Editing Hart Memorial Trophy (section)

==History==
[[File: FrankNighbor.jpg|175px|thumb|left|The first winner of the original trophy, [[Frank Nighbor]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hhof.com/htmlSilverware/silver_splashhart.shtml|website=Official website of Hockey Hall of Fame|title=Hart Memorial Trophy|access-date=15 February 2018}}</ref>]]
[[File:Elmer Lach with Hart Memorial Trophy.jpg|right|thumb|[[Elmer Lach]] with the original trophy in 1945]]
The Hart Memorial Trophy is named in honour of Canadian Dr. David Hart. Dr. Hart, who donated the original trophy to the NHL, was the father of [[Cecil Hart]], a former coach and general manager of the [[Montreal Canadiens]]. The trophy was first awarded at the conclusion of the [[1923–24 NHL season]] to [[Frank Nighbor]] of the [[Ottawa Senators (original)|Ottawa Senators]]. The original ''Hart Trophy'' was retired to the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1960, and the NHL began presenting a new trophy, which was dubbed the ''Hart Memorial Trophy'' in its place.{{sfn|Hollander|Bock|1970|p=311}}

[[Wayne Gretzky]] won the award a record nine times during his career, eight consecutively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=384579|title=99 Reasons Why Wayne Gretzky is "The Great One"|access-date=January 1, 2012|work=[[National Hockey League]]|archive-date=January 8, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108042014/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=384579|url-status=live}}</ref> Gretzky and his [[Edmonton Oilers]] teammate [[Mark Messier]] are the only players to win the Hart Trophy with more than one team.<ref name="Hart_hist">{{cite web|url=https://www.hhof.com/thecollection/hartmemorialtrophy.html|title=Hart Memorial Trophy|publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame|website=HHOF.com|accessdate=June 17, 2024}}</ref>

There have been two unanimous MVP wins, both with the Edmonton Oilers: Wayne Gretzky for the [[1981–82 NHL season]] and [[Connor McDavid]] during the [[2020–21 NHL season]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=McDavid of Oilers wins Hart Trophy as NHL most valuable player |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-wins-hart-trophy-nhl-mvp-award/c-325520532 |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=NHL.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407012910/https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-wins-hart-trophy-nhl-mvp-award/c-325520532 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-30 |title=Connor McDavid is the second unanimous winner of the NHL's MVP award in league history. It's a very rare accomplishment in sports. |url=https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2021/06/30/connor-mcdavid-is-the-second-unanimous-winner-of-the-nhls-mvp-award-in-league-history-its-a-very-rare-accomplishment-in-sports/ |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=RMNB |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503011626/https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2021/06/30/connor-mcdavid-is-the-second-unanimous-winner-of-the-nhls-mvp-award-in-league-history-its-a-very-rare-accomplishment-in-sports/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

Players from the [[Montreal Canadiens]] have won the award seventeen times; players from the [[Boston Bruins]] and [[Edmonton Oilers]] are second with thirteen winners. [[Joe Thornton]] became the only Hart Trophy winner to have switched clubs during his winning campaign during the [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06 season]], having played for both the Bruins and [[San Jose Sharks]] that year. The defenseman with the most trophy victories is [[Eddie Shore]], who won four times with Boston. By contrast, it is rare for a goaltender to win the award; only seven different goaltenders have won the Hart Trophy, eight times, with [[Buffalo Sabres]] goaltender [[Dominik Hašek|Dominik Hasek]] being the only two-time winner at that position.<ref name="Hart_hist"/>