William M. Jennings Trophy
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The William M. Jennings Trophy is an NHL award given annually to the goaltender(s) on the team that allows the fewest goals during the regular season.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William M. Jennings Trophy canonical | 16 |
| Jennings Trophy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T759562 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William M. Jennings Trophy Context triple: [Vezina Trophy, relatedAward, William M. Jennings Trophy]
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A.
Lou Marsh Trophy
The Lou Marsh Trophy is a prestigious Canadian award presented annually to the country's top athlete across all sports.
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B.
Conn Smythe Trophy
The Conn Smythe Trophy is the National Hockey League’s annual award given to the most valuable player during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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C.
Walter A. Brown Trophy
The Walter A. Brown Trophy was the original championship trophy awarded annually to the winner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals before it was redesigned and renamed.
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D.
King Clancy Memorial Trophy
The King Clancy Memorial Trophy is an annual NHL award given to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution to their community.
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E.
Lester Patrick Trophy
The Lester Patrick Trophy is an annual honor in ice hockey recognizing outstanding service and contributions to the sport in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William M. Jennings Trophy Target entity description: The William M. Jennings Trophy is an NHL award given annually to the goaltender(s) on the team that allows the fewest goals during the regular season.
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A.
Lou Marsh Trophy
The Lou Marsh Trophy is a prestigious Canadian award presented annually to the country's top athlete across all sports.
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B.
Conn Smythe Trophy
The Conn Smythe Trophy is the National Hockey League’s annual award given to the most valuable player during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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C.
Walter A. Brown Trophy
The Walter A. Brown Trophy was the original championship trophy awarded annually to the winner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals before it was redesigned and renamed.
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D.
King Clancy Memorial Trophy
The King Clancy Memorial Trophy is an annual NHL award given to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution to their community.
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E.
Lester Patrick Trophy
The Lester Patrick Trophy is an annual honor in ice hockey recognizing outstanding service and contributions to the sport in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Hockey League trophy
ⓘ
ice hockey award ⓘ |
| appliesTo | regular season ⓘ |
| awardedBy | NHL Commissioner ⓘ |
| awardedFor | fewest goals allowed by a team ⓘ |
| awardFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| canBeSharedBy | multiple goaltenders on same team ⓘ |
| category | NHL goaltending awards ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criteria |
fewest goals against in the regular season
ⓘ
goaltender must play minimum number of games ⓘ |
| eligibility | NHL goaltenders ⓘ |
| field | professional sports ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1981–82 NHL season ⓘ |
| formerNameRelation |
distinct from Vezina Trophy (now voted award)
ⓘ
linked to:
Vezina Trophy
|
| governingBody | NHL Board of Governors ⓘ |
| hasAwardType | performance-based statistical award ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.nhl.com/awards ⓘ |
| hasSelectionMethod | objective statistical criteria ⓘ |
| hasTrophyPhysicalForm | silver trophy ⓘ |
| inception | 1981 ⓘ |
| individualRecipientRole | goaltender ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| league | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| measurementUnit | goals against ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William M. Jennings ⓘ |
| namedForRole |
former NHL executive
ⓘ
former New York Rangers president ⓘ |
| partOf |
NHL annual awards
ⓘ
linked to:
NHL Awards
|
| presentedBy | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| purpose | to honor goaltender(s) on team allowing fewest goals ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Calder Memorial Trophy
ⓘ
Hart Memorial Trophy ⓘ James Norris Memorial Trophy ⓘ Vezina Trophy ⓘ |
| replaced |
Vezina Trophy (old criteria for fewest goals against)
ⓘ
linked to:
Vezina Trophy
|
| requires | minimum games played by goaltender ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| teamBased | true ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | entire NHL regular season ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Referenced by (17)
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