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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.

Winners

Nels Stewart
Nels Stewart, two-time winner
Bobby Clarke 1983
Bobby Clarke, three-time winner
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Wayne Gretzky, nine-time winner
Mario Lemieux 2001
Mario Lemieux, three-time winner
Sergei Fedorov (2894208988)
Sergei Fedorov, first European trained player to win it, one-time winner
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Taylor Hall, one-time winner
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Alexander Ovechkin, three-time winner
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Sidney Crosby, two-time winner
Joe Thornton 2016
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 Nighbor, FrankFrank Nighbor Ottawa Senators C 1
1924–25 Burch, BillyBilly Burch Hamilton Tigers C 1
1925–26 Stewart, NelsNels Stewart Montreal Maroons C 1
1926–27 Gardiner, HerbHerb Gardiner Montreal Canadiens D 1
1927–28 Morenz, HowieHowie Morenz Montreal Canadiens C 1
1928–29 Worters, RoyRoy Worters New York Americans G 1
1929–30 Stewart, NelsNels Stewart Montreal Maroons C 2
1930–31 Morenz, HowieHowie Morenz Montreal Canadiens C 2
1931–32 Morenz, HowieHowie Morenz Montreal Canadiens C 3
1932–33 Shore, EddieEddie Shore Boston Bruins D 1
1933–34 Joliat, AureleAurele Joliat Montreal Canadiens LW 1
1934–35 Shore, EddieEddie Shore Boston Bruins D 2
1935–36 Shore, EddieEddie Shore Boston Bruins D 3
1936–37 Siebert, BabeBabe Siebert Montreal Canadiens D 1
1937–38 Shore, EddieEddie Shore Boston Bruins D 4
1938–39 Blake, ToeToe Blake Montreal Canadiens LW 1
1939–40 Goodfellow, EbbieEbbie Goodfellow Detroit Red Wings D 1
1940–41 Cowley, BillBill Cowley Boston Bruins C 1
1941–42 Anderson, TommyTommy Anderson Brooklyn Americans D 1
1942–43 Cowley, BillBill Cowley Boston Bruins C 2
1943–44 Pratt, BabeBabe Pratt Toronto Maple Leafs D 1
1944–45 Lach, ElmerElmer Lach Montreal Canadiens C 1
1945–46 Bentley, MaxMax Bentley Chicago Black Hawks C 1
1946–47 Richard, MauriceMaurice Richard Montreal Canadiens RW 1
1947–48 O'Connor, BuddyBuddy O'Connor New York Rangers C 1
1948–49 Abel, SidSid Abel Detroit Red Wings C 1
1949–50 Rayner, ChuckChuck Rayner New York Rangers G 1
1950–51 Schmidt, MiltMilt Schmidt Boston Bruins C 1
1951–52 Howe, GordieGordie Howe Detroit Red Wings RW 1
1952–53 Howe, GordieGordie Howe Detroit Red Wings RW 2
1953–54 Rollins, AlAl Rollins Chicago Black Hawks G 1
1954–55 Kennedy, TedTed Kennedy Toronto Maple Leafs C 1
1955–56 Beliveau, JeanJean Beliveau Montreal Canadiens C 1
1956–57 Howe, GordieGordie Howe Detroit Red Wings RW 3
1957–58 Howe, GordieGordie Howe Detroit Red Wings RW 4
1958–59 Bathgate, AndyAndy Bathgate New York Rangers RW 1
1959–60 Howe, GordieGordie Howe Detroit Red Wings RW 5
1960–61 Geoffrion, BernieBernie Geoffrion Montreal Canadiens RW 1
1961–62 Plante, JacquesJacques Plante Montreal Canadiens G 1
1962–63 Howe, GordieGordie Howe Detroit Red Wings RW 6
1963–64 Beliveau, JeanJean Beliveau Montreal Canadiens C 2
1964–65 Hull, BobbyBobby Hull Chicago Black Hawks LW 1
1965–66 Hull, BobbyBobby Hull Chicago Black Hawks LW 2
1966–67 Mikita, StanStan Mikita Chicago Black Hawks C 1
1967–68 Mikita, StanStan Mikita Chicago Black Hawks C 2
1968–69 Esposito, PhilPhil Esposito Boston Bruins C 1
1969–70 Orr, BobbyBobby Orr Boston Bruins D 1
1970–71 Orr, BobbyBobby Orr Boston Bruins D 2
1971–72 Orr, BobbyBobby Orr Boston Bruins D 3
1972–73 Clarke, BobbyBobby Clarke Philadelphia Flyers C 1
1973–74 Esposito, PhilPhil Esposito Boston Bruins C 2
1974–75 Clarke, BobbyBobby Clarke Philadelphia Flyers C 2
1975–76 Clarke, BobbyBobby Clarke Philadelphia Flyers C 3
1976–77 Lafleur, GuyGuy Lafleur Montreal Canadiens RW 1
1977–78 Lafleur, GuyGuy Lafleur Montreal Canadiens RW 2
1978–79 Trottier, BryanBryan Trottier New York Islanders C 1
1979–80 Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers C 1
1980–81 Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers C 2
1981–82 Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers C 3
1982–83 Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers C 4
1983–84 Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers C 5
1984–85 Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers C 6
1985–86 Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers C 7
1986–87 Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers C 8
1987–88 Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins C 1
1988–89 Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky Los Angeles Kings C 9
1989–90 Messier, MarkMark Messier Edmonton Oilers C 1
1990–91 Hull, BrettBrett Hull St. Louis Blues RW 1
1991–92 Messier, MarkMark Messier New York Rangers C 2
1992–93 Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins C 2
1993–94 Fedorov, SergeiSergei Fedorov Detroit Red Wings C 1
1994–95 Lindros, EricEric Lindros Philadelphia Flyers C 1
1995–96 Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins C 3
1996–97 Hasek, DominikDominik Hasek Buffalo Sabres G 1
1997–98 Hasek, DominikDominik Hasek Buffalo Sabres G 2
1998–99 Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr Pittsburgh Penguins RW 1
1999–2000 Pronger, ChrisChris Pronger St. Louis Blues D 1
2000–01 Sakic, JoeJoe Sakic Colorado Avalanche C 1
2001–02 Theodore, JoseJose Theodore Montreal Canadiens G 1
2002–03 Forsberg, PeterPeter Forsberg Colorado Avalanche C 1
2003–04 St. Louis, MartinMartin St. Louis Tampa Bay Lightning RW 1
2004–05
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2005–06 Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton Boston Bruins/San Jose Sharks C 1
2006–07 Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins C 1
2007–08 Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals LW 1
2008–09 Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals LW 2
2009–10 Sedin, HenrikHenrik Sedin Vancouver Canucks C 1
2010–11 Perry, CoreyCorey Perry Anaheim Ducks RW 1
2011–12 Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins C 1
2012–13 Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals RW 3
2013–14 Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins C 2
2014–15 Price, CareyCarey Price Montreal Canadiens G 1
2015–16 Kane, PatrickPatrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks RW 1
2016–17 McDavid, ConnorConnor McDavid Edmonton Oilers C 1
2017–18 Hall, TaylorTaylor Hall New Jersey Devils LW 1
2018–19 Kucherov, NikitaNikita Kucherov Tampa Bay Lightning RW 1

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