Frank Nighbor won the Hart Trophy in 1923-24.

NHL players who would have won playoff mvp in a season before 1965

	NAME	HART	SEASON	TM	GP	G	A	P	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	TOI/GP
1	Frank Nighbor F. Nighbor	1	1923-24	SEN	2	0	1	1	0					0	0
2	Nels Stewart N. Stewart	1	1925-26	MMR	8	6	3	9	26					3	0
3	Herb Gardiner H. Gardiner	1	1926-27	MTL	4	0	0	0	10					0	0
4	Howie Morenz H. Morenz	1	1927-28	MTL	2	0	0	0	12					0	0
5	Roy Worters R. Worters	1	1928-29	NYA	2	0	0	0	0							74:55
6	Nels Stewart N. Stewart	1	1929-30	MMR	4	1	1	2	2					0	0
7	Howie Morenz H. Morenz	1	1930-31	MTL	10	1	4	5	10					0	0
8	Howie Morenz H. Morenz	1	1931-32	MTL	4	1	0	1	4					0	0
9	Eddie Shore E. Shore	1	1932-33	BOS	5	1	1	2	14					1	1
10	Aurel Joliat A. Joliat	1	1933-34	MTL	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Eddie Shore E. Shore	1	1934-35	BOS	4	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Eddie Shore E. Shore	1	1935-36	BOS	2	1	1	2	12	1	1	0	0	0	0
13	Babe Siebert B. Siebert	1	1936-37	MTL	5	1	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	Eddie Shore E. Shore	1	1937-38	BOS	3	0	1	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Toe Blake T. Blake	1	1938-39	MTL	3	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0
16	Ebbie Goodfellow E. Goodfellow	1	1939-40	DET	5	0	2	2	9	0	2	0	0	0	0
17	Bill Cowley B. Cowley	1	1940-41	BOS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Bill Cowley B. Cowley	1	1942-43	BOS	9	1	7	8	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
19	Babe Pratt B. Pratt	1	1943-44	TOR	5	0	3	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
20	Elmer Lach E. Lach	1	1944-45	MTL	6	4	4	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
21	Max Bentley M. Bentley	1	1945-46	CHI	4	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Maurice Richard M. Richard	1	1946-47	MTL	10	6	5	11	64	1	1	0	0	0	0
23	Buddy O'Connor B. O'Connor	1	1947-48	NYR	6	1	4	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
24	Sid Abel S. Abel	1	1948-49	DET	11	3	3	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0
25	Chuck Rayner C. Rayner	1	1949-50	NYR	12	0	0	0	0							64:30