Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award
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The Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award is one of the National Hockey League's many trophies. First handed out at the conclusion of the 1999-00 season, it is given to the goaltender with the best save percentage, having played a minimum of 25 regular season games. It is named for former Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres goaltender Roger Crozier, who helped both teams reach the Stanley Cup finals.
Since the award's inception, Dallas Stars have won it on 3 occasions, while the Montreal Canadiens and the Minnesota Wild have each won it twice. Since the league began tracking save percentage as a statistic, the Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens have each finished atop the league 6 times.
The winner of the trophy is given $25,000 USD to donate to a youth hockey or other educational program of their choice.
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- 2006-07 - Niklas Bäckström, Minnesota Wild
- 2005-06 - Cristobal Huet, Montreal Canadiens
- 2004-05 - No winner due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout
- 2003-04 - Dwayne Roloson, Minnesota Wild
- 2002-03 - Marty Turco, Dallas Stars
- 2001-02 - Jose Theodore, Montreal Canadiens
- 2000-01 - Marty Turco, Dallas Stars
- 1999-00 - Ed Belfour, Dallas Stars
Listed below are goaltenders who led the league in save percentage prior to the creation of the Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award:
- 1998-99 - Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres
- 1997-98 - Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres
- 1996-97 - Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres
- 1995-96 - Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres
- 1994-95 - Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres
- 1993-94 - Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres
- 1992-93 - Curtis Joseph, St. Louis Blues
- 1991-92 - Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
- 1990-91 - Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks
- 1989-90 - Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
- 1988-89 - Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
- 1987-88 - Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
- 1986-87 - Ron Hextall, Philadelphia Flyers
- 1985-86 - Bob Froese, Philadelphia Flyers
- 1984-85 - Warren Skorodenski, Chicago Blackhawks
- 1983-84 - Roland Melanson, New York Islanders
- 1982-83* - Roland Melanson, New York Islanders
* first season save percentage was recognized as an official NHL statistic