The Norris Trophy is a National Hockey League award given to the best all-around defenseman as voted by the members of the Professional Hockey Writers’ 
Association (The Hockey Writers website has no affiliation with the PHWA).
The Trophy was donated by the Norris family after the passing of James Norris who purchased the Detroit hockey team in 1932, renamed them the Red Wings and built them into the powerhouse team forever carved into NHL history.
Harry Howell on winning the Norris Trophy during Bobby Orr’s rookie season:
– I’m glad I won the award now, because I expect it’s going to belong to Bobby Orr from now on.
Some Highlights of Norris Trophy winners here at The Hockey Writers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbYqrRh-Tzo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okMMqsrX71U
2010 – Duncan Keith, Chicago
2009 – Zdeno Chara, Boston
2008 – Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit
2007 – Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit
2006 – Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit
2005 – Lockout
2004 – Scott Niedermayer, NJ
2003 – Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit
2002 – Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit
2001 – Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit
2000 – Chris Pronger, St. Louis
1999 – Al MacInnis, St. Louis
1998 – Rob Blake, Los Angeles
1997 – Brian Leetch, N.Y. Rangers
1996 – Chris Chelios, Chicago
1995 – Paul Coffey, Detroit
1994 – Ray Bourque, Boston
1993 – Chris Chelios, Chicago
1992 – Brian Leetch, N.Y. Rangers
1991 – Ray Bourque, Boston
1990 – Ray Bourque, Boston
1989 – Chris Chelios, Montreal
1988 – Ray Bourque, Boston
1987 – Ray Bourque, Boston
1986 – Paul Coffey, Edmonton
1985 – Paul Coffey, Edmonton
1984 – Rod Langway, Washington
1983 – Rod Langway, Washington
1982 – Doug Wilson, Chicago
1981 – Randy Carlyle, Pittsburgh
1980 – Larry Robinson, Montreal
1979 – Denis Potvin, N.Y. Islanders
1978 – Denis Potvin, N.Y. Islanders
1977 – Larry Robinson, Montreal
1976 – Denis Potvin, N.Y. Islanders
1975 – Bobby Orr, Boston
1974 – Bobby Orr, Boston
1973 – Bobby Orr, Boston
1972 – Bobby Orr, Boston
1971 – Bobby Orr, Boston
1970 – Bobby Orr, Boston
1969 – Bobby Orr, Boston
1968 – Bobby Orr, Boston
1967 – Harry Howell, N.Y. Rangers
1966 – Jacques Laperriere, Montreal
1965 – Pierre Pilote, Chicago
1964 – Pierre Pilote, Chicago
1963 – Pierre Pilote, Chicago
1962 – Doug Harvey, N.Y. Rangers
1961 – Doug Harvey, Montreal
1960 – Doug Harvey, Montreal
1959 – Tom Johnson, Montreal
1958 – Doug Harvey, Montreal
1957 – Doug Harvey, Montreal
1956 – Doug Harvey, Montreal
1955 – Doug Harvey, Montreal
1954 – Red Kelly, Detroit