NHL MVP Winners List By Year

NHL MVP Winners List By Year

The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, is an annual award presented to the most valuable player to his team in the National Hockey League (NHL).

The winner is chosen by members of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association. The original trophy was donated to the league in 1923 by David Hart, father of Cecil Hart, the longtime head coach of the Montreal Canadiens.

Since its inception in the 1923–24 season, the Hart Trophy has been awarded 99 times to 61 different players.

Regular Season NHL MVP Winners

Below is a list of the players who have won the Hart Memorial Trophy, awarded annually to the NHL’s most valuable player, organized by year.

Year Player Team
2024 Nathan Mackinnon Colorado Avalanche
2023 Connor McDavid Edmonton Oilers
2022 Auston Matthews Toronto Maple Leafs
2021 Connor McDavid Edmonton Oilers
2020 Leon Draisaitl Edmonton Oilers
2019 Nikita Kucherov Tampa Bay Lightning
2018 Taylor Hall New Jersey Devils
2017 Connor McDavid Edmonton Oilers
2016 Patrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks
2015 Carey Price Montreal Canadiens
2014 Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins
2013 Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals
2012 Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins
2011 Corey Perry Anaheim Ducks
2010 Henrik Sedin Vancouver Canucks
2009 Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals
2008 Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals
2007 Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins
2006 Joe Thornton San Jose Sharks
2005 No winner (lockout)
2004 Martin St. Louis Tampa Bay Lightning
2003 Peter Forsberg Colorado Avalanche
2002 Jose Theodore Montreal Canadiens
2001 Joe Sakic Colorado Avalanche
2000 Chris Pronger St. Louis Blues
1999 Jaromir Jagr Pittsburgh Penguins
1998 Dominik Hasek Buffalo Sabres
1997 Dominik Hasek Buffalo Sabres
1996 Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins
1995 Eric Lindros Philadelphia Flyers
1994 Sergei Fedorov Detroit Red Wings
1993 Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins
1992 Mark Messier New York Rangers
1991 Brett Hull St. Louis Blues
1990 Mark Messier Edmonton Oilers
1989 Wayne Gretzky Los Angeles Kings
1988 Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins
1987 Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers
1986 Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers
1985 Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers
1984 Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers
1983 Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers
1982 Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers
1981 Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers
1980 Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers
1979 Bryan Trottier New York Islanders
1978 Guy Lafleur Montreal Canadiens
1977 Guy Lafleur Montreal Canadiens
1976 Guy Lafleur Montreal Canadiens
1975 Bobby Clarke Philadelphia Flyers
1974 Phil Esposito Boston Bruins
1973 Bobby Clarke Philadelphia Flyers
1972 Bobby Orr Boston Bruins
1971 Bobby Orr Boston Bruins
1970 Bobby Orr Boston Bruins
1969 Phil Esposito Boston Bruins
1968 Stan Mikita Chicago Blackhawks
1967 Stan Mikita Chicago Blackhawks
1966 Bobby Hull Chicago Blackhawks
1965 Bobby Hull Chicago Blackhawks
1964 Jean Beliveau Montreal Canadiens
1963 Gordie Howe Detroit Red Wings
1962 Jacques Plante Montreal Canadiens
1961 Bernie Geoffrion Montreal Canadiens
1960 Gordie Howe Detroit Red Wings
1959 Andy Bathgate New York Rangers
1958 Gordie Howe Detroit Red Wings
1957 Gordie Howe Detroit Red Wings
1956 Jean Beliveau Montreal Canadiens
1955 Ted Kennedy Toronto Maple Leafs
1954 Al Rollins Chicago Blackhawks
1953 Gordie Howe Detroit Red Wings
1952 Gordie Howe Detroit Red Wings
1951 Milt Schmidt Boston Bruins
1950 Chuck Rayner New York Rangers
1949 Sid Abel Detroit Red Wings
1948 Buddy O’Connor New York Rangers
1947 Maurice Richard Montreal Canadiens
1946 Max Bentley Chicago Blackhawks
1945 Elmer Lach Montreal Canadiens
1944 Babe Pratt Toronto Maple Leafs
1943 Bill Cowley Boston Bruins
1942 Tom Anderson Brooklyn Americans
1941 Bill Cowley Boston Bruins
1940 Ebbie Goodfellow Detroit Red Wings
1939 Toe Blake Montreal Canadiens
1938 Eddie Shore Boston Bruins
1937 Babe Siebert Montreal Canadiens
1936 Eddie Shore Boston Bruins
1935 Eddie Shore Boston Bruins
1934 Aurele Joliat Montreal Canadiens
1933 Eddie Shore Boston Bruins
1932 Howie Morenz Montreal Canadiens
1931 Howie Morenz Montreal Canadiens
1930 Nels Stewart Montreal Maroons
1929 Roy Worters New York Americans
1928 Howie Morenz Montreal Canadiens
1927 Herb Gardiner Montreal Canadiens
1926 Nels Stewart Montreal Maroons
1925 Billy Burch Hamilton Tigers
1924 Frank Nighbor Ottawa Senators

 

This list of regular season NHL MVP winners will be updated following the end of each NHL season.

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