NHL James Norris Memorial Trophy Winners

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James Norris Memorial Trophy Table
Season	Lg	Player	Age	Tm	Pos	G	A	PTS	+/-	OPS	DPS	PS
2023-24	NHL	Quinn Hughes	24	VAN	D	17	75	92	38	7.9	6.5	14.4
2022-23	NHL	Erik Karlsson	32	SJS	D	25	76	101	-26	9.4	3.0	12.4
2021-22	NHL	Cale Makar	23	COL	D	28	58	86	48	8.5	6.8	15.3
2020-21	NHL	Adam Fox	22	NYR	D	5	42	47	19	3.7	4.1	7.8
2019-20	NHL	Roman Josi	29	NSH	D	16	49	65	22	6.1	4.8	10.9
2018-19	NHL	Mark Giordano	35	CGY	D	17	57	74	39	6.7	5.9	12.6
2017-18	NHL	Victor Hedman	27	TBL	D	17	46	63	32	5.7	5.2	11.0
2016-17	NHL	Brent Burns	31	SJS	D	29	47	76	19	8.9	6.4	15.3
2015-16	NHL	Drew Doughty	26	LAK	D	14	37	51	24	4.5	7.1	11.6
2014-15	NHL	Erik Karlsson	24	OTT	D	21	45	66	7	7.2	4.7	11.9
2013-14	NHL	Duncan Keith	30	CHI	D	6	55	61	22	5.1	4.9	10.0
2012-13	NHL	P.K. Subban	23	MTL	D	11	27	38	12	4.3	2.9	7.1
2011-12	NHL	Erik Karlsson	21	OTT	D	19	59	78	16	8.6	4.5	13.1
2010-11	NHL	Nicklas Lidström	40	DET	D	16	46	62	-2	6.2	3.3	9.5
2009-10	NHL	Duncan Keith	26	CHI	D	14	55	69	21	6.3	6.2	12.6
2008-09	NHL	Zdeno Chára	31	BOS	D	19	31	50	23	4.8	5.7	10.5
2007-08	NHL	Nicklas Lidström	37	DET	D	10	60	70	40	6.4	8.1	14.4
2006-07	NHL	Nicklas Lidström	36	DET	D	13	49	62	40	5.3	7.9	13.1
2005-06	NHL	Nicklas Lidström	35	DET	D	16	64	80	21	6.8	6.1	12.9
2003-04	NHL	Scott Niedermayer	30	NJD	D	14	40	54	20	5.1	6.9	12.0
2002-03	NHL	Nicklas Lidström	32	DET	D	18	44	62	40	6.1	7.1	13.2
2001-02	NHL	Nicklas Lidström	31	DET	D	9	50	59	13	5.0	5.5	10.5
2000-01	NHL	Nicklas Lidström	30	DET	D	15	56	71	9	6.4	5.8	12.2
1999-00	NHL	Chris Pronger	25	STL	D	14	48	62	52	5.2	9.6	14.8
1998-99	NHL	Al MacInnis	35	STL	D	20	42	62	33	6.0	7.7	13.6
1997-98	NHL	Rob Blake	28	LAK	D	23	27	50	-3	5.9	3.0	8.8
1996-97	NHL	Brian Leetch	28	NYR	D	20	58	78	31	7.5	5.6	13.1
1995-96	NHL	Chris Chelios	34	CHI	D	14	58	72	25	5.7	5.6	11.3
1994-95	NHL	Paul Coffey	33	DET	D	14	44	58	18	5.5	3.5	9.0
1993-94	NHL	Ray Bourque	33	BOS	D	20	71	91	26	7.8	5.7	13.5
1992-93	NHL	Chris Chelios	31	CHI	D	15	58	73	14	4.8	6.3	11.1
1991-92	NHL	Brian Leetch	23	NYR	D	22	80	102	25	8.1	5.1	13.2
1990-91	NHL	Ray Bourque	30	BOS	D	21	73	94	33	7.6	5.6	13.2
1989-90	NHL	Ray Bourque	29	BOS	D	19	65	84	31	6.1	6.4	12.5
1988-89	NHL	Chris Chelios	27	MTL	D	15	58	73	35	4.8	6.7	11.5
1987-88	NHL	Ray Bourque	27	BOS	D	17	64	81	34	5.5	6.2	11.7
1986-87	NHL	Ray Bourque	26	BOS	D	23	72	95	44	7.2	6.4	13.6
1985-86	NHL	Paul Coffey	24	EDM	D	48	90	138	61	11.0	5.1	16.1
1984-85	NHL	Paul Coffey	23	EDM	D	37	84	121	57	9.5	5.3	14.8
1983-84	NHL	Rod Langway	26	WSH	D	9	24	33	14	1.2	6.3	7.6
1982-83	NHL	Rod Langway	25	WSH	D	3	29	32	-2	0.9	4.3	5.2
1981-82	NHL	Doug Wilson	24	CBH	D	39	46	85	1	6.9	3.4	10.3
1980-81	NHL	Randy Carlyle	24	PIT	D	16	67	83	-16	5.4	3.0	8.5
1979-80	NHL	Larry Robinson	28	MTL	D	14	61	75	38	5.5	5.9	11.4
1978-79	NHL	Denis Potvin	25	NYI	D	31	70	101	71	8.6	7.3	15.9
1977-78	NHL	Denis Potvin	24	NYI	D	30	64	94	57	8.4	7.0	15.4
1976-77	NHL	Larry Robinson	25	MTL	D	19	66	85	120	7.1	9.9	16.9
1975-76	NHL	Denis Potvin	22	NYI	D	31	67	98	12	8.7	5.6	14.3
1974-75	NHL	Bobby Orr	26	BOS	D	46	89	135	80	13.1	8.4	21.5
1973-74	NHL	Bobby Orr	25	BOS	D	32	90	122	84	11.7	7.7	19.4
1972-73	NHL	Bobby Orr	24	BOS	D	29	72	101	55	9.5	6.0	15.6
1971-72	NHL	Bobby Orr	23	BOS	D	37	80	117	83	12.0	8.1	20.1
1970-71	NHL	Bobby Orr	22	BOS	D	37	102	139	124	13.5	9.3	22.8
1969-70	NHL	Bobby Orr	21	BOS	D	33	87	120	54	12.8	6.7	19.5
1968-69	NHL	Bobby Orr	20	BOS	D	21	43	64	55	6.5	5.9	12.4
1967-68	NHL	Bobby Orr	19	BOS	D	11	20	31	28	3.3	3.5	6.7
1966-67	NHL	Harry Howell	34	NYR	D	12	28	40	4	3.4	4.8	8.2
1965-66	NHL	Jacques Laperrière	24	MTL	D	6	25	31	14	2.3	4.2	6.5
1964-65	NHL	Pierre Pilote	33	CBH	D	14	45	59	25	5.8	4.9	10.6
1963-64	NHL	Pierre Pilote	32	CBH	D	7	46	53	31	4.6	5.0	9.6
1962-63	NHL	Pierre Pilote	31	CBH	D	8	18	26	-4	2.0	4.1	6.1
1961-62	NHL	Doug Harvey	37	NYR	D	6	24	30	-9	1.9	4.3	6.2
1960-61	NHL	Doug Harvey	36	MTL	D	6	33	39	16	3.1	3.8	7.0
1959-60	NHL	Doug Harvey	35	MTL	D	6	21	27	37	1.8	4.6	6.4
1958-59	NHL	Tom Johnson	30	MTL	D	10	29	39		3.3	5.5	8.8
1957-58	NHL	Doug Harvey	33	MTL	D	9	32	41		3.6	5.4	9.0
1956-57	NHL	Doug Harvey	32	MTL	D	6	44	50		4.4	5.4	9.8
1955-56	NHL	Doug Harvey	31	MTL	D	5	39	44		4.1	5.5	9.6
1954-55	NHL	Doug Harvey	30	MTL	D	6	43	49		4.5	5.2	9.7
1953-54	NHL	Red Kelly	26	DET	D	16	33	49		6.2	5.1	11.3

Summary

Summary Table
Player	Count
Bobby Orr	8
Doug Harvey	7
Nicklas Lidström	7
Ray Bourque	5
Chris Chelios	3
Paul Coffey	3
Erik Karlsson	3
Pierre Pilote	3
Denis Potvin	3
Duncan Keith	2
Rod Langway	2
Brian Leetch	2
Larry Robinson	2
Rob Blake	1
Brent Burns	1
Randy Carlyle	1
Zdeno Chára	1
Drew Doughty	1
Adam Fox	1
Mark Giordano	1
Victor Hedman	1
Harry Howell	1
Quinn Hughes	1
Tom Johnson	1
Roman Josi	1
Red Kelly	1
Jacques Laperrière	1
Al MacInnis	1
Cale Makar	1
Scott Niedermayer	1
Chris Pronger	1
P.K. Subban	1
Doug Wilson	1

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