Jets’ Connor Hellebuyck Deserves to Be a Hart Trophy Finalist Declan Schroeder | January 16, 2025 Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is having an outstanding season and is deservedly right in the thick of the Hart Memorial Trophy race. Could he be the first netminder to…
Maple Leafs’ Marner Deserving of Hart Trophy Consideration Rupert McDonald | December 28, 2024 So much for all the doubts questioning whether or not Mitch Marner could thrive under head coach Craig Berube. Many thought the hard-nosed style of Berube wouldn’t mesh with Marner,…
Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl Should Be Hart Trophy Favourite Brian Swane | December 22, 2024 Edmonton Oilers forwards Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid were mic’d up when the latter recorded his 1,000th career point, in Edmonton’s win over the Nashville Predators at Rogers Place on…
Devils’ Jack Hughes Should Be a Hart Trophy Favorite This Season Donnah Campbell | September 6, 2024 Since being drafted first overall in 2019, Jack Hughes has made an undeniable impact on the New Jersey Devils. Whether he’s breaking the franchise record for most points in a…
Avalanche’s MacKinnon Aims to Avoid Team’s Hart Trophy Slump Kerry Collins | June 30, 2024 After leading the Colorado Avalanche to their third Stanley Cup in 2022, Nathan MacKinnon became the team’s third winner of the Hart Memorial Trophy in 2024. The 28-year-old forward took…
Nathan MacKinnon Deserves to Win First Hart Trophy Stefano Rubino | May 9, 2024 This season has been one of the most exciting to watch, with many prominent trophy races being hotly contested, including the Presidents’ Trophy coming down to the last week of…
Auston Matthews’ Ted Lindsay Nomination Outweighs Hart Trophy Snub Corey Abbott | May 9, 2024 Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs did not make the cut for the Hart Memorial Trophy on Tuesday (May 7) but was named a finalist for the Ted Lindsay…
Kucherov, MacKinnon and McDavid Named Hart Trophy Finalists Harrison Smajovits | May 7, 2024 The NHL has revealed the finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy, awarded to the league’s most valuable player. It’s the three we have talked about nearly the entire season: Nikita…
Rangers’ Panarin Not Getting Enough Hart Trophy Consideration Lucas Standel | April 10, 2024 The Hart Trophy is awarded to the player considered most valuable to his team as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association at the end of each season. In…
Connor McDavid Making Strong Case to Win 4th Hart Trophy Dale Bochon | March 23, 2024 It’s been a crazy ride in the 2023-24 NHL regular season for Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers. Both have emerged from early-season setbacks and are looking stronger and stronger…
The 4 Hart Trophy Frontrunners Making Good Cases for the Award Mike Fink | February 25, 2024 The 2023-24 season has put together one of the most exciting Hart Trophy races in recent memory and possibly of all time. Usually, there is a clear favorite or it’s…
One for the Ages: Taylor Hall’s 2017-18 MVP Season Neil Villapiano | August 19, 2023 On June 29, 2016, New Jersey Devils then-general manager Ray Shero made one of the big trades during that summer by acquiring former No. 1 overall pick Taylor Hall from…