Can you name the Norris Trophy Winners aka best defensive player of the year?

Year	Player	Team
1953-54		Detroit Red Wings
1954-55		Montreal Canadiens
1955-56		Montreal Canadiens
1956-57		Montreal Canadiens
1957-58		Montreal Canadiens
1958-59		Montreal Canadiens
1959-60		Montreal Canadiens
1960-61		Montreal Canadiens
1961-62		Montreal Canadiens
1962-63		Chicago Black Hawks
1963-64		Chicago Black Hawks
1964-65		Chicago Black Hawks
1965-66		Montreal Canadiens
1966-67		New York Rangers
1967-68		Boston Bruins
1968-69		Boston Bruins
1969-70		Boston Bruins
1970-71		Boston Bruins
1971-72		Boston Bruins
1972-73		Boston Bruins
1973-74		Boston Bruins
1974-75		Boston Bruins
1975-76		New York Islanders
1976-77		Montreal Canadiens
1977-78		New York Islanders
1978-79		New York Islanders
1979-80		Montreal Canadiens
1980-81		Pittsburgh Penguins
1981-82		Chicago Black Hawks

Year	Player	Team
1982-83		Washington Capitals
1983-84		Washington Capitals
1984-85		Edmonton Oilers
1985-86		Edmonton Oilers
1986-87		Boston Bruins
1987-88		Boston Bruins
1988-89		Montreal Canadiens
1989-90		Boston Bruins
1990-91		Boston Bruins
1991-92		New York Rangers
1992-93		Chicago Blackhawks
1993-94		Boston Bruins
1994-95		Detroit Red Wings
1995-96		Chicago Blackhawks
1996-97		New York Rangers
1997-98		Los Angeles Kings
1998-99		St. Louis Blues
1999-00		St. Louis Blues
2000-01		Detroit Red Wings
2001-02		Detroit Red Wings
2002-03		Detroit Red Wings
2003-04		New Jersey Devils
2005-06		Detroit Red Wings
2006-07		Detroit Red Wings
2007-08		Detroit Red Wings
2008-09		Boston Bruins
2009-10		Chicago Blackhawks
2010-11		Detroit Red Wings

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NHL Norris Trophy Winners Quiz

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Published: March 13th, 2009
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	Ecliptica:	Mar 13th, 2009 at 20:01 GMT	3 points
	42/54. Not bad for someone who hasn't watched hockey in almost ten years.

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	mungar:	Mar 13th, 2009 at 20:40 GMT	6 points
	It's really a shame that Doug Harvey is only known by 18%. I'd put him in the top 10 NHL players in history. Definitely the best defensive defenseman in history. Only Orr was a better overall defenseman.

	weizenugb:	Mar 13th, 2009 at 20:41 GMT	13 points
	Bobby Orr changed the way defensemen play the position. True legend.

	Matt8204:	Mar 13th, 2009 at 20:42 GMT	1 point
	Good point. Harvey would NEVER win the award today unfortunately. If you don't have at least decent numbers in terms of goals and assists, you don't get considered. There should be a separate award for defensive d-men so their important contributions can be honored.

	shel99:	Mar 13th, 2009 at 21:30 GMT	16 points
	Nice to see the NHL getting some real love on Sporcle. It seems to be ignored everywhere else (I'm still upset that hockey is shown on VERSUS instead of ESPN where it belongs...the VS announcers are terrible....).

	Freekbot:	Mar 13th, 2009 at 21:32 GMT	13 points
	Bobby Orr changed the entire NHL, period.

	catch84:	Mar 13th, 2009 at 21:35 GMT	2 points
	glad to see my fav player on here Leetch

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	Cuthbert_Twilley:	Mar 13th, 2009 at 22:06 GMT	1 point
	Rod Langway! The best defenseman I ever saw.

	TheQuiz:	Mar 13th, 2009 at 22:11 GMT	5 points
	@ Cocky - If that player is the best defenceman in the leauge, why not give it to him?

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	davis21wylie:	Mar 14th, 2009 at 01:58 GMT	7 points
	I know it's a minor quibble, but the Norris Trophy doesn't go to the "best defensive player of the year", it goes to the best all-around Defenseman (in other words, the best player at that specific position).

	Morby:	Mar 14th, 2009 at 04:10 GMT	1 point
	They won't give it to the best defensive defenceman because there really aren't defensive stats by which to judge. It's hard to figure out who that would be without watching every game of the season.

	Matt8204:	Mar 14th, 2009 at 13:21 GMT	1 point
	Yeah. Defensive play is more subjective. It's about positioning on the ice, making the right play to get the puck out of your end and recognizing what the other team wants to do on offense. You could tally things like blocked shots and body checks but that's about it.

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	drhaase:	Mar 15th, 2009 at 17:39 GMT	3 points
	@ Peter. you can't compare Lidstrom with Roy and Brodeur...because Roy and Brodeur are the two greatest goalies to ever play. Plus Roy excelled at a high level at the end of his career, just as Brodeur is doing now. I think the Norris Trophy is a skewed vote in some years as i feel they look at offense more than defense...but sometimes they get it right.

	josh23:	Apr 15th, 2009 at 04:37 GMT	4 points
	@ Peter. Fine who has been the best defensman the past few years if not lidstrom?

	josh23:	May 11th, 2009 at 03:39 GMT	2 points
	@Matt8204: well actually Harvey did get a lot of points for a defensemen at the time he played.

	will1:	Jul 10th, 2009 at 03:10 GMT	4 points
	to think the guy from '62-'65 killed jesus and is still winning awards. outrageous!

	Luke Pontorno:	Jul 21st, 2009 at 15:36 GMT	2 points
	where it says 1994-95 should just say 1995 because of the lockout

	kimball99:	Apr 3rd, 2010 at 21:33 GMT	-3 points
	Last year when Chara won was rediculous. Mike Green beat him in every single category, offensive and defensive. Phaneuf also had the most hits, blocked shots, best takeaway/giveaway ratio in the league. Thus proves those who are saying its skewed are correct.

	kmad:	Aug 8th, 2010 at 05:51 GMT	2 points
	Green sucks at playing defense. He scores points but he's a liability; he needs someone out there just to cover up his gaffes. Chara is a monster who owns games. He's impossible to beat 1 on 1, and he has a 100+ mph slapshot.

	omnipotent1:	Oct 1st, 2010 at 01:23 GMT	3 points
	Paul Coffey was robbed for so many seasons. The guy was the offensive catalyst for the Oilers, bringing the play from his own zone to the offensive zone in literally a few strides, which allowed the Oilers to be the powerhouse they were. Notice how their offence fell off (compared to when Coffey was with the team) after he left? Some say he was a defensive liability, but a good defence is a good offence, and when you have a guy with a great pass AND who can carry the puck out by himself, you've got a defensive gem.

	nucksfan:	Jun 22nd, 2011 at 02:36 GMT	1 point
	can't believe i forgot bourque and blake !

	DaunteMcDangle:	Jun 27th, 2011 at 21:21 GMT	1 point
	time to update the '10-'11 norris winner

	mellish:	Jan 29th, 2012 at 18:13 GMT	1 point
	the fact that scott stevens never won a norris trophy is a crime...he was only the best defenseman in the league for about 15 years