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Hart Memorial Trophy
MVP of Regular Season / 101 seasons awarded
Description: First awarded in 1923-24, the Hart Memorial Trophy is presented annually “to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team.” Voting: Members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association submit ballots for the Hart Memorial Trophy at the conclusion of the regular season, with the top three vote-getters designated as finalists. History: The Hart Memorial Trophy was presented by the NHL in 1960 after the original Hart Trophy was retired to the Hockey Hall of Fame. The original Hart Trophy was donated to the League in 1924 by Dr. David A. Hart, father of Cecil Hart, former manager-coach of the Montreal Canadiens. 2024-25 Winner: Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck won the 2024-25 Hart Memorial Trophy. The first goaltender voted a finalist since Igor Shesterkin in 2021-22 (3rd w/ NYR), Hellebuyck became the fourth netminder in the expansion era (since 1967-68) to win the award, following Dominik Hasek (1996-97 and 1997-98 w/ BUF), Jose Theodore (2001-02 w/ MTL) and Carey Price (2014-15 w/ MTL). Hellebuyck was a top-five selection on 183 of 191 ballots and received 81 first-place votes in collecting 1,346 points to win a tight race with Edmonton Oilers center Leon Draisaitl, who earned 53 first-place votes and 1,209 points. In a razor-thin margin separating third and fourth place, Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov edged Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, 973-972. Hellebuyck (47-12-3, 2.00 GAA, .925 SV%, 8 SO) led the NHL with 47 victories and captured the William M. Jennings Trophy to lift the Jets (56-22-4, 116 points) to franchise records for wins and points in a season as well as their first Presidents’ Trophy. Only two netminders in League history have recorded more wins in a single campaign: Martin Brodeur in 2006-07 (48 w/ NJD) and Braden Holtby in 2015-16 (48 w/ WSH). Hellebuyck’s nine-win edge over No. 2-ranked Andrei Vasilevskiy (38-20-5 w/ TBL) also represented the largest gap between the NHL’s top-two winningest goaltenders since 1990-91, when No. 1 Ed Belfour (43-19-7 w/ CHI) finished 12 ahead of No. 2 Mike Vernon (31-19-3 w/ CGY). Hellebuyck, who yielded two or fewer goals in 40 of his 63 total appearances (63.5%), additionally placed among the League leaders (minimum: 25 GP) in goals-against average (1st; 2.00), shutouts (1st; 8), save percentage (2nd; .925), games started (2nd; 62), saves (4th; 1,539) and high-danger save percentage (4th; .845).
Source
NHL records archive, ingested in Phase 18. Winner, runner-up and finalist rows link to surfaced Forensic Hockey player, goalie or team pages when the recipient resolves inside the accepted era.