James Norris Memorial Trophy

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National Hockey League award ice hockey trophy

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

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Hockey League award → ice hockey trophy →
appliesTo	regular season performance →
awardedFor	best defenseman in the NHL →
awardType	individual player award →
ceremony	NHL Awards →
country	Canada → United States →
doesNotCover	playoff performance →
firstAwarded	1953–54 NHL season →
firstAwardedYear	1954 →
frequency	annual →
genderEligibility	male-dominated professional league →
governingBody	National Hockey League →
hasAbbreviation	Norris Trophy →
hasCategory	Awards established in 1954 → Ice hockey defencemen awards → National Hockey League trophies and awards →
hasLanguageVariant	Trophée commémoratif James-Norris (French) →
historicalPredecessor	none (first major NHL defenseman-specific award) →
isPartOf	NHL individual player awards →
league	National Hockey League →
level	professional →
mostWinsHolder	Bobby Orr →
mostWinsNumber	8 →
namedAfter	James E. Norris →
namedForRole	former owner of the Detroit Red Wings →
notableWinner	Bobby Orr → Chris Chelios → Doug Harvey → Nicklas Lidström → Ray Bourque →
officialLanguageOfName	English →
positionAwardedTo	defenceman →
presentedBy	National Hockey League →
region	North America →
selectionCriteria	all-around ability at the defense position →
selectionMethod	points-based voting system →
selectionTiming	end of regular season →
sport	ice hockey →
teamAssociationExample	Boston Bruins → Detroit Red Wings → Montreal Canadiens →
trophyMaterial	metal → wooden base →
votedBy	Professional Hockey Writers' Association →
votingBody	Professional Hockey Writers' Association →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Denis Potvin → Ray Bourque → Victor Hedman → Zdeno Chára →	awardReceived
Calder Memorial Trophy → Vezina Trophy →	relatedAward
NHL regular season →	awardAssociated
Art Ross Trophy →	distinctFrom
NHL Awards →	includesAward