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Hart Memorial Trophy

Ice hockey award

Hart Memorial Trophy

Ice hockey award

FieldValue
nameHart Memorial Trophy
imageHhof hart.jpg
sportIce hockey
givenforMost Valuable Player to his team in regular season of the National Hockey League
first1924
firstwinnerFrank Nighbor
mostwinsWayne Gretzky (9)
mostrecentConnor Hellebuyck
Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg Jets

The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, is an annual award for the most valuable player to his team in the National Hockey League (NHL), voted by the members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. The original trophy was donated to the league in 1923 by David Hart, the father of Cecil Hart, the longtime head coach of the Montreal Canadiens. The Hart Trophy has been awarded 99 times to 61 different players since its beginnings in 1923–24.

History

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The Hart Memorial Trophy is named in honour of Canadian Dr. David Hart. Dr. Hart, who donated the original trophy to the NHL, was the father of Cecil Hart, a former coach and general manager of the Montreal Canadiens. The trophy was first awarded at the conclusion of the 1923–24 NHL season to Frank Nighbor of the Ottawa Senators. The original Hart Trophy was retired to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1960, and the NHL began presenting a new trophy, which was dubbed the Hart Memorial Trophy in its place.

Wayne Gretzky won the award a record nine times during his career, eight consecutively. Gretzky and his Edmonton Oilers teammate Mark Messier are the only players to win the Hart Trophy with more than one team. Eddie Shore and Herb Gardiner are the oldest winners of the award, each winning it at the age of 35.

There have been two unanimous MVP wins, both with the Edmonton Oilers: Wayne Gretzky for the 1981–82 NHL season and Connor McDavid during the 2020–21 NHL season.

Players from the Montreal Canadiens have won the award seventeen times; players from the Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers are second with thirteen winners. Joe Thornton became the only Hart Trophy winner to have switched clubs during his winning campaign during the 2005–06 season, having played for both the Bruins and San Jose Sharks that year. The defenseman with the most trophy victories is Eddie Shore, who won four times with Boston. By contrast, it is rare for a goaltender to win the award; only eight different goaltenders have won the Hart Trophy, nine times, with Buffalo Sabres goaltender Dominik Hasek being the only two-time winner at that position.

Voting

The voting is conducted at the end of the regular season by members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association, and each voter ranks their top five candidates on a 10-7-5-3-1 point(s) system. Three finalists are named and the trophy is awarded at the NHL Awards ceremony after the playoffs.

The closest the voting for the Hart Trophy has ever come was in the 2001–02 season, when Jose Theodore and Jarome Iginla tied in the total voting. The tiebreaker for choosing the Hart Trophy winner in such a case is number of first-place votes: Theodore claimed it as he had 86 first-place votes to Iginla's 82.

Winners

Team (X)Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time
SeasonPlayerPositionTeam**1925–26***** (2)1930–31* (2)* (3)*** (2)* (3)** (4)**1940–41** (2)********1951–52** (2)*1955–56** (3)* (4)** (5)*** (6)* (2)** (2)** (2)*1969–70** (2)1971–72* (3)** (2)1974–75* (2)* (3)1976–77*1977–78* (2)*** (2)* (3)* (4)1983–84* (5)1984–85* (6)* (7)1986–87* (8)** (9)1989–90*** (2)* (2)*** (3)** (2)~*2000–01**2003–04**^^^ (2)*^^^ (3)^ (2)^^^^^^ (2)^^ (3)^^
1923–24CentreOttawa Senators
1924–25CentreHamilton Tigers
CentreMontreal Maroons
1926–27DefencemanMontreal Canadiens
1927–28CentreMontreal Canadiens (2)
1928–29GoaltenderNew York Americans
1929–30CentreMontreal Maroons (2)
CentreMontreal Canadiens (3)
1931–32CentreMontreal Canadiens (4)
1932–33DefencemanBoston Bruins
1933–34Left wingMontreal Canadiens (5)
1934–35DefencemanBoston Bruins (2)
1935–36DefencemanBoston Bruins (3)
1936–37DefencemanMontreal Canadiens (6)
1937–38DefencemanBoston Bruins (4)
1938–39Left wingMontreal Canadiens (7)
1939–40DefencemanDetroit Red Wings
CentreBoston Bruins (5)
1941–42DefencemanBrooklyn Americans
1942–43CentreBoston Bruins (6)
1943–44DefencemanToronto Maple Leafs
1944–45CentreMontreal Canadiens (8)
1945–46CentreChicago Black Hawks
1946–47Right wingMontreal Canadiens (9)
1947–48CentreNew York Rangers
1948–49CentreDetroit Red Wings (2)
1949–50GoaltenderNew York Rangers (2)
1950–51CentreBoston Bruins (7)
Right wingDetroit Red Wings (3)
1952–53Right wingDetroit Red Wings (4)
1953–54GoaltenderChicago Black Hawks (2)
1954–55CentreToronto Maple Leafs (2)
CentreMontreal Canadiens (10)
1956–57Right wingDetroit Red Wings (5)
1957–58Right wingDetroit Red Wings (6)
1958–59Right wingNew York Rangers (3)
1959–60Right wingDetroit Red Wings (7)
1960–61Right wingMontreal Canadiens (11)
1961–62GoaltenderMontreal Canadiens (12)
1962–63Right wingDetroit Red Wings (8)
1963–64CentreMontreal Canadiens (13)
1964–65Left wingChicago Black Hawks (3)
1965–66Left wingChicago Black Hawks (4)
1966–67CentreChicago Black Hawks (5)
1967–68CentreChicago Black Hawks (6)
1968–69CentreBoston Bruins (8)
DefencemanBoston Bruins (9)
1970–71DefencemanBoston Bruins (10)
DefencemanBoston Bruins (11)
1972–73CentrePhiladelphia Flyers
1973–74CentreBoston Bruins (12)
CentrePhiladelphia Flyers (2)
1975–76CentrePhiladelphia Flyers (3)
Right wingMontreal Canadiens (14)
Right wingMontreal Canadiens (15)
1978–79CentreNew York Islanders
1979–80CentreEdmonton Oilers
1980–81CentreEdmonton Oilers (2)
1981–82CentreEdmonton Oilers (3)
1982–83CentreEdmonton Oilers (4)
CentreEdmonton Oilers (5)
CentreEdmonton Oilers (6)
1985–86CentreEdmonton Oilers (7)
CentreEdmonton Oilers (8)
1987–88CentrePittsburgh Penguins
1988–89CentreLos Angeles Kings
CentreEdmonton Oilers (9)
1990–91Right wingSt. Louis Blues
1991–92CentreNew York Rangers (4)
1992–93CentrePittsburgh Penguins (2)
1993–94CentreDetroit Red Wings (9)
1994–95CentrePhiladelphia Flyers (4)
1995–96CentrePittsburgh Penguins (3)
1996–97GoaltenderBuffalo Sabres
1997–98GoaltenderBuffalo Sabres (2)
1998–99Right wingPittsburgh Penguins (4)
1999–2000DefencemanSt. Louis Blues (2)
CentreColorado Avalanche
2001–02GoaltenderMontreal Canadiens (16)
2002–03CentreColorado Avalanche (2)
Right wingTampa Bay Lightning
2004–05Season cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout
2005–06CentreBoston Bruins (13) / San Jose Sharks
2006–07CentrePittsburgh Penguins (5)
2007–08Left wingWashington Capitals
2008–09Left wingWashington Capitals (2)
2009–10CentreVancouver Canucks
2010–11Right wingAnaheim Ducks
2011–12CentrePittsburgh Penguins (6)
2012–13Right wingWashington Capitals (3)
2013–14CentrePittsburgh Penguins (7)
2014–15GoaltenderMontreal Canadiens (17)
2015–16Right wingChicago Blackhawks (7)
2016–17CentreEdmonton Oilers (10)
2017–18Left wingNew Jersey Devils
2018–19Right wingTampa Bay Lightning (2)
2019–20CentreEdmonton Oilers (11)
2020–21CentreEdmonton Oilers (12)
2021–22CentreToronto Maple Leafs (3)
2022–23CentreEdmonton Oilers (13)
2023–24CentreColorado Avalanche (3)
2024–25GoaltenderWinnipeg Jets

Notes

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References

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  2. "99 Reasons Why Wayne Gretzky is "The Great One"". [[National Hockey League]].
  3. "Hart Memorial Trophy". Hockey Hall of Fame.
  4. (December 31, 2024). "NHL Hart Memorial Trophy Winners Complete List {{!}} Hockey-Reference.com".
  5. "McDavid of Oilers wins Hart Trophy as NHL most valuable player".
  6. (2021-06-30). "Connor McDavid is the second unanimous winner of the NHL's MVP award in league history. It's a very rare accomplishment in sports.".
  7. Dolezar, Jon. (April 20, 2003). "Foppa shows the most Hart".
  8. "Hart Memorial Trophy". [[National Hockey League]].
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