
HARRY “HAP” HOLMES MEMORIAL AWARD
Named after Harry “Hap” Holmes, a prominent figure in early professional hockey and a standout goaltender in his era, the Harry “Hap” Holmes Memorial Award is presented in recognition of outstanding goaltending.
From 1948 to 1971, the award was presented to the goaltender with the lowest goals-against average who appeared in at least 50 percent of his team’s regular-season games. Since 1972, it has honored the goaltenders (appearing in a minimum of 25 games) on the team with the fewest goals against per game at the end of the season.
Holmes was posthumously elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972.
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Dany Sabourin
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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
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2004-05
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Jason LaBarbera
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Hartford Wolf Pack
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2003-04
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Wade Dubielewicz
Dieter Kochan |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
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2002-03
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Marc Lamothe
Joey MacDonald |
Grand Rapids Griffins
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2001-02
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Martin Prusek
Simon Lajeunesse Mathieu Chouinard |
Grand Rapids Griffins
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2000-01
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Tom Askey |
Rochester Americans
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1999-2000
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Milan Hnilicka
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Hartford Wolf Pack
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1998-99
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1997-98
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Saint John Flames
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Hershey Bears
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Springfield Falcons
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1994-95
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Albany River Rats
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1993-94
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Olaf Kolzig
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Portland Pirates
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1992-93
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Corey Hirsch
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Binghamton Rangers
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1991-92
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David Littman
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Rochester Americans
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1990-91
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1989-90
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Sherbrooke Canadiens
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1988-89
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1987-88
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Sherbrooke Canadiens
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1986-87
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Vincent Riendeau
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Sherbrooke Canadiens
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1985-86
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Sam St. Laurent
Karl Friesen |
Maine Mariners
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1984-85
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Jon Casey
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Baltimore Skipjacks
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1983-84
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Brian Ford
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Fredericton Express
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1982-83
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Brian Ford
Clint Malarchuk |
Fredericton Express
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1981-82
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Bob Janecyk
Warren Skorodenski |
New Brunswick Hawks
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1980-81
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Pelle Lindbergh
Robbie Moore |
Maine Mariners
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1979-80
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Rick St. Croix
Robbie Moore |
Maine Mariners
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1978-79
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Pete Peeters
Robbie Moore |
Maine Mariners
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1977-78
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Bob Holland
Maurice Barrett |
Nova Scotia Voyageurs
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1976-77
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Ed Walsh
Dave Elenbaas |
Nova Scotia Voyageurs
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1975-76
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Ed Walsh
Dave Elenbaas |
Nova Scotia Voyageurs
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1974-75
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Ed Walsh
Dave Elenbaas |
Nova Scotia Voyageurs
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1973-74
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Jim Shaw
Dave Elenbaas |
Nova Scotia Voyageurs
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1972-73
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Michel Larocque
Michel Deguise |
Nova Scotia Voyageurs
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1971-72
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Dan Bouchard
Ross Brooks |
Boston Braves
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1970-71
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Gary Kurt
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Cleveland Barons
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1969-70
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Gilles Villemure
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Buffalo Bisons
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1968-69
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Gilles Villemure
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Buffalo Bisons
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1967-68
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Bobby Perreault
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Rochester Americans
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1966-67
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Andre Gill
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Hershey Bears
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1965-66
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Les Binkley
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Cleveland Barons
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1964-65
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Gerry Cheevers
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Rochester Americans
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1963-64
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Roger Crozier
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Pittsburgh Hornets
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1962-63
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Denis DeJordy
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Buffalo Bisons
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1961-62
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Marcel Paille
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Springfield Indians
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1960-61
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Marcel Paille
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Springfield Indians
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1959-60
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Ed Chadwick
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Rochester Americans
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1958-59
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Bobby Perreault
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Hershey Bears
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1957-58
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Johnny Bower
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Cleveland Barons
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1956-57
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Johnny Bower
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Providence Reds
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1955-56
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Gil Mayer
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Pittsburgh Hornets
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1954-55
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Gil Mayer
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Pittsburgh Hornets
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1953-54
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Gil Mayer
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Pittsburgh Hornets
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1952-53
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Gil Mayer
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Pittsburgh Hornets
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1951-52
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Johnny Bower
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Cleveland Barons
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1950-51
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Gil Mayer
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Pittsburgh Hornets
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1949-50
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Connie Dion
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Buffalo Bisons
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1948-49
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Baz Bastien
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Pittsburgh Hornets
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1947-48
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Baz Bastien
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Pittsburgh Hornets
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