oldest player to win nhl mvp

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 player to win NHL mvp in a regular season
NAMEAgeHARTSEASONTMGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Eddie Shore
E. Shore
35
1
1937-38
BOS BOS
48
3
14
17
42
0
1
1
0
0
0
2Herb Gardiner
H. Gardiner
35
1
1926-27
MTL MTL
44
6
7
13
26
0
0
3Gordie Howe
G. Howe
34
1
1962-63
DET DET
70
38
48
86
+23
100
13
18
0
1
6
351
10.8
4Dominik Hasek
D. Hasek
33
1
1997-98
BUF BUF
72
0
2
2
12
58:36
5Jacques Plante
J. Plante
33
1
1961-62
MTL MTL
70
0
0
0
14
60:00
6Babe Siebert
B. Siebert
33
1
1936-37
MTL MTL
44
8
20
28
38
2
2
0
0
1
0
7Eddie Shore
E. Shore
33
1
1935-36
BOS BOS
45
3
16
19
61
0
6
0
0
1
0
8Dominik Hasek
D. Hasek
32
1
1996-97
BUF BUF
67
0
3
3
30
60:15
9Jean Beliveau
J. Beliveau
32
1
1963-64
MTL MTL
68
28
50
78
+9
42
13
19
0
0
2
228
12.3
10Milt Schmidt
M. Schmidt
32
1
1950-51
BOS BOS
62
22
39
61
33
3
10
0
0
5
11Ebbie Goodfellow
E. Goodfellow
32
1
1939-40
DET DET
43
11
18
29
31
2
7
1
1
1
0
12Eddie Shore
E. Shore
32
1
1934-35
BOS BOS
48
7
26
33
32
0
12
0
1
1
1
13Aurel Joliat
A. Joliat
32
1
1933-34
MTL MTL
48
21
15
36
27
4
4
0
1
7
1
14Connor Hellebuyck
C. Hellebuyck
31
1
2024-25
WPG WPG
63
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
59:23
15Joe Sakic
J. Sakic
31
1
2000-01
COL COL
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
16Mark Messier
M. Messier
31
1
1991-92
NYR NYR
79
35
72
107
+31
76
12
21
4
5
6
1
212
16.5
17Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
31
1
1973-74
BOS BOS
78
68
77
145
+51
58
14
26
4
2
9
393
17.3
18Gordie Howe
G. Howe
31
1
1959-60
DET DET
70
28
45
73
+16
46
5
17
2
1
5
354
7.9
19Buddy O'Connor
B. O'Connor
31
1
1947-48
NYR NYR
60
24
36
60
8
5
13
1
0
3
20Tom Anderson
T. Anderson
31
1
1941-42
BRK
48
12
29
41
64
1
8
0
1
0
0
21Frank Nighbor
F. Nighbor
31
1
1923-24
SEN
20
11
6
17
16
1
0
22Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
30
1
1995-96
PIT PIT
70
69
92
161
+10
54
31
48
8
1
8
2
338
20.4
23Sid Abel
S. Abel
30
1
1948-49
DET DET
60
28
26
54
49
8
7
1
1
5
24Bill Cowley
B. Cowley
30
1
1942-43
BOS BOS
48
27
45
72
10
9
6
0
0
6
0
25Eddie Shore
E. Shore
30
1
1932-33
BOS BOS
48
8
27
35
112
0
0
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