Winners of the NHL's Hart Trophy, awarded annually to the player deemed most valuable to his team:

2015 -- Carey Price, Montreal

2014 -- Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh

2013 -- Alex Ovechkin, Washington

2012 -- Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh

2011 -- Corey Perry, Anaheim

2010 -- Henrik Sedin, Vancouver

2009 -- Alex Ovechkin, Washington

2008 -- Alex Ovechkin, Washington

2007 -- Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh

2006 -- Joe Thornton, San Jose

2005 -- Lockout

2004 -- Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay

2003 -- Peter Forsberg, Colorado

2002 -- Jose Theodore, Montreal

2001 -- Joe Sakic, Colorado

2000 -- Chris Pronger, St. Louis

1999 -- Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh

1998 -- Dominik Hasek, Buffalo

1997 -- Dominik Hasek, Buffalo

1996 -- Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh

1995 -- Eric Lindros, Philadelphia

1994 -- Sergei Fedorov, Detroit

1993 -- Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh

1992 -- Mark Messier, N.Y. Rangers

1991 -- Brett Hull, St. Louis

1990 -- Mark Messier, Edmonton

1989 -- Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles

1988 -- Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh

1987 -- Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton

1986 -- Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton

1985 -- Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton

1984 -- Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton

1983 -- Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton

1982 -- Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton

1981 -- Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton

1980 -- Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton

1979 -- Bryan Trottier, N.Y. Islanders

1978 -- Guy Lafleur, Montreal

1977 -- Guy Lafleur, Montreal

1976 -- Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia

1975 -- Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia

1974 -- Phil Esposito, Boston

1973 -- Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia

1972 -- Bobby Orr, Boston

1971 -- Bobby Orr, Boston

1970 -- Bobby Orr, Boston

1969 -- Phil Esposito, Boston

1968 -- Stan Mikita, Chicago

1967 -- Stan Mikita, Chicago

1966 -- Bobby Hull, Chicago

1965 -- Bobby Hull, Chicago

1964 -- Jean Beliveau, Montreal

1963 -- Gordie Howe, Detroit

1962 -- Jacques Plante, Montreal

1961 -- Bernie Geoffrion, Montreal

1960 -- Gordie Howe, Detroit

1959 -- Andy Bathgate, N.Y. Rangers

1958 -- Gordie Howe, Detroit

1957 -- Gordie Howe, Detroit

1956 -- Jean Beliveau, Montreal

1955 -- Ted Kennedy, Toronto

1954 -- Al Rollins, Chicago

1953 -- Gordie Howe, Detroit

1952 -- Gordie Howe, Detroit

1951 -- Milt Schmidt, Boston

1950 -- Charlie Rayner, N.Y. Rangers

1949 -- Sid Abel, Detroit

1948 -- Buddy O'Connor, N.Y. Rangers

1947 -- Maurice Richard, Montreal

1946 -- Max Bentley, Chicago

1945 -- Elmer Lach, Montreal

1944 -- Babe Pratt, Toronto

1943 -- Bill Cowley, Boston

1942 -- Tom Anderson, N.Y. Americans

1941 -- Bill Cowley, Boston

1940 -- Ebbie Goodfellow, Detroit

1939 -- Toe Blake, Montreal

1938 -- Eddie Shore, Boston

1937 -- Babe Siebert, Montreal

1936 -- Eddie Shore, Boston

1935 -- Eddie Shore, Boston

1934 -- Aurel Joliat, Montreal

1933 -- Eddie Shore, Boston

1932 -- Howie Morenz, Montreal

1931 -- Howie Morenz, Montreal

1930 -- Nels Stewart, Mtl. Maroons

1929 -- Roy Worters, N.Y. Americans

1928 -- Howie Morenz, Montreal

1927 -- Herb Gardiner, Montreal

1926 -- Nels Stewart, Mtl. Maroons

1925 -- Billy Burch, Hamilton

1924 -- Frank Nighbor, Ottawa