Hart Memorial Trophy
{{Short description|Ice hockey award}}
{{Infobox sports award
| name = Hart Memorial Trophy
| image = Hhof hart.jpg
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| sport = Ice hockey
| competition =
| givenfor = Most Valuable Player to his team in regular season of the National Hockey League
| sponsor =
| first = 1924
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| last =
| firstwinner =
| mostwins = Wayne Gretzky (9)
| mostrecent = Nathan MacKinnon
Colorado Avalanche
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The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, is an annual award for the most valuable player to his team in the National Hockey League (NHL), voted by the members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. The original trophy was donated to the league in 1923 by David Hart, the father of Cecil Hart, the longtime head coach of the Montreal Canadiens. The Hart Trophy has been awarded 99 times to 61 different players since its beginnings in 1923–24.
History
File: FrankNighbor.jpg{{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}}]]
File:Elmer Lach with Hart Memorial Trophy.jpg 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. 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.{{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}} Gretzky and his Edmonton Oilers teammate Mark Messier are the only players to win the Hart Trophy with more than one team.{{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}} Eddie Shore and Herb Gardiner are the oldest winners of the award, each winning it at the age of 35.https://www.hockey-reference.com/hr-blog/2024/12/nhl-hart-memorial-trophy-winners-complete-list/
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.{{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 }}{{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 }}
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 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 Hasek being the only two-time winner at that position.
Voting
The voting is conducted at the end of the regular season by members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association, and each voter ranks their top five candidates on a 10-7-5-3-1 point(s) system.{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/jon_dolezar/news/2003/04/01/dolie_insider/ |title=Foppa shows the most Hart |archive-date=2007-12-05 |access-date=August 4, 2016 |date=April 20, 2003 |url-status=bot: unknown |last=Dolezar |first=Jon |magazine=Sports Illustrated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205164406/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/jon_dolezar/news/2003/04/01/dolie_insider/ }} Three finalists are named and the trophy is awarded at the NHL Awards ceremony after the playoffs.
The closest the voting for the Hart Trophy has ever come was in the 2001–02 season, when Jose Theodore and Jarome Iginla tied in the total voting. The tiebreaker for choosing the Hart Trophy winner in such a case is number of first-place votes: Theodore claimed it as he had 86 first-place votes to Iginla's 82.{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=24934|title=Hart Memorial Trophy|access-date=July 11, 2014|work=National Hockey League|archive-date=June 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626125854/http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=24934|url-status=live}}
Winners
File:Nels Stewart.jpg, first two-time winner]]
File:Bobby Clarke 1983.jpg, three-time winner]]
File:Wgretz edit2.jpg, record nine-time winner]]
File:Mario Lemieux 2001.jpg, three-time winner]]
File:Sergei Fedorov (2894208988).jpg, first European-trained Hart-winning player, one-time winner]]
File:Ovechkin reupload.jpg, three-time winner]]
File:SidneyCrosby.jpg, two-time winner]]
File:Joe Thornton 2016.jpg, the only player to switch clubs during his winning season, one-time winner]]
File:Connor McDavid 2-FEB-2022.jpg, three-time winner]]
class="wikitable" |
style="background-color:#CFECEC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:6em"| ^
|Denotes player who is still active in the NHL |
style="background-color:#FFFF99; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:6em"| *
|Denotes player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame |
style="background-color:#CCFF99; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:6em"| ~
|Denotes inactive player not yet eligible for Hockey Hall of Fame consideration |
style="background-color:#FFE6BD; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:6em"| {{dagger}}
|Denotes player whose team won the Stanley Cup that year |
Player (X)
|Denotes the number of times the player had won the Hart Trophy at that time |
Team (X)
|Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time |
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" summary="Season (sortable), Player (sortable), Position (sortable), Nationality (sortable) and Team (sortable)" |
scope="col"| Season
!scope="col"| Player !scope="col"| Position !scope="col"| Team |
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1923–24
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Frank|Nighbor}}* | Centre |
1924–25
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Billy|Burch}}* | Centre |
scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| 1925–26{{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Nels|Stewart}}* | Centre |
1926–27
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Herb|Gardiner}}* |
1927–28
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Howie|Morenz}}* | Centre | Montreal Canadiens (2) |
1928–29
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Roy|Worters}}* |
1929–30
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Nels|Stewart}}* (2) | Centre | Montreal Maroons (2) |
scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| 1930–31{{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Howie|Morenz}}* (2) | Centre | Montreal Canadiens (3) |
1931–32
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Howie|Morenz}}* (3) | Centre | Montreal Canadiens (4) |
1932–33
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Eddie|Shore}}* |
1933–34
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Aurele|Joliat|Aurèle Joliat}}* | Montreal Canadiens (5) |
1934–35
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Eddie|Shore}}* (2) | Boston Bruins (2) |
1935–36
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Eddie|Shore}}* (3) | Boston Bruins (3) |
1936–37
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Babe|Siebert}}* | Montreal Canadiens (6) |
1937–38
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Eddie|Shore}}* (4) | Boston Bruins (4) |
1938–39
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Toe|Blake}}* | Montreal Canadiens (7) |
1939–40
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Ebbie|Goodfellow}}* |
scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| 1940–41{{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bill|Cowley}}* | Centre | Boston Bruins (5) |
1941–42
| {{sortname|Tommy|Anderson|dab=ice hockey}} |
1942–43
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bill|Cowley}}* (2) | Centre | Boston Bruins (6) |
1943–44
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Babe|Pratt}}* |
1944–45
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Elmer|Lach}}* | Centre | Montreal Canadiens (8) |
1945–46
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Max|Bentley}}* | Centre |
1946–47
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Maurice|Richard}}* | Montreal Canadiens (9) |
1947–48
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Buddy|O'Connor}}* | Centre |
1948–49
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Sid|Abel}}* | Centre | Detroit Red Wings (2) |
1949–50
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Chuck|Rayner}}* | New York Rangers (2) |
1950–51
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Milt|Schmidt}}* | Centre | Boston Bruins (7) |
scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| 1951–52{{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Gordie|Howe}}* | Detroit Red Wings (3) |
1952–53
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Gordie|Howe}}* (2) | Detroit Red Wings (4) |
1953–54
| {{sortname|Al|Rollins}} | Chicago Black Hawks (2) |
1954–55
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Ted|Kennedy|dab=ice hockey}}* | Centre | Toronto Maple Leafs (2) |
scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| 1955–56{{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Jean|Beliveau|Jean Béliveau}}* | Centre | Montreal Canadiens (10) |
1956–57
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Gordie|Howe}}* (3) | Detroit Red Wings (5) |
1957–58
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Gordie|Howe}}* (4) | Detroit Red Wings (6) |
1958–59
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Andy|Bathgate}}* | New York Rangers (3) |
1959–60
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Gordie|Howe}}* (5) | Detroit Red Wings (7) |
1960–61
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bernie|Geoffrion}}* | Montreal Canadiens (11) |
1961–62
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Jacques|Plante}}* | Montreal Canadiens (12) |
1962–63
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Gordie|Howe}}* (6) | Detroit Red Wings (8) |
1963–64
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Jean|Beliveau|Jean Béliveau}}* (2) | Centre | Montreal Canadiens (13) |
1964–65
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bobby|Hull}}* | Chicago Black Hawks (3) |
1965–66
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bobby|Hull}}* (2) | Chicago Black Hawks (4) |
1966–67
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Stan|Mikita}}* | Centre | Chicago Black Hawks (5) |
1967–68
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Stan|Mikita}}* (2) | Centre | Chicago Black Hawks (6) |
1968–69
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Phil|Esposito}}* | Centre | Boston Bruins (8) |
scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| 1969–70{{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bobby|Orr}}* | Boston Bruins (9) |
1970–71
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bobby|Orr}}* (2) | Boston Bruins (10) |
scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| 1971–72{{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bobby|Orr}}* (3) | Boston Bruins (11) |
1972–73
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bobby|Clarke}}* | Centre |
1973–74
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Phil|Esposito}}* (2) | Centre | Boston Bruins (12) |
scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| 1974–75{{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bobby|Clarke}}* (2) | Centre | Philadelphia Flyers (2) |
1975–76
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bobby|Clarke}}* (3) | Centre | Philadelphia Flyers (3) |
scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| 1976–77{{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Guy|Lafleur}}* | Montreal Canadiens (14) |
scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| 1977–78{{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Guy|Lafleur}}* (2) | Montreal Canadiens (15) |
1978–79
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bryan|Trottier}}* | Centre |
1979–80
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Wayne|Gretzky}}* | Centre |
1980–81
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Wayne|Gretzky}}* (2) | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (2) |
1981–82
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Wayne|Gretzky}}* (3) | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (3) |
1982–83
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Wayne|Gretzky}}* (4) | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (4) |
scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| 1983–84{{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Wayne|Gretzky}}* (5) | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (5) |
scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| 1984–85{{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Wayne|Gretzky}}* (6) | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (6) |
1985–86
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Wayne|Gretzky}}* (7) | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (7) |
scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| 1986–87{{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Wayne|Gretzky}}* (8) | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (8) |
1987–88
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Mario|Lemieux}}* | Centre |
1988–89
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Wayne|Gretzky}}* (9) | Centre |
scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| 1989–90{{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Mark|Messier}}* | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (9) |
1990–91
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Brett|Hull}}* |
1991–92
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Mark|Messier}}* (2) | Centre | New York Rangers (4) |
1992–93
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Mario|Lemieux}}* (2) | Centre | Pittsburgh Penguins (2) |
1993–94
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Sergei|Fedorov}}* | Centre | Detroit Red Wings (9) |
1994–95
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Eric|Lindros}}* | Centre | Philadelphia Flyers (4) |
1995–96
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Mario|Lemieux}}* (3) | Centre | Pittsburgh Penguins (3) |
1996–97
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Dominik|Hasek|Dominik Hašek}}* |
1997–98
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Dominik|Hasek|Dominik Hašek}}* (2) | Buffalo Sabres (2) |
1998–99
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFF99"| {{sortname|Jaromir|Jagr}}~ | Pittsburgh Penguins (4) |
1999–2000
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Chris|Pronger}}* | St. Louis Blues (2) |
scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| 2000–01{{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Joe|Sakic}}* | Centre |
2001–02
| {{sortname|Jose|Theodore}} | Montreal Canadiens (16) |
2002–03
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Peter|Forsberg}}* | Centre | Colorado Avalanche (2) |
scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| 2003–04{{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Martin|St. Louis}}* |
2004–05
| colspan=4 align="center" |Season cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout |
2005–06
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFF99"| {{sortname|Joe|Thornton}}~ | Centre | Boston Bruins (13) / San Jose Sharks{{efn|The 2005–06 winner, Joe Thornton, was traded from the Boston Bruins to the San Jose Sharks mid-season. To date, he is the only winner to have played for multiple teams during his winning season.}} |
2006–07
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Sidney|Crosby}}^ | Centre | Pittsburgh Penguins (5) |
2007–08
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Alexander|Ovechkin}}^ |
2008–09
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Alexander|Ovechkin}}^ (2) | Washington Capitals (2) |
2009–10
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Henrik|Sedin}}* | Centre |
2010–11
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Corey|Perry}}^ |
2011–12
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Evgeni|Malkin}}^ | Centre | Pittsburgh Penguins (6) |
2012–13
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Alexander|Ovechkin}}^ (3) | Washington Capitals (3) |
2013–14
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Sidney|Crosby}}^ (2) | Centre | Pittsburgh Penguins (7) |
2014–15
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFF99;| {{sortname|Carey|Price}}~ | Montreal Canadiens (17) |
2015–16
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Patrick|Kane}}^ | Chicago Blackhawks (7) |
2016–17
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Connor|McDavid}}^ | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (10) |
2017–18
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Taylor|Hall}}^ |
2018–19
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Nikita|Kucherov}}^ | Tampa Bay Lightning (2) |
2019–20
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Leon|Draisaitl}}^ | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (11) |
2020–21
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Connor|McDavid}}^ (2) | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (12) |
2021–22
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Auston|Matthews}}^ | Centre | Toronto Maple Leafs (3) |
2022–23
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Connor|McDavid}}^ (3) | Centre | Edmonton Oilers (13) |
2023–24
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Nathan|MacKinnon}}^ | Centre | Colorado Avalanche (3) |
See also
Notes
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References
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- {{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=24934|title=Hart Memorial Trophy|work=National Hockey League|access-date=July 11, 2014|archive-date=June 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626125854/http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=24934|url-status=live}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.hhof.com/htmlSilverware/silver_splashhart.shtml|title=Legends of Hockey - NHL Trophies - Hart Memorial Trophy|author=Hockey Hall of Fame|author-link=Hockey Hall of Fame|work=Legends of Hockey|access-date=July 11, 2014|archive-date=February 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216112306/http://www.hhof.com/htmlSilverware/silver_splashhart.shtml|url-status=dead}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/awards/hart.html|title=NHL Hart Memorial Trophy Winners|publisher=Hockey Reference|access-date=July 12, 2014|archive-date=February 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212143435/https://www.hockey-reference.com/awards/hart.html|url-status=live}}
- {{cite book|editor1-last=Hollander|editor1-first=Zander|editor2-first=Hal|editor2-last=Bock|title=The Complete Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey|year=1970|publisher=Prentice-Hall Inc. |isbn=0-13-159905-4}}
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