By Basil Stroh
NHL Public Relations
Winnipeg Goaltender Honored in Special Surprise Trophy Presentation
NEW YORK (June 12, 2025) – Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets is the 2024-25 recipient of the Vezina Trophy, awarded “to the goaltender adjudged to be the best at his position,” as selected by NHL general managers.
Hellebuyck was enjoying a quiet morning fishing. When he returned home, his family, parents and close friends were waiting at the dock to surprise him with the trophy.
The 32-year-old Hellebuyck captured the award for the second consecutive season and third time overall, following wins in 2019-20 and 2023-24. He becomes the fourth goaltender to win the Vezina at least three times under its current format (since 1981-82), following Dominik Hasek (6x), Martin Brodeur (4x) and Patrick Roy (3x), and the first repeat winner since Brodeur in 2006-07 and 2007-08.
Hellebuyck was a near-unanimous selection among the 32 NHL general managers, receiving 31 first-place votes and one second-place tally for 158 voting points. Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning, the 2018-19 Vezina Trophy winner, finished second with 80 points, receiving one first-place vote and a top-three selection on 30 ballots. Darcy Kuemper of the Los Angeles Kings was third with 33 points.
Hellebuyck went 47-12-3 with a 2.00 goals-against average, .925 save percentage and eight shutouts in 63 appearances to propel the Jets (56-22-4, 116 points) to franchise records for wins and points in a season as well as their first Presidents’ Trophy. Hellebuyck, who earned his second straight William M. Jennings Trophy, paced the NHL with 47 victories – nine more than the closest competition and a number topped by just two goaltenders in League history: Brodeur (48 in 2006-07 w/ NJD) and Braden Holtby (48 in 2015-16 w/ WSH). Hellebuyck additionally led the NHL (minimum: 25 GP) in goals-against average and shutouts, and ranked second – behind Anthony Stolarz (.926 in 34 GP w/ TOR) – in save percentage. Only one other netminder since 1991-92 has finished among the two in all four categories during a single season (with appropriate minimums): Carey Price in 2014-15 (w/ MTL; 1st in W, 1st in GAA, 1st in SV%, t-2nd in SO).
2024-25 Vezina Trophy Voting
|
|
|
Points |
(1st-2nd-3rd) |
|
1. |
Connor Hellebuyck, WPG |
158 |
(31-1-0) |
|
2. |
Andrei Vasilevskiy, TBL |
80 |
(1-23-6) |
|
3. |
Darcy Kuemper, LAK |
33 |
(0-6-15) |
|
4. |
Logan Thompson, WSH |
7 |
(0-1-4) |
|
5. |
Anthony Stolarz, TOR |
3 |
(0-1-0) |
|
t-6. |
Filip Gustavsson, MIN |
2 |
(0-0-2) |
|
|
Ilya Sorokin, NYI |
2 |
(0-0-2) |
|
t-8. |
Sam Montembeault, MTL |
1 |
(0-0-1) |
|
|
Jake Oettinger, DAL |
1 |
(0-0-1) |
|
|
Dustin Wolf, CGY |
1 |
(0-0-1) |
(5-3-1 points allocation)
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