The Clint Benedict Award is given to the league's best goaltender, as voted by the NSHL's general managers. It was first awarded for Season Eleven.
| Season | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 21 | Linus Ullmark (Sault Surge) |
| 20 | Jacob Markstrom (North Dakota Nighthawks) |
| 19 | Igor Shesterkin (Toronto Marlboros) |
| 18 | Connor Hellebuyck (Ottawa Valley Wolfhounds) |
| 17 | Andrei Vasilevskiy (Cape Breton Capers) |
| 16 | Andrei Vasilevskiy (Cape Breton Capers) |
| 15 | Connor Hellebuyck (Ottawa Valley Wolfhounds) |
| 14 | Darcy Kuemper (Michigan Sentinels) |
| 13 | Andrei Vasilevskiy (Cape Breton Capers) |
| 12 | Sergei Bobrovsky (Fort Worth Fighting Squirrels) |
| 11 | Ben Bishop (Sault Surge) |