Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko finished second in Vezina Trophy voting.
It was revealed today at the NHL Awards show in Las Vegas that Demko finished only behind Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck for the prestigious award.
While Demko finished second, he wasn’t that close to Hellebuyck as the Canucks goalie didn’t received a single first-place vote.
Demko finished 2nd in Vezina Trophy voting #Canucks pic.twitter.com/D2buXMBn6z
— Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) June 27, 2024
Demko finished the year with a 35-14-2 record, a 2.45 goals-against-average, and a .918% save percentage. He set new career bests in many major goalie statistics including wins, goals-against-average, and save percentage.
The Canucks goalie’s finish in the voting is made more impressive by the fact that he missed a significant amount of time with injury. He played just 51 games compared to the 60 that Hellebuyck appeared in.
Despite not getting a single first-place vote, Demko still finished ahead of Florida Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky who did get a first-place vote but didn’t manage enough points to finish second.
Vezina Trophy is voted on by the 32 NHL general managers.
20 of them voted Demko 2nd, 10 voted him 3rd, and 2 didn’t have him in their top 3
— Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) June 27, 2024
This is Demko’s best ever finish in Vezina Trophy voting. He has received votes one other time when he finished seventh for his performance during the 2021-22 season.
Despite having some standout players between the pipes over the years, no Vancovuer Canucks goalie has ever won the Vezina Trophy.
More to come…