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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