William M. Jennings Award Winners
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The Jennings Trophy was first presented in 1982 by the National Hockey League?s Board of Governors. The trophy was named after the late William M. Jennings, who was a longtime governor and President of the New York Rangers. Mr. Jennings is considered to be one of the great builders of hockey in the United States.
The award is given annually to the goaltender(s) of the team with the fewest goals scored against it during the regular season. All recipients must have played in at least 25 regular season games that year. The winners receive $10,000 and the runners-up receive $6,000 and $4,000 respectively.