Hockey Trivia 26 – You Gotta Have Hart
The Hart Memorial Trophy is handed out each NHL hockey season to the league’s Most Valuable Player. Test and expand your knowledge of Hart Trophy Trivia.
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The Hart Memorial Trophy has been handed out to the National Hockey League’s Most Valuable Player since 1924. The trophy was donated to the NHL by Doctor David Hart, who was the father of Cecil Hart, former coach and general manager of the Montreal Canadiens.
Test and expand your hockey trivia knowledge with these following questions regarding the Hart Memorial Trophy.
Q. What Philadelphia Flyers player won the Hart in 1994-95?
A. Eric Lindros won the Hart Trophy in 1995. Lindros tied Jaromir Jagr of the Pittsburgh Penguins for most points during the shortened 1994-95 NHL season. Lindros and Jagr both had 70 points, five more than Alexei Zhamnov of the Winnipeg Jets. Jagr was awarded the Art Ross Trophy because he had more goals.
Q. Who is the only NHL goalie to win consecutive Hart Trophies?
A. Dominik Hasek of the Buffalo Sabres won the Hart Trophy in 1996-97 and 1997-98. Hasek and Jose Theodore are the only goalies to win the Hart since Jacques Plante won it in 1962.
Q. Other than Wayne Gretzky, who was the only player to win the Hart Trophy during the 1980’s?
A. Mario Lemieux won the Hart in 1988 while playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Gretzky won the previous eight as a member of the Edmonton Oilers and won again the year following Lemieux as a member of the Los Angeles Kings.
Q. Who was the first player to win the Hart Trophy when it was introduced in 1924?
A. Frank Nighbor of the Ottawa Senators won the first ever Hart Trophy. Nighbor was also the first ever recipient of the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy when it was introduced the following year.
Can’t get enough hockey trivia? Check out these previous articles in the series:
Hockey Trivia Twenty-five – Steve Yzerman
Hockey Trivia Twenty-four – The Last Post
Hockey Trivia Twenty-three – The OHL’s Kingston Frontenacs
Hockey Trivia Twenty-two – The Keystone State
Hockey Trivia Twenty-one – NHL Original Arenas (Small Version)
Hockey Trivia Twenty – Al Arbour Hockey Hall of Fame Coach
Hockey Trivia Nineteen – NHL Longevity
Hockey Trivia Eighteen – NHL Easy Pickins
