Avalanche’s Kuemper Should Be Vezina Trophy Finalist Marko Zlomislic | April 13, 2022 After Philipp Grubauer, a Vezina Trophy finalist in 2020-21, set sail for Seattle and signed with the Kraken in free agency, the Colorado Avalanche were left with a sizable hole…
Penguins’ Jarry Belongs In Vezina Trophy Conversation Marko Zlomislic | February 7, 2022 The NHL’s All-Star break represents the ideal time to reflect on how the season has unfolded to this point, and to determine where unexpected performances have swung the competitive tides.…
2021-22 Vezina Trophy Power Rankings: Campbell, Jarry Among the Best Andrew Forbes | January 4, 2022 They’re known as a quirky breed, one of hockey’s toughest positions and sometimes the least rewarding in terms of the credit they get for their team’s accomplishments. We’re talking, of…
Maple Leafs’ Campbell Climbing Into Vezina Conversation Shaun Filippelli | November 12, 2021 Although it’s still too early in the 2021-22 campaign to be crowning potential award winners, some of the league’s best have already begun to make their case. Given what Jack…
History of Vezina Trophy Winners Who Moved On Greg Boysen | August 1, 2021 The Vegas Golden Knights kicked off their offseason by trading goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to the Chicago Blackhawks. The move came less than a month after 36-year-old won the Vezina Trophy…
2021 Vezina Award Finalists: Who Should Take Home the Trophy? Jeff Middleton | June 25, 2021 The Vezina Trophy is a prestigious award presented to the regular season’s best goaltender as decided by the general managers. The 2021 finalists are Andrei Vasilevskiy, Marc-Andre Fleury, and Philipp Grubauer, and while…
Top 10 Longest NHL Award Droughts Kyle Gipe | June 21, 2021 Getting their name engraved on the Stanley Cup is the ultimate goal of every player on all NHL teams. Each year, the league also recognizes its outstanding players and coaches…
Lightning’s Vasilevskiy Continues Vezina-Worthy Play in Game 2 Nathan Moser | June 2, 2021 The NHL released the three Vezina Trophy finalists on Tuesday. For the fourth straight time, Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy is a nominee for the award (the other two…
Hellebuyck a Glaring Omission from Vezina Trophy Finalists Declan Schroeder | June 2, 2021 The reigning Vezina Trophy winner has been snubbed a chance to repeat. The Winnipeg Jets’ Connor Hellebuyck, who captured the hardware last season in a landslide, was left off the…
2021 NHL Award Watch: Evaluating the Vezina Race Aaron Heckmann | May 9, 2021 This is the second part of a five-part series examining the award races for the major awards (Hart, Selke, Calder, Vezina & Norris) as the season comes to a close.…
Predators’ Saros Is Undeniably a Vezina Trophy Contender Ashley Grant | May 8, 2021 It’s still hard to believe that the Nashville Predators are one win — or a Dallas Stars loss — away from clinching a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. How…
Canucks Seeing the Potential Demko Showed at Boston College Matthew Zator | March 21, 2021 The Vancouver Canucks are back in the playoff race thanks mostly to the brilliant play of Thatcher Demko. He is firmly entrenched as the starting goaltender and does not look…