2003–04 Dwayne Roloson Minnesota Wild .933 1 [10]
2004–05 Season cancelled due to the2004–05 NHL lockout
2005–06 Cristobal Huet Montreal Canadiens .929 1 [11]
2006–07 Niklas Backstrom 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)

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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]

Bolddenotes highest season save percentage on record

*Season shortened by the1994–95 NHL lockout

Season Player Team Save % Win #
1955–56 Jacques Plante Montreal Canadiens .930 1
1956–57 Glenn Hall Detroit Red Wings .928 1
1957–58 Gump Worsley New York Rangers .927 1
1958–59 Jacques Plante Montreal Canadiens .925 2
1959–60 Johnny Bower Toronto Maple Leafs .919 1
1960–61 Johnny Bower Toronto Maple Leafs .923 2
1961–62 Jacques Plante Montreal Canadiens .923 3
1962–63 Glenn Hall Chicago Black Hawks .918 2
1963–64 Johnny Bower Toronto Maple Leafs .932 3
1964–65 Johnny Bower Toronto Maple Leafs .924 4
1965–66 Johnny Bower Toronto Maple Leafs .930 5
1966–67 Johnny Bower Toronto Maple Leafs .925 6
1967–68 Bruce Gamble Toronto Maple Leafs .934 1
1968–69 Jacques Plante St. Louis Blues .940 4
1969–70 Tony Esposito Chicago Black Hawks .932 1
1970–71 Jacques Plante Toronto Maple Leafs .944 5
1971–72 Tony Esposito Chicago Black Hawks .934 2
1972–73 Ken Dryden Montreal Canadiens .926 1
1973–74 Bernie Parent Philadelphia Flyers .932 1
1974–75 Rogie Vachon Los Angeles Kings .927 1
1975–76 Glenn Resch New York Islanders .914 1
1976–77 Ken Dryden Montreal Canadiens .920 2
1977–78 Ken Dryden Montreal Canadiens .922 3
1978–79 Glenn Resch New York Islanders .914 2
1979–80 Denis Herron Montreal Canadiens .907 1
1980–81 Rick St. Croix Philadelphia Flyers .913 1
1981–82 Denis Herron Montreal Canadiens .910 2
1982–83 Roland Melanson New York Islanders .909 1
1983–84 Roland Melanson New York Islanders .903 2
1984–85 Warren Skorodenski Chicago Black Hawks .903 1
1985–86 Bob Froese Philadelphia Flyers .909 1
1986–87 Ron Hextall Philadelphia Flyers .902 1
1987–88 Patrick Roy Montreal Canadiens .900 1
1988–89 Patrick Roy Montreal Canadiens .908 2
1989–90 Patrick Roy Montreal Canadiens .912 3
1990–91 Ed Belfour Chicago Blackhawks .910 1
1991–92 Patrick Roy Montreal Canadiens .914 4
1992–93 Curtis Joseph St. Louis Blues .911 1
1993–94 Dominik Hasek Buffalo Sabres .930 1
1994–95* Dominik Hasek Buffalo Sabres .930 2
1995–96 Dominik Hasek Buffalo Sabres .920 3
1996–97 Dominik Hasek Buffalo Sabres .930 4
1997–98 Dominik Hasek Buffalo Sabres .932 5
1998–99 Dominik Hasek Buffalo Sabres .937 6

Save-percentage leaders (2007–present)

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*Season shortened by the2012–13 NHL lockout
†Season shortened by theCOVID-19 pandemic

Season Player Team Save % Win #
2007–08 Dan Ellis Nashville Predators .924 1
2008–09 Tim Thomas Boston Bruins .933 1
2009–10 Tuukka Rask Boston Bruins .931 1
2010–11 Tim Thomas Boston Bruins .938 2
2011–12 Brian Elliott St. Louis Blues .940 1
2012–13 Craig Anderson1 Ottawa Senators .941 1
2013–14 Josh Harding Minnesota Wild .933 1
2014–15 Carey Price Montreal Canadiens .933 1
2015–16 Brian Elliott St. Louis Blues .930 2
2016–17 Sergei Bobrovsky Columbus Blue Jackets .932 1
2017–18 Carter Hutton St. Louis Blues .931 1
2018–19 Ben Bishop Dallas Stars .934 1
2019–20† Anton Khudobin Dallas Stars .930 1
2020–21† Alex Nedeljkovic2 Carolina Hurricanes .932 1
2021–22 Igor Shesterkin New York Rangers .935 1
2022–23 Linus Ullmark Boston Bruins .938 1
2023–24 Anthony Stolarz Florida Panthers .925 1

See also

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Notes

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^Craig Anderson only played in 24 games in the2012–13 season,however due to the2012–13 NHL lockoutthe minimum game restriction was reduced from 25 games to 14.
^Alex Nedeljkovic only played in 23 games in the2020–21 season,however due to theCOVID-19 pandemicthe minimum game restriction was reduced from 25 games to 17.

References

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