The Hart Memorial Trophy is awarded each NHL season to the player judged most valuable to his team. It was first presented in 1923–24 as the Hart Trophy, donated by Dr. David A. Hart. The current version, renamed in 1960, replaced the original trophy after it was placed in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche won the 2023–24 Hart Trophy. He posted a career-high 140 points (51 goals, 89 assists) in 82 games, leading the Avalanche to their seventh straight playoff appearance. MacKinnon received 137 first-place votes and became the third player in franchise history to win the award. He led the NHL in even-strength points, multi-point games, and shots on goal, and recorded two 19-game point streaks in one season—a league first.
Hart Memorial Trophy Winner List
In his recent seasons, Nathan MacKinnon won the Hart Memorial Trophy in 2023–24 with the Colorado Avalanche, and Connor McDavid won his third in 2022–23 for the Edmonton Oilers. Auston Matthews took the award in 2021–22 for the Toronto Maple Leafs. McDavid also won in 2020–21 and 2016–17. Leon Draisaitl won in 2019–20, and Nikita Kucherov in 2018–19.
Earlier winners include Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin, and Carey Price. Wayne Gretzky holds the record with nine wins, all from 1980 to 1989, first with the Edmonton Oilers and later with the Los Angeles Kings. Other notable multiple-time winners include Mario Lemieux, Bobby Orr, Gordie Howe, and Eddie Shore.
| Season | Player | Position | Team |
| 2023-24 | Nathan MacKinnon | Centre | Colorado Avalanche (3) |
| 2022–23 | Connor McDavid (3) | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (13) |
| 2021–22 | Auston Matthews | Centre | Toronto Maple Leafs (3) |
| 2020–21 | Connor McDavid (2) | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (12) |
| 2019–20 | Leon Draisaitl | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (11) |
| 2018–19 | Nikita Kucherov | Right-wing | Tampa Bay Lightning (2) |
| 2017–18 | Taylor Hall | Left-wing | New Jersey Devils |
| 2016–17 | Connor McDavid | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (10) |
| 2015–16 | Patrick Kane | Right-wing | Chicago Blackhawks (7) |
| 2014–15 | Carey Price | Goaltender | Montreal Canadiens (17) |
| 2013–14 | Sidney Crosby (2) | Centre | Pittsburgh Penguins (7) |
| 2012–13 | Alexander Ovechkin (3) | Right-wing | Washington Capitals (3) |
| 2011–12 | Evgeni Malkin | Centre | Pittsburgh Penguins (6) |
| 2010–11 | Corey Perry | Right-wing | Anaheim Ducks |
| 2009–10 | Henrik Sedin | Centre | Vancouver Canucks |
| 2008–09 | Alexander Ovechkin (2) | Left-wing | Washington Capitals (2) |
| 2007–08 | Alexander Ovechkin | Left-wing | Washington Capitals |
| 2006–07 | Sidney Crosby | Centre | Pittsburgh Penguins (5) |
| 2005–06 | Joe Thornton | Centre | Boston Bruins (13) / San Jose Sharks[a] |
| 2004–05 | Season cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout | ||
| 2003–04† | Martin St. Louis | Right-wing | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 2002–03 | Peter Forsberg | Centre | Colorado Avalanche (2) |
| 2001–02 | Jose Theodore | Goaltender | Montreal Canadiens (16) |
| 2000–01† | Joe Sakic | Centre | Colorado Avalanche |
| 1999–2000 | Chris Pronger | Defenceman | St. Louis Blues (2) |
| 1998–99 | Jaromir Jagr | Right-wing | Pittsburgh Penguins (4) |
| 1997–98 | Dominik Hasek (2) | Goaltender | Buffalo Sabres (2) |
| 1996–97 | Dominik Hasek | Goaltender | Buffalo Sabres |
| 1995–96 | Mario Lemieux (3) | Centre | Pittsburgh Penguins (3) |
| 1994–95 | Eric Lindros | Centre | Philadelphia Flyers (4) |
| 1993–94 | Sergei Fedorov | Centre | Detroit Red Wings (9) |
| 1992–93 | Mario Lemieux (2) | Centre | Pittsburgh Penguins (2) |
| 1991–92 | Mark Messier (2) | Centre | New York Rangers (4) |
| 1990–91 | Brett Hull | Right-wing | St. Louis Blues |
| 1989–90† | Mark Messier | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (9) |
| 1988–89 | Wayne Gretzky (9) | Centre | Los Angeles Kings |
| 1987–88 | Mario Lemieux | Centre | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1986–87† | Wayne Gretzky (8) | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (8) |
| 1985–86 | Wayne Gretzky (7) | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (7) |
| 1984–85† | Wayne Gretzky (6) | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (6) |
| 1983–84† | Wayne Gretzky (5) | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (5) |
| 1982–83 | Wayne Gretzky (4) | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (4) |
| 1981–82 | Wayne Gretzky (3) | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (3) |
| 1980–81 | Wayne Gretzky (2) | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (2) |
| 1979–80 | Wayne Gretzky | Centre | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1978–79 | Bryan Trottier | Centre | New York Islanders |
| 1977–78† | Guy Lafleur (2) | Right-wing | Montreal Canadiens (15) |
| 1976–77† | Guy Lafleur | Right-wing | Montreal Canadiens (14) |
| 1975–76 | Bobby Clarke (3) | Centre | Philadelphia Flyers (3) |
| 1974–75† | Bobby Clarke (2) | Centre | Philadelphia Flyers (2) |
| 1973–74 | Phil Esposito (2) | Centre | Boston Bruins (12) |
| 1972–73 | Bobby Clarke | Centre | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1971–72† | Bobby Orr (3) | Defenceman | Boston Bruins (11) |
| 1970–71 | Bobby Orr (2) | Defenceman | Boston Bruins (10) |
| 1969–70† | Bobby Orr | Defenceman | Boston Bruins (9) |
| 1968–69 | Phil Esposito | Centre | Boston Bruins (8) |
| 1967–68 | Stan Mikita (2) | Centre | Chicago Black Hawks (6) |
| 1966–67 | Stan Mikita | Centre | Chicago Black Hawks (5) |
| 1965–66 | Bobby Hull (2) | Left wing | Chicago Black Hawks (4) |
| 1964–65 | Bobby Hull | Left wing | Chicago Black Hawks (3) |
| 1963–64 | Jean Beliveau (2) | Centre | Montreal Canadiens (13) |
| 1962–63 | Gordie Howe (6) | Right wing | Detroit Red Wings (8) |
| 1961–62 | Jacques Plante | Goaltender | Montreal Canadiens (12) |
| 1960–61 | Bernie Geoffrion | Right wing | Montreal Canadiens (11) |
| 1959–60 | Gordie Howe (5) | Right wing | Detroit Red Wings (7) |
| 1958–59 | Andy Bathgate | Right wing | New York Rangers (3) |
| 1957–58 | Gordie Howe (4) | Right wing | Detroit Red Wings (6) |
| 1956–57 | Gordie Howe (3) | Right wing | Detroit Red Wings (5) |
| 1955–56† | Jean Beliveau | Centre | Montreal Canadiens (10) |
| 1954–55 | Ted Kennedy* | Centre | Toronto Maple Leafs (2) |
| 1953–54 | Al Rollins | Goaltender | Chicago Black Hawks (2) |
| 1952–53 | Gordie Howe (2) | Right wing | Detroit Red Wings (4) |
| 1951–52† | Gordie Howe | Right wing | Detroit Red Wings (3) |
| 1950–51 | Milt Schmidt | Centre | Boston Bruins (7) |
| 1949–50 | Chuck Rayner | Goaltender | New York Rangers (2) |
| 1948–49 | Sid Abel | Centre | Detroit Red Wings (2) |
| 1947–48 | Buddy O'Connor | Centre | New York Rangers |
| 1946–47 | Maurice Richard | Right wing | Montreal Canadiens (9) |
| 1945–46 | Max Bentley | Centre | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1944–45 | Elmer Lach | Centre | Montreal Canadiens (8) |
| 1943–44 | Babe Pratt | Defenceman | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1942–43 | Bill Cowley (2) | Centre | Boston Bruins (6) |
| 1941–42 | Tommy Anderson | Defenceman | Brooklyn Americans |
| 1940–41† | Bill Cowley | Centre | Boston Bruins (5) |
| 1939–40 | Ebbie Goodfellow | Defenceman | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1938–39 | Toe Blake | Left wing | Montreal Canadiens (7) |
| 1937–38 | Eddie Shore (4) | Defenceman | Boston Bruins (4) |
| 1936–37 | Babe Siebert | Defenceman | Montreal Canadiens (6) |
| 1935–36 | Eddie Shore (3) | Defenceman | Boston Bruins (3) |
| 1934–35 | Eddie Shore (2) | Defenceman | Boston Bruins (2) |
| 1933–34 | Aurele Joliat | Left wing | Montreal Canadiens (5) |
| 1932–33 | Eddie Shore | Defenceman | Boston Bruins |
| 1931–32 | Howie Morenz (3) | Centre | Montreal Canadiens (4) |
| 1930–31† | Howie Morenz (2) | Centre | Montreal Canadiens (3) |
| 1929–30 | Nels Stewart (2) | Centre | Montreal Maroons (2) |
| 1928–29 | Roy Worters | Goaltender | New York Americans |
| 1927–28 | Howie Morenz | Centre | Montreal Canadiens (2) |
| 1926–27 | Herb Gardiner | Defenceman | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1925–26† | Nels Stewart | Centre | Montreal Maroons |
| 1924–25 | Billy Burch | Centre | Hamilton Tigers |
| 1923–24 | Frank Nighbor | Centre | Ottawa Senators |
FAQ's on NHL Hart Trophy Winners
A. Wayne Gretzky won the Hart Memorial Trophy a record nine times during his 20-year NHL career, including eight in a row from 1980 to 1987.
A. Only seven different goaltenders have won the Hart Trophy eight times.
A. Ovechkin has been awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy three times (2008, 2009, 2013).
A. Connor McDavid has won the Hart Trophy 3 times in his career.
A. E. Shore won the Hart Trophy in 1937-38 at the age of 35.
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