Norris Trophy

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National Hockey League award ice hockey trophy sports award

The Norris Trophy is the National Hockey League's annual award given to the league's top defenseman, as voted by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.

Aliases (1)

James Norris Memorial Trophy ×41

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Hockey League award → ice hockey trophy → sports award →
awardedFor	best defenseman in the NHL →
awardedTo	individual player →
Bobby Orr_numberOfWins	8 →
Bobby Orr_team	Boston Bruins →
category	NHL individual awards →
commonName	Norris Trophy →
country	Canada → United States →
decidedBy	points-based ballot voting →
Doug Harvey_numberOfWins	7 →
firstAwarded	1953–54 NHL season →
firstWinner	Red Kelly →
firstWinnerTeam	Detroit Red Wings →
frequency	annual →
genderEligibility	male players (NHL) →
inceptionYear	1954 →
James E. Norris_role	former owner of the Detroit Red Wings →
languageOfName	English →
league	National Hockey League →
namedAfter	James E. Norris →
Nicklas Lidström_numberOfWins	7 →
notableMultipleWinner	Bobby Orr → Doug Harvey → Nicklas Lidström → Ray Bourque →
position	defenseman →
presentedBy	National Hockey League →
Ray Bourque_numberOfWins	5 →
recordForMostWins	Bobby Orr →
relatedAward	Calder Memorial Trophy → Hart Memorial Trophy → Vezina Trophy →
selectionCriteria	defenseman who demonstrates the greatest all‑round ability in the position →
shortDescription	NHL award for the league's top defenseman →
sport	ice hockey →
trophyType	regular season award →
votingBody	Professional Hockey Writers' Association →
votingTiming	end of the regular season →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bobby Orr → Chris Chelios → Rod Langway → Rod Langway → Roderick "Rod" Langway →	awardReceived
James Norris Memorial Trophy →	commonName
James Norris Memorial Trophy →	hasAbbreviation
Professional Hockey Writers Association →	votesOn