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Hart Memorial Trophy
Hhof hart.jpg
Sport Ice hockey
Given for
Most Valuable Player in regular season of the National Hockey League
History
First award 1924
Most recent
Taylor Hall
New Jersey Devils

The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, is awarded annually to the "player judged most valuable to his team" in the National Hockey League (NHL). 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 92 times to 56 different players since its beginnings in 1924. Each year, members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association vote to determine the player who was the most valuable to his team during the regular season.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Winners


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References





History




The first winner of the original trophy, Frank Nighbor[1]





Elmer Lach with the original trophy in 1945


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.[2] With the exceptions of Tommy Anderson, Al Rollins, and José Theodore, every eligible player who won the Hart Trophy (and retired) has been inducted into the Hall of Fame.


Wayne Gretzky won the award a record nine times during his career, eight consecutively. He has been named MVP more times than any other player in the history of the other three North American major professional leagues (Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association, and National Football League). Barry Bonds is second, having won the MVP award seven times in the MLB. Gretzky and his Edmonton Oilers teammate Mark Messier are the only players to win the Hart Trophy with more than one team.[3]


Players from the Montreal Canadiens have won the award sixteen times; players from Boston Bruins are second with twelve winners, while the Edmonton Oilers have seen players win the award ten times. 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 has four. By contrast, it is rare for a goaltender to win the award, which has happened only eight times in its history by 7 different goaltenders; Buffalo Sabres goaltender Dominik Hasek is the only two-time winner.


The voting is conducted at the end of the regular season by members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association, and each individual voter ranks their top five candidates on a 10-7-5-3-1 point(s) system.[4] 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, who had 86 first-place votes to Iginla's 82.[5]


In 2008, the NHL's official online shop came under criticism after they placed a T-shirt advertising Alexander Ovechkin as the award winner on sale a week before the results were revealed. A spokesperson for the league said "in an effort to offer our fans the merchandise they want in a timely manner following an event such as the NHL Awards, our licensees prepare product for all possible outcomes. In this situation, the link for one of the possible products became live early through an error by our e-commerce provider."[6] Ovechkin was later confirmed to be the winner.



Winners





Nels Stewart, two-time winner





Wayne Gretzky, nine-time winner





Mario Lemieux, three-time winner





Sergei Fedorov, first European trained player to win it, one-time winner





Dominik Hasek, two-time winner





Alexander Ovechkin, three-time winner





Sidney Crosby, two-time winner





Joe Thornton, only player to switch clubs during his winning season, one-time winner




























Positions key
C

Centre
LW

Left Wing
D

Defence
RW

Right Wing
G

Goaltender


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Season
Winner
Team
Position
Win #

1923–24

Frank Nighbor

Ottawa Senators
C
1

1924–25

Billy Burch

Hamilton Tigers
C
1

1925–26

Nels Stewart

Montreal Maroons
C
1

1926–27

Herb Gardiner

Montreal Canadiens
D
1

1927–28

Howie Morenz

Montreal Canadiens
C
1

1928–29

Roy Worters

New York Americans
G
1

1929–30

Nels Stewart

Montreal Maroons
C
2

1930–31

Howie Morenz

Montreal Canadiens
C
2

1931–32

Howie Morenz

Montreal Canadiens
C
3

1932–33

Eddie Shore

Boston Bruins
D
1

1933–34

Aurele Joliat

Montreal Canadiens
LW
1

1934–35

Eddie Shore

Boston Bruins
D
2

1935–36

Eddie Shore

Boston Bruins
D
3

1936–37

Babe Siebert

Montreal Canadiens
D
1

1937–38

Eddie Shore

Boston Bruins
D
4

1938–39

Toe Blake

Montreal Canadiens
LW
1

1939–40

Ebbie Goodfellow

Detroit Red Wings
D
1

1940–41

Bill Cowley

Boston Bruins
C
1

1941–42

Tommy Anderson

Brooklyn Americans
D
1

1942–43

Bill Cowley

Boston Bruins
C
2

1943–44

Babe Pratt

Toronto Maple Leafs
D
1

1944–45

Elmer Lach

Montreal Canadiens
C
1

1945–46

Max Bentley

Chicago Black Hawks
C
1

1946–47

Maurice Richard

Montreal Canadiens
RW
1

1947–48

Buddy O'Connor

New York Rangers
C
1

1948–49

Sid Abel

Detroit Red Wings
C
1

1949–50

Chuck Rayner

New York Rangers
G
1

1950–51

Milt Schmidt

Boston Bruins
C
1

1951–52

Gordie Howe

Detroit Red Wings
RW
1

1952–53

Gordie Howe

Detroit Red Wings
RW
2

1953–54

Al Rollins

Chicago Black Hawks
G
1

1954–55

Ted Kennedy

Toronto Maple Leafs
C
1

1955–56

Jean Beliveau

Montreal Canadiens
C
1

1956–57

Gordie Howe

Detroit Red Wings
RW
3

1957–58

Gordie Howe

Detroit Red Wings
RW
4

1958–59

Andy Bathgate

New York Rangers
RW
1

1959–60

Gordie Howe

Detroit Red Wings
RW
5

1960–61

Bernie Geoffrion

Montreal Canadiens
RW
1

1961–62

Jacques Plante

Montreal Canadiens
G
1

1962–63

Gordie Howe

Detroit Red Wings
RW
6

1963–64

Jean Beliveau

Montreal Canadiens
C
2

1964–65

Bobby Hull

Chicago Black Hawks
LW
1

1965–66

Bobby Hull

Chicago Black Hawks
LW
2

1966–67

Stan Mikita

Chicago Black Hawks
C
1

1967–68

Stan Mikita

Chicago Black Hawks
C
2

1968–69

Phil Esposito

Boston Bruins
C
1

1969–70

Bobby Orr

Boston Bruins
D
1

1970–71

Bobby Orr

Boston Bruins
D
2

1971–72

Bobby Orr

Boston Bruins
D
3

1972–73

Bobby Clarke

Philadelphia Flyers
C
1

1973–74

Phil Esposito

Boston Bruins
C
2

1974–75

Bobby Clarke

Philadelphia Flyers
C
2

1975–76

Bobby Clarke

Philadelphia Flyers
C
3

1976–77

Guy Lafleur

Montreal Canadiens
RW
1

1977–78

Guy Lafleur

Montreal Canadiens
RW
2

1978–79

Bryan Trottier

New York Islanders
C
1

1979–80

Wayne Gretzky

Edmonton Oilers
C
1

1980–81

Wayne Gretzky

Edmonton Oilers
C
2

1981–82

Wayne Gretzky

Edmonton Oilers
C
3

1982–83

Wayne Gretzky

Edmonton Oilers
C
4

1983–84

Wayne Gretzky

Edmonton Oilers
C
5

1984–85

Wayne Gretzky

Edmonton Oilers
C
6

1985–86

Wayne Gretzky

Edmonton Oilers
C
7

1986–87

Wayne Gretzky

Edmonton Oilers
C
8

1987–88

Mario Lemieux

Pittsburgh Penguins
C
1

1988–89

Wayne Gretzky

Los Angeles Kings
C
9

1989–90

Mark Messier

Edmonton Oilers
C
1

1990–91

Brett Hull

St. Louis Blues
RW
1

1991–92

Mark Messier

New York Rangers
C
2

1992–93

Mario Lemieux

Pittsburgh Penguins
C
2

1993–94

Sergei Fedorov

Detroit Red Wings
C
1

1994–95

Eric Lindros

Philadelphia Flyers
C
1

1995–96

Mario Lemieux

Pittsburgh Penguins
C
3

1996–97

Dominik Hasek

Buffalo Sabres
G
1

1997–98

Dominik Hasek

Buffalo Sabres
G
2

1998–99[a]

Jaromir Jagr

Pittsburgh Penguins
RW
1

1999–2000

Chris Pronger

St. Louis Blues
D
1

2000–01

Joe Sakic

Colorado Avalanche
C
1

2001–02

Jose Theodore

Montreal Canadiens
G
1

2002–03

Peter Forsberg

Colorado Avalanche
C
1

2003–04

Martin St. Louis

Tampa Bay Lightning
RW
1

2004–05[b]

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2005–06

Joe Thornton

Boston Bruins/San Jose Sharks
C
1

2006–07

Sidney Crosby

Pittsburgh Penguins
C
1

2007–08

Alexander Ovechkin

Washington Capitals
LW
1

2008–09

Alexander Ovechkin

Washington Capitals
LW
2

2009–10

Henrik Sedin

Vancouver Canucks
C
1

2010–11

Corey Perry

Anaheim Ducks
RW
1

2011–12

Evgeni Malkin

Pittsburgh Penguins
C
1

2012–13

Alexander Ovechkin

Washington Capitals
RW
3

2013–14

Sidney Crosby

Pittsburgh Penguins
C
2

2014–15

Carey Price

Montreal Canadiens
G
1

2015–16

Patrick Kane

Chicago Blackhawks
RW
1

2016–17

Connor McDavid

Edmonton Oilers
C
1

2017–18

Taylor Hall

New Jersey Devils
LW
1




  1. ^ Although no longer in the National Hockey League, Jaromir Jagr continues to play in the Czech Republic as a member of the WSM's HC Kladno.


  2. ^ The trophy was not awarded in the 2004–05 season due to the league's lockout.




See also



  • Ted Lindsay Award

  • List of NHL statistical leaders



References


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General



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  • Hockey Hall of Fame. "Legends of Hockey - NHL Trophies - Hart Memorial Trophy". Legends of Hockey. Retrieved July 11, 2014.


  • "NHL Hart Memorial Trophy Winners". Hockey Reference. Retrieved July 12, 2014.


  • Hollander, Zander; Bock, Hal, eds. (1970). The Complete Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey. Prentice-Hall Inc. ISBN 0-13-159905-4.


Specific





  1. ^ "Hart Memorial Trophy". Official website of Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 15 February 2018.


  2. ^ Hollander & Bock 1970, p. 311.


  3. ^ "99 Reasons Why Wayne Gretzky is "The Great One"". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 1, 2012.


  4. ^ Dolezar, Jon (April 20, 2003). "Foppa shows the most Hart". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2007-12-05. Retrieved August 4, 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)


  5. ^ "Hart Memorial Trophy". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 11, 2014.


  6. ^ "Did NHL Shop Reveal Ovechkin as Hart Winner?". The Sports Network. June 6, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-10. Retrieved August 4, 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)












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