NHL MVPs

NHL MVPs

Established

1924

Sport

First Winner

Frank Nighbor

NHL MVPs

About

Annual award for the player deemed the most valuable to his team that is part of the National Hockey League. The awarded trophy is called the Hart Memorial Trophy.

Trivia

The winner of the honor is determined by members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association via a vote.

#13 award

NHL MVPs Winners

Connor McDavid

Connor McDavid, 27

2017

1

Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky, 63

1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989

2

Sidney Crosby

Sidney Crosby, 36

2007, 2014

3

Alex Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin, 38

2008, 2009, 2013

4

Patrick Kane

Patrick Kane, 35

2016

5

Carey Price

Carey Price, 36

2015

6

Leon Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl, 28

2020

7

Gordie Howe

Gordie Howe (1928-2016)

1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1963

8

Mario Lemieux

Mario Lemieux, 58

1988, 1993, 1996

9

Bobby Orr

Bobby Orr, 76

1970, 1971, 1972

10

Jaromir Jagr

Jaromir Jagr, 52

1999

11

Nikita Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov, 30

2019

12

Evgeni Malkin

Evgeni Malkin, 37

2012

13

Taylor Hall

Taylor Hall, 32

2018

14

Eric Lindros

Eric Lindros, 51

1995

15

Guy Lafleur

Guy Lafleur (1951-2022)

1977, 1978

16

Corey Perry

Corey Perry, 38

2011

17

Mark Messier

Mark Messier, 63

1990, 1992

18

Bobby Hull

Bobby Hull (1939-2023)

1965, 1966

19

Maurice Richard

Maurice Richard (1921-2000)

1947

20

Brett Hull

Brett Hull, 59

1991

21

Bobby Clarke

Bobby Clarke, 74

1973, 1975, 1976

22

Joe Sakic

Joe Sakic, 54

2001

23

Joe Thornton

Joe Thornton, 44

2006

24

Peter Forsberg

Peter Forsberg, 50

2003

25

Phil Esposito

Phil Esposito, 82

1969

26

Henrik Sedin

Henrik Sedin, 43

2010

27

Martin St. Louis

Martin St. Louis, 48

2004

28

Jean Beliveau

Jean Beliveau (1931-2014)

1956, 1964

29

Ted Kennedy

Ted Kennedy (1925-2009)

1955

30

Andy Bathgate

Andy Bathgate (1932-2016)

1959

31

Stan Mikita

Stan Mikita (1940-2018)

1967, 1968

32

Chris Pronger

Chris Pronger, 49

2000

33

Sergei Fedorov

Sergei Fedorov, 54

1994

34

Eddie Shore

Eddie Shore (1902-1985)

1933, 1935, 1936, 1938

35

Bryan Trottier

Bryan Trottier, 67

1979

36

Dominik Hasek

Dominik Hasek, 59

1997, 1998

37

Jacques Plante

Jacques Plante (1929-1986)

1962

38

Jose Theodore

Jose Theodore, 47

2002

39

Sid Abel

Sid Abel (1918-2000)

1949

40

Bernie Geoffrion

Bernie Geoffrion (1931-2006)

1961

41

Roy Worters

Roy Worters (1900-1957)

1929

42

Chuck Rayner

Chuck Rayner (1920-2002)

1950

43

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