Hart Trophy
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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, 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.
[edit] Hart Trophy Winners
- 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 - Ebbie Goodfellow (Detroit Red Wings)
- 1941 - Bill Cowley (Boston Bruins)
- 1942 - Tommy 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 Beliveau (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 Beliveau (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 - Domenik Hasek (Buffalo Sabres)
- 1998 - Domenik 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 - no season due to lockout
