Hart Memorial Trophy

The Hart Trophy is given to the most valuable player of the National Hockey League every year. It was given to the NHL by Dr. David Hart, father of NHL coach and manager Cecil Hart. It was first awarded in 1924.

Wayne Gretzky has won the most Hart Trophies with nine, followed by Gordie Howe with six and Eddie Shore with four. Howie Morenz, Bobby Orr, Bobby Clarke, Alex Ovechkin, and Mario Lemieux have won the award three times each.

The closest vote for the trophy was in 2002, when Jose Theodore and Jarome Iginla tied; Theodore won because he had more first-place votes. In 1999, Chris Pronger won by one point over Jaromir Jagr; and in 1990, Mark Messier won by two points over Ray Bourque.

Winners

Nels Stewart, two-time winner

Bobby Clarke, three-time winner

Wayne Gretzky, nine-time winner

Mario Lemieux, three-time winner

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

Taylor Hall, one-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

  Player is still active in the NHL

  Eligible player not yet elected to Hockey Hall of Fame

  Inactive player not yet eligible for Hockey Hall of Fame

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	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[a]	& —	& —	& —	& —
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
2018–19	Nikita Kucherov	Tampa Bay Lightning	RW	1
2019–20	Leon Draisaitl	Edmonton Oilers	C	1
2020–21	Connor McDavid	Edmonton Oilers	C	2
2021–22	Auston Matthews	Toronto Maple Leafs	C	1
2022–23	Connor McDavid	Edmonton Oilers	C	3
2023–24	Nathan MacKinnon	Colorado Avalanche	C	1

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

Related pages

• List of NHL players
• List of NHL statistical leaders