Hart Trophy - Nicklas Lidstrom

Lore & Background

The trophy was first awarded at the conclusion of the 1953–54 NHL season. Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins won the award for a record eight consecutive seasons (1968–75). Doug Harvey and Nicklas Lidstrom won the award seven times, and Ray Bourque won it five times. The Boston Bruins have had the most Norris Trophy winners with 14; the Montreal Canadiens have had the second most with 12.

Reader's Guide

Members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association vote at the end of the regular season, and each individual voter ranks their top five candidates on a 10–7–5–3–1 point(s) system. Three finalists are named and the trophy is awarded at the NHL awards ceremony after the conclusion of the playoffs.

Did You Know?

• Only two players have won both the Norris and Hart Memorial Trophy in the same season: Bobby Orr (1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72) and Chris Pronger (1999–2000).
• As of 2025, no defenseman has won the Hart Trophy without also winning the Norris Trophy since the latter was introduced.
• Six defensemen won the Hart Trophy before the Norris Trophy's establishment: Herb Gardiner, Eddie Shore (four times), Albert 'Babe' Siebert, Ebbie Goodfellow, Tommy Anderson and Babe Pratt.
• Save for Randy Carlyle and P. K. Subban, every Norris winner eligible to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame has been.