Hart Trophy History Trivia Quiz

Answer: 1924

Frank Nighbor was the inaugural winner of the Hart trophy, when he played for the original Ottawa Senators franchise from 1917-18, to the middle 1929-30, when he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs during that season, and would retire after that season.

Answer: Howie Morenz

Morenz won the award for the first time in 1928, and was the first player to win the Hart trophy twice in a row in 1931 and 1932, all with the Montreal Canadiens. Eddie Shore was the 2nd player to win the Hart trophy twice in a row, when he won it in 1935 and 1936 winning it with the Boston Bruins, and he also won it in 1933 and 1938, all with Boston. Gordie Howe won the Hart trophy twice in a row in 1952 and 1953, and he won it twice in a row again in 1957 and 1958, in 1960, and a final time in 1963, all with the Detroit Red Wings. Bobby Hull would win the Hart trophy twice in a row in 1965 and in 1966 with the Chicago Blackhawks, and would play for them until the 1971-72 season, because the following year he would jump to the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association.

Answer: True

1970,1971, and in 1972 with the Boston Bruins, plus he has also won the James Norris trophy for the NHL's best defenseman 8 straight times from 1968-1975, winner of the Art Ross trophy for the NHL's leading point scorer twice in 1970 and in 1975, the Conn Smythe trophy for the NHL's MVP in the playoffs in 1970 and in 1972, winner of the Calder trophy for the NHL's rookie of the year in 1967, and winner of the Lester B. Pearson award for the NHL's MVP selected by the NHL players.

Answer: 9

Eight of them were in a row from 1980-1987 all with the Edmonton Oilers, and won his last one in 1989, when he won it in his first season as a member of the Los Angeles Kings.

Answer: Mario Lemieux

Lemieux won it for the first time in 1988, 1993, and again in 1996 with the Pittsurgh Penguins. Mark Messier won the Hart trophy for the first time in 1990 with the Edmonton Oilers, and in 1992 when he played his first season with the New York Rangers. Brett Hull won the Hart trophy in 1991 with the St.Louis Blues, and Sergei Fedorov won the Hart trophy in 1994 with the Detroit Red Wings.

Answer: Dominik Hasek

Hasek won it twice in a row in 1997 and in 1998 with the Buffalo Sabres, while Plante won the Hart trophy in 1962 with the Montreal Canadiens, Al Rollins won the Hart trophy in 1954 with the Chicago Blackhawks, and Roy Worters who was the first goalie to win the Hart, won the Hart trophy in 1929 with the New York Americans.

Answer: False

He won it in 1995 with the Philadelphia Flyers, along with the Lester B. Pearson award for the NHL's MVP chosen by the NHL players.

Answer: Bryan Trottier

He was selected in both the 1974 NHL(New York Islanders and WHL(Cincinnati Stingers) amateur drafts, but chose the NHL. Trottier would also win four Stanley Cups with the Islanders from 1980-1983, two Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1991, and in 1992, and once as an assistant coach of the Colorado Avalanche in 2001.

Answer: 1939

Toe Blake played his entire career with the Montreal Canadiens from 1935-36 to 1947-48, picking up a career total of 235 goals, 292 assists for 527 points, in 577 career NHL games. He would begin his coaching career in the 1955-56 season with the Canadiens, in the first of 5 straight Stanley Cups for the Canadiens, right through to the 1967-68 season.

Answer: 4

The four times were Bobby Orr in 1970, 1972 with the Boston Bruins, Guy Lafleur in 1977 with the Montreal Canadiens, and Wayne Gretzky in 1985 with the Edmonton Oilers.