Eddie Shore and Herb Gardiner are tied for the oldest Hart Trophy winners in a season. They were 35 years old.
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oldest NHL player to win mvp in a regular season| NAME | Age | HART | SEASON | TM | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Shore | 35 | 1 | 1937-38 | 48 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | | H. Gardiner | 35 | 1 | 1926-27 | 44 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  | G. Howe | 34 | 1 | 1962-63 | 70 | 38 | 48 | 86 | +23 | 100 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 351 | 10.8 | ||||||||||
| 4 |  | D. Hasek | 33 | 1 | 1997-98 | 72 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 58:36 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | | J. Plante | 33 | 1 | 1961-62 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 60:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | | B. Siebert | 33 | 1 | 1936-37 | 44 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | | E. Shore | 33 | 1 | 1935-36 | 45 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | | D. Hasek | 32 | 1 | 1996-97 | 67 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 60:15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | | J. Beliveau | 32 | 1 | 1963-64 | 68 | 28 | 50 | 78 | +9 | 42 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 228 | 12.3 | ||||||||||
| 10 | | M. Schmidt | 32 | 1 | 1950-51 | 62 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | | E. Goodfellow | 32 | 1 | 1939-40 | 43 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | | E. Shore | 32 | 1 | 1934-35 | 48 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | | A. Joliat | 32 | 1 | 1933-34 | 48 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 14 |  | C. Hellebuyck | 31 | 1 | 2024-25 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 59:23 | |||
| 15 |  | J. Sakic | 31 | 1 | 2000-01 | 82 | 54 | 64 | 118 | +45 | 30 | 19 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 332 | 16.3 | 1,214 | 2,292 | 53.0 | 44 | 54 | 79 | 54 | 23:01 | |
| 16 |  | M. Messier | 31 | 1 | 1991-92 | 79 | 35 | 72 | 107 | +31 | 76 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 212 | 16.5 | |||||||||
| 17 | | P. Esposito | 31 | 1 | 1973-74 | 78 | 68 | 77 | 145 | +51 | 58 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 393 | 17.3 | ||||||||||
| 18 | | G. Howe | 31 | 1 | 1959-60 | 70 | 28 | 45 | 73 | +16 | 46 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 354 | 7.9 | ||||||||||
| 19 | | B. O'Connor | 31 | 1 | 1947-48 | 60 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | | T. Anderson | 31 | 1 | 1941-42 | 48 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 64 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | | F. Nighbor | 31 | 1 | 1923-24 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 |  | M. Lemieux | 30 | 1 | 1995-96 | 70 | 69 | 92 | 161 | +10 | 54 | 31 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 338 | 20.4 | |||||||||
| 23 | | S. Abel | 30 | 1 | 1948-49 | 60 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 49 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 24 | | B. Cowley | 30 | 1 | 1942-43 | 48 | 27 | 45 | 72 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | | E. Shore | 30 | 1 | 1932-33 | 48 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 112 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
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