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| Recipients | ||
| Year | Player | Team |
| 2010 | Henrik Sedin | Vancouver Canucks |
| 2009 | Alex Ovechkin | Washington Capitals |
| 2008 | Alex Ovechkin | Washington Capitals |
| 2007 | Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2006 | Joe Thornton | San Jose Sharks |
| 2005 | STRIKE | -------- |
| 2004 | Martin St. Louis | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 2003 | Peter Forsberg | Colorado Avalanche |
| 2002 | Jose Theodore | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2001 | Joe Sakic | Colorado Avalanche |
| 2000 | Chris Pronger | St. Louis Blues |
| 1999 | Jaromir Jagr | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1998 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo Sabres |
| 1997 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo Sabres |
| 1996 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1995 | Eric Lindros | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1994 | Sergei Fedorov | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1993 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1992 | Mark Messier | New York Rangers |
| 1991 | Brett Hull | St. Louis Blues |
| 1990 | Mark Messier | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1989 | Wayne Gretzky | Los Angeles Kings |
| 1988 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1987 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1986 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1985 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1984 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1983 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1982 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1981 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1980 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1979 | Bryan Trottier | New York Islanders |
| 1978 | Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1977 | Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1976 | Bobby Clarke | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1975 | Bobby Clarke | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1974 | Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins |
| 1973 | Bobby Clarke | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1972 | Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins |
| 1971 | Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins |
| 1970 | Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins |
| 1969 | Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins |
| 1968 | Stan Mikita | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1967 | Stan Mikita | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1966 | Bobby Hull | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1965 | Bobby Hull | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1964 | Jean Beliveau | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1963 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1962 | Jacques Plante | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1961 | Bernie Geoffrion | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1960 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1959 | Andy Bathgate | New York Rangers |
| 1958 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1957 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1956 | Jean Beliveau | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1955 | Ted Kennedy | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1954 | Al Rollins | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1953 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1952 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1951 | Milt Schmidt | Boston Bruins |
| 1950 | Charlie Rayner | New York Rangers |
| 1949 | Sid Abel | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1948 | Buddy O'Connor | New York Rangers |
| 1947 | Maurice Richard | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1946 | Max Bentley | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1945 | Elmer Lach | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1944 | Babe Pratt | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1943 | Bill Cowley | Boston Bruins |
| 1942 | Tom Anderson | Brooklyn Americans |
| 1941 | Bill Cowley | Boston Bruins |
| 1940 | Eddie Goodfellow | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1939 | Toe Blake | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1938 | Eddie Shore | Boston Bruins |
| 1937 | Babe Siebert | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1936 | Eddie Shore | Boston Bruins |
| 1935 | Eddie Shore | Boston Bruins |
| 1934 | Aurel Joliat | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1933 | Eddie Shore | Boston Bruins |
| 1932 | Howie Morenz | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1931 | Howie Morenz | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1930 | Nels Stewart | Montreal Maroons |
| 1929 | Roy Worters | New York Americans |
| 1928 | Howie Morenz | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1927 | Herb Gardiner | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1926 | Nels Stewart | Montreal Maroons |
| 1925 | Billy Burch | Hamilton Tigers |
| 1924 | Frank Nighbor | Ottawa Senators |
Hart Trophy Winners
Most valuable player regular season. Presented to the most valuable player in the National Hockey League during the regular season.
