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The Hart Memorial Trophy (originally the Hart Trophy) is awarded annually to the player determined to be the “most valuable” to his National Hockey League (NHL) team
during the regular season. The winner is chosen through a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association.
Background
The Hart Trophy was donated to the NHL in 1923 by Dr. David A. Hart, father of Cecil Hart, who would become manager and coach of the Montreal Canadiens. The oldest and most prestigious individual award in hockey, it was retired to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1960 and replaced by the Hart Memorial Trophy.
Notable Winners
Several players have won the award twice, including Stan Mikita, Bobby Hull, Guy Lafleur, Mark Messier, Dominik Hasek and Sidney Crosby. Howie Morenz, Bobby Clarke, Bobby Orr, Mario Lemieux, Alex Ovechkin and Connor McDavid have each won the award three times. Eddie Shore won it four times, and Gordie Howe won it six times. Wayne Gretzky was awarded the Hart Trophy an unprecedented nine times, eight in succession from the start of his career (1980–87).
Hart Memorial Trophy Winners
| Year | Player | Team |
| 1924 | Frank Nighbor | Ottawa Senators |
| 1925 | Billy Burch | Hamilton Tigers |
| 1926 | Nels Stewart | Montreal Maroons |
| 1927 | Herb Gardiner | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1928 | Howie Morenz | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1929 | Roy Worters | New York Americans |
| 1930 | Nels Stewart | Montreal Maroons |
| 1931 | Howie Morenz | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1932 | Howie Morenz | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1933 | Eddie Shore | Boston Bruins |
| 1934 | Aurel Joliat | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1935 | Eddie Shore | Boston Bruins |
| 1936 | Eddie Shore | Boston Bruins |
| 1937 | Babe Siebert | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1938 | Eddie Shore | Boston Bruins |
| 1939 | Toe Blake | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1940 | Eddie Goodfellow | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1941 | Bill Cowley | Boston Bruins |
| 1942 | Tom Anderson | Brooklyn Americans |
| 1943 | Bill Cowley | Boston Bruins |
| 1944 | Babe Pratt | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1945 | Elmer Lach | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1946 | Max Bentley | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1947 | Maurice Richard | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1948 | Buddy O’Connor | New York Rangers |
| 1949 | Sid Abel | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1950 | Chuck Rayner | New York Rangers |
| 1951 | Milt Schmidt | Boston Bruins |
| 1952 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1953 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1954 | Al Rollins | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1955 | Ted Kennedy | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1956 | Jean Béliveau | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1957 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1958 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1959 | Andy Bathgate | New York Rangers |
| 1960 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1961 | Bernie Geoffrion | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1962 | Jacques Plante | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1963 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1964 | Jean Béliveau | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1965 | Bobby Hull | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1966 | Bobby Hull | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1967 | Stan Mikita | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1968 | Stan Mikita | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1969 | Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins |
| 1970 | Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins |
| 1971 | Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins |
| 1972 | Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins |
| 1973 | Bobby Clarke | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1974 | Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins |
| 1975 | Bobby Clarke | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1976 | Bobby Clarke | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1977 | Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1978 | Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1979 | Bryan Trottier | New York Islanders |
| 1980 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1981 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1982 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1983 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1984 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1985 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1986 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1987 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1988 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1989 | Wayne Gretzky | Los Angeles Kings |
| 1990 | Mark Messier | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1991 | Brett Hull | St. Louis Blues |
| 1992 | Mark Messier | New York Rangers |
| 1993 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1994 | Sergei Fedorov | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1995 | Eric Lindros | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1996 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1997 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo Sabres |
| 1998 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo Sabres |
| 1999 | Jaromir Jagr | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2000 | Chris Pronger | St. Louis Blues |
| 2001 | Joe Sakic | Colorado Avalanche |
| 2002 | Jose Theodore | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2003 | Peter Forsberg | Colorado Avalanche |
| 2004 | Martin St. Louis | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 2005 | Season cancelled due to lockout | |
| 2006 | Joe Thornton | San Jose Sharks |
| 2007 | Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2008 | Alex Ovechkin | Washington Capitals |
| 2009 | Alex Ovechkin | Washington Capitals |
| 2010 | Henrik Sedin | Vancouver Canucks |
| 2011 | Corey Perry | Anaheim Ducks |
| 2012 | Evgeni Malkin | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2013 | Alex Ovechkin | Washington Capitals |
| 2014 | Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2015 | Carey Price | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2016 | Patrick Kane | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 2017 | Connor McDavid | Edmonton Oilers |
| 2018 | Taylor Hall | New Jersey Devils |
| 2019 | Nikita Kucherov | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 2020 | Leon Draisaitl | Edmonton Oilers |
| 2021 | Connor McDavid | Edmonton Oilers |
| 2022 | Auston Matthews | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 2023 | Nathan MacKinnon | Colorado Avalanche |
