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    William M. Jennings trophy is awarded for?NHL Annual Awards (rivermen)

      Fewest goals against.

    Who won the William Masterton trophy in 2002? 2002 NHL Awards (marchmadness)

      Saku Koivu . Montreal's Saku Koivu beat Carolina's Ron Francis and his teammate Kevin Dineen. Adam Graves of the New York Rangers won in 2001, and Ken Daneyko of the New Jersey Devils won in 2000.

    Who won the William M. Jennings Trophy? NHL Awards 2005-06 (24and48fan)

      Miikka Kiprusoff. Kiprusoff had the least goals against with an average of 2.07 goals against on average and a save percentage of 0.923%. He played for the Calgary Flames in the 2005-06 season. It was his first time winning the award.

    Who won the William M. Jennings Trophy in 2002?2002 NHL Awards (marchmadness)

      Patrick Roy . Patrick Roy of the Colorado Avalanche had the fewest goals against. Dominik Hasek of the Buffalo Sabres won the award in 2001, and Roman Turek of the St. Louis Blues won in 2000.

    Who won the William M. Jennings Trophy as the goaltender who played for the team with the fewest goals against?NHL Awards 2005-06: Pt II (Bruce007)

      Miika Kiprusoff. With his 2.07 goals against average in 74 games, Kiprusoff earned the trophy in runaway fashion. In 1951 shots against, he let in a total of only 151 goals. In total, the Calgary Flames only conceded 200 goals. Legace and the Detroit Red Wings, finished with 209 goals against, Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils finished with 229 goals against, and Marty Turco and the Dallas Stars finished with 218 goals against.

    Who won the Vezina Trophy as the best goaltender in the league?NHL Awards 2005-06: Pt II (Bruce007)

      Miikka Kiprusoff. Miikka Kiprusoff played extraordinarily, especially for the 'new NHL'. In 74 games, he recorded a 42-20-0 record with 10 shutouts, a 2.07 goals against average and a 0.923% save percentage. Brodeur and Lundqvist were both finalists for the trophy, but Kiprusoff received almost all the votes to take it.

    Who won the Stanley Cup?NHL Awards 2005-06 (24and48fan)

      Carolina Hurricanes. The Carolina Hurricanes won their very first Stanley Cup during the 2006 playoffs. The teams they defeated to win were the Montreal Canadians, the New Jersey Devils, the Buffalo Sabres, and the Edmonton Oilers. The Hurricanes were the second seed of the Eastern Conference.

    Who won the Selke Trophy in 2002?2002 NHL Awards (marchmadness)

      Mike Peca . New York's Michael Peca won over St. Louis' Craig Conroy and Dallas' Jere Lehtinen. John Madden of the New Jersey Devils won in 2001, and Steve Yzerman of the Detroit Red Wings won in 2000.

    Who won the Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award as the goalie with the best save percentage in the league during the season?NHL Awards 2005-06: Pt II (Bruce007)

      Cristobal Huet. Cristobal Huet of the Montreal Canadiens was one of the biggest surprises of the 2005-06 season. After Jose Theodore played horribly, Huet was put in net and played almost machine-like. Huet recorded 2 consecutive shutouts twice in the regular season, and finished with 7 shutouts in the 36 games he played. He won the award with a save percentage of 0.929%. Brodeur finished with a save average of 0.911%, Roloson finished with a save percentage of 0.908%, and Kiprusoff finished with a percentage of 0.923%.

    Who won the Norris Trophy in 2002?2002 NHL Awards (marchmadness)

      Nicklas Lidstrom . Detroit's Nicklas Lidstrom won for the 2nd year in a row over teammate Chris Chelios and Colorado's Rob Blake. Lidstrom also won in 2001, and Chris Pronger of the St. Louis Blues won in 2000, to go along with his Hart Trophy.

    Who won the NHL Plus/Minus Award for having the best plus/minus in the league?NHL Awards 2005-06: Pt II (Bruce007)

      Wade Redden and Michal Rozsival. Wade Redden of the Ottawa Senators finished the regular season with 50 points and a plus of 35. Michal Rozsival of the New York Rangers finished the season with 30 points and a plus 35 rating as well. Chelios finished with a plus 22, Pronger finished with a plus 2 rating, Peter Forsberg finished with a plus 21 rating, and Milan Hejduk finished with a plus 13.

    Who won the Maurice Richard Trophy?NHL Awards 2005-06 (24and48fan)

      Johnathan Cheechoo. Cheechoo had 56 goals in the 2005-06 NHL season. He edged Jagr by 2 goals to win the trophy. This is the first time Cheechoo won the Maurice Richard Trophy. He won the trophy for his San Jose Sharks.

    Who won the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy in 2002?2002 NHL Awards (marchmadness)

      Jarome Iginla . Jarome Iginla of the Calgary Flames was the top goal scorer in the NHL. Pavel Bure of the Florida Panthers won the award in both 2001 and 2000. Teemu Selanne of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks was the first winner of this award in 1999.

    Who won the Maserton Trophy? (Perserverence)NHL Awards: 2002 (GoAvsGo)

      Saku Koivu. Koivu battled back from cancer to play for the Canadiens.

    Who won the Lester B. Pearson Trophy in 2002? 2002 NHL Awards (marchmadness)

      Jarome Iginla . Calgary's Jarome Iginla beat Colorado's Patrick Roy and Phoenix's Sean Burke. Joe Sakic of the Colorado Avalanche won in 2001, and Jaromir Jagr of the Pittsburgh Penguins won in 2000.

    Who won the Lady Byng Trophy in 2002?2002 NHL Awards (marchmadness)

      Ron Francis . Carolina's Ron Francis won over Colorado's Joe Sakic and Detroit's Nicklas Lidstrom. Sakic won in 2001, and Pavol Demitra of the St. Louis Blues won in 2000.

    Who won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy? (Best Sportmanship)NHL Awards: 2002 (GoAvsGo)

      Ron Francis. The Hurricane's captain also took home the King Clancy Trophy for leadership and community work.

    Who won the King Clancy Trophy, as the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and who has made a significant humanitarian contribution in his community?NHL Awards 2005-06: Pt I (Bruce007)

      Olaf Kolzig. Olaf Kolzig played his 14th season in the NHL, and recorded a 3.53 goals against average and a 0.896% save average. Olaf Kolzig had been instrumental in raising awareness about Autism and his perseverant work has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity. His contribution mayl be key in eventually finding a cure for Autism.

    Who won the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the league's top defenseman?NHL Awards 2005-06: Pt I (Bruce007)

      Nicklas Lidstrom. In 80 games during the regular season, Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings scored 80 points. His defensive contributions to his team earned his team the President's Trophy as well as helping his team get the second lowest goals against total in the league. Chris Pronger of the Edmonton Oilers scored 56 points and led his team to the Cup finals. Chris Chelios of the Red Wings recorded 11 points, and Scott Niedermayer of the Mighty Ducks scored 63 points in 82 games which led his team to the Western Conference Final.

    Who won the Jack Adams Trophy? NHL Awards 2005-06 (24and48fan)

      Lindy Ruff ( Buffalo). Lindy Ruff and the Buffalo Sabres advanced to the Conference finals against the eventual Stanley Cup winners, Carolina Hurricanes. He had a fantastic season making the playoffs and his team was fourth seed.

    Who won the Jack Adams Award in 2002? 2002 NHL Awards (marchmadness)

      Bob Francis . Phoenix's Bob Francis beat Robbie Ftorek and Brian Sutter. Philadelphia Flyers' Bill Barber won in 2001 and Joel Quenneville of the St. Louis Blues won in 2000.

    Who won the Hart Trophy in 2002?2002 NHL Awards (marchmadness)

      Jose Theodore . Montreal's Jose Theodore won in a suprise vote over Colorado's Patrick Roy and Calgary's Jarome Iginla. Joe Sakic of the Colorado Avalanche won in 2001, and Chris Pronger of the St. Louis Blues won in 2000.

    Who won the Hart Memorial Trophy? (Best Overall Player)NHL Awards: 2002 (GoAvsGo)

      Jose Theodore. Theodore, who plays for the Canadiens, tied with Iginla in voting points. He won because he had more first place votes. Theodore also tied for the Vezina Trophy.

    Who won the Frank J. Selke Trophy? (Best Defensive Foward)NHL Awards: 2002 (GoAvsGo)

      Mike Peca. Peca, acquired by the Islanders before the 2002 season started, won it for the second time. His other win was in 1997.

    Who won the Frank J. Selke award? NHL Awards 2005-06 (24and48fan)

      Rod Brind'Amour. Rod Brind'Amour won the award for the first time. It was also the first time he was nomminated for the award. He had won almost 60% of the face-offs that he took.

    Who won the first Vezina trophy?NHL Annual Awards II (rivermen)

      George Hainsworth. 1927.

    Who won the first Pearson award?NHL Annual Awards II (rivermen)

      Phil Esposito. 1971.

    Who won the first Norris trophy?NHL Annual Awards II (rivermen)

      Red Kelly. 1954.

    Who won the first Jennings award?NHL Annual Awards II (rivermen)

      Denis Herron. 1982.

    Who won the first Jack Adams award?NHL Annual Awards II (rivermen)

      Fred Shero. 1974.

    Who won the first Hart trophy?NHL Annual Awards II (rivermen)

      Frank Nighbor. 1924.

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