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Roy Worters
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1969
Born (1900-10-19)October 19, 1900
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died November 7, 1957(1957-11-07) (aged 57)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for New York Americans
Montreal Canadiens
Pittsburgh Pirates
Playing career 1925–1937

Roy "Shrimp" Worters[1] (October 19, 1900 – November 7, 1957) was a Canadian professional Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Canadiens and New York Americans, and was notable for recording 66 shutouts in his career and being, at 5'3" tall, the shortest player ever to play in the NHL.

Playing career

Before his NHL career, Worters spent several years in amateur and senior leagues, spending the 1923–24 and 1924–25 seasons as the star netminder for the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets of the United States Amateur Hockey Association, leading the Yellow Jackets to championships both seasons. Bolstered by the success, the expansion Pittsburgh Pirates joined the NHL the following season, with Worters in goal and substantially the same lineup as the Yellow Jackets. Shrimp proved an iron man, playing three seasons for the Pirates and in virtually all of their games, showing great skill while backstopping a weak defensive team; in the Pirates' first season, Worters stopped 70 of 73 shots (setting a then-NHL record) in a 3–1 loss to the Americans.

Worters refused to sign with the Pirates for the 1927–28 season, and was suspended briefly before being traded to the Americans, for whom he would spend the rest of his career (save for a single game on loan to the Canadiens in 1930). His first season with the Americans saw Worters becoming the first goaltender to win the Hart Memorial Trophy with a minuscule 1.15 goals against average as he led the Americans to second place in the Canadian Division, after the team finishing in last place the year before.

During his time with the New York Americans he had a corps of large defenceman to guard him, such as Lionel Conacher - who grew up in the same Toronto neighbourhood as Worters - Bullet Joe Simpson and "Red" Dutton. However, the perennially-weak Americans would make the playoffs only once more during Worters' career, although he would win the Vezina Trophy in 1930–31 as the league's best goaltender. During the ensuing contract negotiations following the season, Worters signed for $8,500 per season, an unprecedented sum for a goalie. He became the first goalie in NHL history to record back to back shutouts in his first two games for a new team.

While with the Americans, he was named team captain for the 1932–33 season.

In 1937, Worters needed hernia surgery and retired following the season. Roy Worters died of throat cancer on November 7, 1957. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969.

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA
1918-19 Parkdale Canoe Club OHA-Jr. 8 7 1 0 480 22 0 2.75
1919-20 Toronto Canoe Club OHA-Jr. 3 3 0 0 180 14 0 4.67
1920-21 Porcupine Gold Miners GBHL 10 7 2 1 630 27 0 2.57
1923-24 Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets USAHA 20 15 5 0 1225 25 7 1.23
1924-25 Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets USAHA 39 25 10 4 1895 34 17 0.81
1925-26 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL 35 18 16 1 2145 68 7 1.90
1926-27 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL 44 15 26 3 2711 108 4 2.39
1927-28 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL 44 19 17 8 2740 76 10 1.66
1928-29 New York Americans NHL 38 16 12 10 2390 46 13 1.15
1929-30 New York Americans NHL 36 11 21 4 2270 135 2 3.57
1929-30 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1 1 0 0 60 2 0 2.00
1930-31 New York Americans NHL 44 18 16 10 2760 74 8 1.61
1931-32 New York Americans NHL 40 12 20 8 2459 110 5 2.68
1932-33 New York Americans NHL 47 15 22 10 2970 116 5 2.34
1932-33 Quebec Castors Can-Am 1 0 1 0 60 3 0 3.00
1933-34 New York Americans NHL 36 12 13 10 2240 75 4 2.01
1934-35 New York Americans NHL 48 12 27 9 3000 142 3 2.84
1935-36 New York Americans NHL 48 16 25 7 3000 122 3 2.44
1936-37 New York Americans NHL 23 6 14 3 1430 69 2 2.90
NHL totals 484 171 229 83 30,175 1143 66 2.27

Playoffs

Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA
1918-19 Parkdale Canoe Club OHA-Jr. 2 1 1 0 120 6 0 3.00
1919-20 Toronto Canoe Club OHA-Jr. 7 7 0 0 420 25 0 3.57
1920-21 Porcupine Gold Miners GBHL 2 0 2 0 120 10 0 5.00
1923-24 Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets USAHA 13 9 3 1 840 12 5 0.86
1924-25 Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets USAHA 8 6 1 1 400 8 1 1.20
1925-26 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL 2 0 1 1 120 6 0 3.00
1927-28 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL 2 1 1 0 120 6 0 3.00
1928-29 New York Americans NHL 2 0 1 1 150 1 1 0.40
1935-36 New York Americans NHL 5 2 3 0 300 11 2 2.20
NHL totals 11 3 6 2 690 24 3 2.09

References

  1. ^ "Rayner Named MVP in NHL". The Pittsburgh Press. 1950-05-09. p. 35. Retrieved 2011-12-27. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Winner of the Hart Trophy
1929 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the Vezina Trophy
1931 		Succeeded by
Hart Memorial Trophy
SportIce hockey
Awarded forMost Valuable Player to his team in regular season of the National Hockey League
History
First award1924
Most winsWayne Gretzky (9)
Most recentNathan MacKinnon
Colorado Avalanche

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

The first winner of the original trophy, Frank Nighbor[1]
Elmer Lach 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 original 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.[2]

Wayne Gretzky won the award a record nine times during his career, eight consecutively.[3] Gretzky and his Edmonton Oilers teammate Mark Messier are the only players to win the Hart Trophy with more than one team.[4]

There have been two unanimous MVP wins; Wayne Gretzky during the 1981–1982 NHL season and Connor McDavid during the 2020–2021 NHL season.[5][6]

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 has four. By contrast, it is rare for a goaltender to win the award, which has happened only eight times in its history by 7 different goaltenders; Buffalo Sabres goaltender Dominik Hasek is the only two-time winner.[4]

Voting

The voting is conducted at the end of the regular season by members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association, and each individual voter ranks their top five candidates on a 10-7-5-3-1 point(s) system.[7] Three finalists are named and the trophy is awarded at the NHL Awards ceremony after the playoffs.[8]

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.[8]

Winners

Nels Stewart, two-time winner
Bobby Clarke, three-time winner
Wayne Gretzky, record nine-time winner
Mario Lemieux, three-time winner
Sergei Fedorov, first European trained player to win it, one-time winner
Alexander Ovechkin, three-time winner
Sidney Crosby, two-time winner
Joe Thornton, the only player to switch clubs during his winning season, one-time winner
Connor McDavid, three-time winner
^ Denotes player who is still active in the NHL
* Denotes player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
~ Denotes inactive player not yet eligible for Hockey Hall of Fame consideration
† 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
Season Player Position Team
1923–24 Frank Nighbor* Centre Ottawa Senators
1924–25 Billy Burch* Centre Hamilton Tigers
1925–26† Nels Stewart* Centre Montreal Maroons
1926–27 Herb Gardiner* Defenceman Montreal Canadiens
1927–28 Howie Morenz* Centre Montreal Canadiens (2)
1928–29 Roy Worters* Goaltender New York Americans
1929–30 Nels Stewart* (2) Centre Montreal Maroons (2)
1930–31† Howie Morenz* (2) Centre Montreal Canadiens (3)
1931–32 Howie Morenz* (3) Centre Montreal Canadiens (4)
1932–33 Eddie Shore* Defenceman Boston Bruins
1933–34 Aurele Joliat* Left wing Montreal Canadiens (5)
1934–35 Eddie Shore* (2) Defenceman Boston Bruins (2)
1935–36 Eddie Shore* (3) Defenceman Boston Bruins (3)
1936–37 Babe Siebert* Defenceman Montreal Canadiens (6)
1937–38 Eddie Shore* (4) Defenceman Boston Bruins (4)
1938–39 Toe Blake* Left wing Montreal Canadiens (7)
1939–40 Ebbie Goodfellow* Defenceman Detroit Red Wings
1940–41† Bill Cowley* Centre Boston Bruins (5)
1941–42 Tommy Anderson Defenceman Brooklyn Americans
1942–43 Bill Cowley* (2) Centre Boston Bruins (6)
1943–44 Babe Pratt* Defenceman Toronto Maple Leafs
1944–45 Elmer Lach* Centre Montreal Canadiens (8)
1945–46 Max Bentley* Centre Chicago Black Hawks
1946–47 Maurice Richard* Right wing Montreal Canadiens (9)
1947–48 Buddy O'Connor* Centre New York Rangers
1948–49 Sid Abel* Centre Detroit Red Wings (2)
1949–50 Chuck Rayner* Goaltender New York Rangers (2)
1950–51 Milt Schmidt* Centre Boston Bruins (7)
1951–52† Gordie Howe* Right wing Detroit Red Wings (3)
1952–53 Gordie Howe* (2) Right wing Detroit Red Wings (4)
1953–54 Al Rollins Goaltender Chicago Black Hawks (2)
1954–55 Ted Kennedy* Centre Toronto Maple Leafs (2)
1955–56† Jean Beliveau* Centre Montreal Canadiens (10)
1956–57 Gordie Howe* (3) Right wing Detroit Red Wings (5)
1957–58 Gordie Howe* (4) Right wing Detroit Red Wings (6)
1958–59 Andy Bathgate* Right wing New York Rangers (3)
1959–60 Gordie Howe* (5) Right wing Detroit Red Wings (7)
1960–61 Bernie Geoffrion* Right wing Montreal Canadiens (11)
1961–62 Jacques Plante* Goaltender Montreal Canadiens (12)
1962–63 Gordie Howe* (6) Right wing Detroit Red Wings (8)
1963–64 Jean Beliveau* (2) Centre Montreal Canadiens (13)
1964–65 Bobby Hull* Left wing Chicago Black Hawks (3)
1965–66 Bobby Hull* (2) Left wing Chicago Black Hawks (4)
1966–67 Stan Mikita* Centre Chicago Black Hawks (5)
1967–68 Stan Mikita* (2) Centre Chicago Black Hawks (6)
1968–69 Phil Esposito* Centre Boston Bruins (8)
1969–70† Bobby Orr* Defenceman Boston Bruins (9)
1970–71 Bobby Orr* (2) Defenceman Boston Bruins (10)
1971–72† Bobby Orr* (3) Defenceman Boston Bruins (11)
1972–73 Bobby Clarke* Centre Philadelphia Flyers
1973–74 Phil Esposito* (2) Centre Boston Bruins (12)
1974–75† Bobby Clarke* (2) Centre Philadelphia Flyers (2)
1975–76 Bobby Clarke* (3) Centre Philadelphia Flyers (3)
1976–77† Guy Lafleur* Right wing Montreal Canadiens (14)
1977–78† Guy Lafleur* (2) Right wing Montreal Canadiens (15)
1978–79 Bryan Trottier* Centre New York Islanders
1979–80 Wayne Gretzky* Centre Edmonton Oilers
1980–81 Wayne Gretzky* (2) Centre Edmonton Oilers (2)
1981–82 Wayne Gretzky* (3) Centre Edmonton Oilers (3)
1982–83 Wayne Gretzky* (4) Centre Edmonton Oilers (4)
1983–84† Wayne Gretzky* (5) Centre Edmonton Oilers (5)
1984–85† Wayne Gretzky* (6) Centre Edmonton Oilers (6)
1985–86 Wayne Gretzky* (7) Centre Edmonton Oilers (7)
1986–87† Wayne Gretzky* (8) Centre Edmonton Oilers (8)
1987–88 Mario Lemieux* Centre Pittsburgh Penguins
1988–89 Wayne Gretzky* (9) Centre Los Angeles Kings
1989–90† Mark Messier* Centre Edmonton Oilers (9)
1990–91 Brett Hull* Right wing St. Louis Blues
1991–92 Mark Messier* (2) Centre New York Rangers (4)
1992–93 Mario Lemieux* (2) Centre Pittsburgh Penguins (2)
1993–94 Sergei Fedorov* Centre Detroit Red Wings (9)
1994–95 Eric Lindros* Centre Philadelphia Flyers (4)
1995–96 Mario Lemieux* (3) Centre Pittsburgh Penguins (3)
1996–97 Dominik Hasek* Goaltender Buffalo Sabres
1997–98 Dominik Hasek* (2) Goaltender Buffalo Sabres (2)
1998–99 Jaromir Jagr~ Right wing Pittsburgh Penguins (4)
1999–2000 Chris Pronger* Defenceman St. Louis Blues (2)
2000–01† Joe Sakic* Centre Colorado Avalanche
2001–02 Jose Theodore Goaltender Montreal Canadiens (16)
2002–03 Peter Forsberg* Centre Colorado Avalanche (2)
2003–04† Martin St. Louis* Right wing Tampa Bay Lightning
2004–05 Season cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout
2005–06 Joe Thornton~ Centre Boston Bruins (13) / San Jose Sharks[a]
2006–07 Sidney Crosby^ Centre Pittsburgh Penguins (5)
2007–08 Alexander Ovechkin^ Left wing Washington Capitals
2008–09 Alexander Ovechkin^ (2) Left wing Washington Capitals (2)
2009–10 Henrik Sedin* Centre Vancouver Canucks
2010–11 Corey Perry^ Right wing Anaheim Ducks
2011–12 Evgeni Malkin^ Centre Pittsburgh Penguins (6)
2012–13 Alexander Ovechkin^ (3) Right wing Washington Capitals (3)
2013–14 Sidney Crosby^ (2) Centre Pittsburgh Penguins (7)
2014–15 Carey Price~ Goaltender Montreal Canadiens (17)
2015–16 Patrick Kane^ Right wing Chicago Blackhawks (7)
2016–17 Connor McDavid^ Centre Edmonton Oilers (10)
2017–18 Taylor Hall^ Left wing New Jersey Devils
2018–19 Nikita Kucherov^ Right wing Tampa Bay Lightning (2)
2019–20 Leon Draisaitl^ Centre Edmonton Oilers (11)
2020–21 Connor McDavid^ (2) Centre Edmonton Oilers (12)
2021–22 Auston Matthews^ Centre Toronto Maple Leafs (3)
2022–23 Connor McDavid^ (3) Centre Edmonton Oilers (13)
2023–24 Nathan MacKinnon^ Centre Colorado Avalanche (3)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 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.

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ "Hart Memorial Trophy". Official website of Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. ^ Hollander & Bock 1970, p. 311.
  3. ^ "99 Reasons Why Wayne Gretzky is "The Great One"". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on January 8, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Hart Memorial Trophy". HHOF.com. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "McDavid of Oilers wins Hart Trophy as NHL most valuable player". NHL.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  6. ^ "Connor McDavid is the second unanimous winner of the NHL's MVP award in league history. It's a very rare accomplishment in sports". RMNB. 2021-06-30. Archived from the original on 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  7. ^ Dolezar, Jon (April 20, 2003). "Foppa shows the most Hart". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2007-12-05. Retrieved August 4, 2016.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ a b "Hart Memorial Trophy". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2014.


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