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

|C|
| --- |
|Centre|
|Left Wing|
|Defence|
|Right Wing|
|Goaltender|

|Season|Winner|Team|Position|Win #|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1923–24||Ottawa Senators|C|1|
|1924–25||Hamilton Tigers|C|1|
|1925–26||Montreal Maroons|C|1|
|1926–27||Montreal Canadiens|D|1|
|1927–28||Montreal Canadiens|C|1|
|1928–29||New York Americans|G|1|
|1929–30||Montreal Maroons|C|2|
|1930–31||Montreal Canadiens|C|2|
|1931–32||Montreal Canadiens|C|3|
|1932–33||Boston Bruins|D|1|
|1933–34||Montreal Canadiens|LW|1|
|1934–35||Boston Bruins|D|2|
|1935–36||Boston Bruins|D|3|
|1936–37||Montreal Canadiens|D|1|
|1937–38||Boston Bruins|D|4|
|1938–39||Montreal Canadiens|LW|1|
|1939–40||Detroit Red Wings|D|1|
|1940–41||Boston Bruins|C|1|
|1941–42||Brooklyn Americans|D|1|
|1942–43||Boston Bruins|C|2|
|1943–44||Toronto Maple Leafs|D|1|
|1944–45||Montreal Canadiens|C|1|
|1945–46||Chicago Black Hawks|C|1|
|1946–47||Montreal Canadiens|RW|1|
|1947–48||New York Rangers|C|1|
|1948–49||Detroit Red Wings|C|1|
|1949–50||New York Rangers|G|1|
|1950–51||Boston Bruins|C|1|
|1951–52||Detroit Red Wings|RW|1|
|1952–53||Detroit Red Wings|RW|2|
|1953–54||Chicago Black Hawks|G|1|
|1954–55||Toronto Maple Leafs|C|1|
|1955–56||Montreal Canadiens|C|1|
|1956–57||Detroit Red Wings|RW|3|
|1957–58||Detroit Red Wings|RW|4|
|1958–59||New York Rangers|RW|1|
|1959–60||Detroit Red Wings|RW|5|
|1960–61||Montreal Canadiens|RW|1|
|1961–62||Montreal Canadiens|G|1|
|1962–63||Detroit Red Wings|RW|6|
|1963–64||Montreal Canadiens|C|2|
|1964–65||Chicago Black Hawks|LW|1|
|1965–66||Chicago Black Hawks|LW|2|
|1966–67||Chicago Black Hawks|C|1|
|1967–68||Chicago Black Hawks|C|2|
|1968–69||Boston Bruins|C|1|
|1969–70||Boston Bruins|D|1|
|1970–71||Boston Bruins|D|2|
|1971–72||Boston Bruins|D|3|
|1972–73||Philadelphia Flyers|C|1|
|1973–74||Boston Bruins|C|2|
|1974–75||Philadelphia Flyers|C|2|
|1975–76||Philadelphia Flyers|C|3|
|1976–77||Montreal Canadiens|RW|1|
|1977–78||Montreal Canadiens|RW|2|
|1978–79||New York Islanders|C|1|
|1979–80||Edmonton Oilers|C|1|
|1980–81||Edmonton Oilers|C|2|
|1981–82||Edmonton Oilers|C|3|
|1982–83||Edmonton Oilers|C|4|
|1983–84||Edmonton Oilers|C|5|
|1984–85||Edmonton Oilers|C|6|
|1985–86||Edmonton Oilers|C|7|
|1986–87||Edmonton Oilers|C|8|
|1987–88||Pittsburgh Penguins|C|1|
|1988–89||Los Angeles Kings|C|9|
|1989–90||Edmonton Oilers|C|1|
|1990–91||St. Louis Blues|RW|1|
|1991–92||New York Rangers|C|2|
|1992–93||Pittsburgh Penguins|C|2|
|1993–94||Detroit Red Wings|C|1|
|1994–95||Philadelphia Flyers|C|1|
|1995–96||Pittsburgh Penguins|C|3|
|1996–97||Buffalo Sabres|G|1|
|1997–98||Buffalo Sabres|G|2|
|1998–99||Pittsburgh Penguins|RW|1|
|1999–2000||St. Louis Blues|D|1|
|2000–01||Colorado Avalanche|C|1|
|2001–02||Montreal Canadiens|G|1|
|2002–03||Colorado Avalanche|C|1|
|2003–04||Tampa Bay Lightning|RW|1|
|2004–05|||||
|2005–06||Boston Bruins/San Jose Sharks|C|1|
|2006–07||Pittsburgh Penguins|C|1|
|2007–08||Washington Capitals|LW|1|
|2008–09||Washington Capitals|LW|2|
|2009–10||Vancouver Canucks|C|1|
|2010–11||Anaheim Ducks|RW|1|
|2011–12||Pittsburgh Penguins|C|1|
|2012–13||Washington Capitals|RW|3|
|2013–14||Pittsburgh Penguins|C|2|
|2014–15||Montreal Canadiens|G|1|
|2015–16||Chicago Blackhawks|RW|1|
|2016–17||Edmonton Oilers|C|1|
|2017–18||New Jersey Devils|LW|1|
|2018–19||Tampa Bay Lightning|RW|1|
|2019–20||Edmonton Oilers|C|1|
|2020–21||Edmonton Oilers|C|2|
|2021–22||Toronto Maple Leafs|C|1|
|2022–23||Edmonton Oilers|C|3|
|2023–24||Colorado Avalanche|C|1|

## Related pages

- List of NHL players
- List of NHL statistical leaders