The Hart Memorial Trophy is presented annually to the most valuable ice hockey player in the National Hockey League during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.
Presentation of the trophy originated in 1923 when it was donated by Dr. David Hart to the National Hockey League. Dr. Hart was the father of Cecil Hart, a former coach and manager of the Montreal Canadiens hockey team.
The Hart Memorial Trophy was presented by the National Hockey League in 1960 after the original HartTrophy was retired to the Hockey Hall of Fame.
The original HartTrophy was donated to the NHL in 1923 by Dr. David A. Hart, father of Cecil Hart, former manager-coach of the Montreal Canadiens.
Joe Sakic captured his first HartTrophy as the NHL's MVP after becoming just the fourth player in NHL history to lead his club to the the Stanley Cup championship and capture the HartTrophy in the same season.
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 hockey club.
The HartTrophy was first awarded at the conclusion of the 1923-24 NHL season.
When the original "HartTrophy" was retired in the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1960, the NHL began presenting the Hart Memorial Trophy in its place.
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