Penguins' Sidney Crosby Receives Hart Trophy

 

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Center Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins has captured the Hart Memorial Trophy in 2006-2007, awarded "to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team," as selected by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association.

Crosby received 91 of 143 first-place votes for 1,225 points, besting Roberto Luongo of the Vancouver Canucks, who tallied 25 first-place votes and 801 points.

 

Four months before his 20th birthday, Crosby finished the 2006-07 regular season as the first teenager in major pro team sports history to win a scoring title with 120 points (36 goals, 84 assists). NHL immortal Wayne Gretzky captured his first points title in 1980-81 at 20 years, three months. Crosby took the lead in the League scoring race with a career-high six-point night Dec. 13 against Philadelphia and stayed on top thereafter, never going more than three consecutive games without a point.

 

2006-2007 Hart Trophy Voting

Pts. 1st-2nd-3rd-4th-5th

1. Sidney Crosby, PIT 1225 (91-34-14-2-1)
2. Roberto Luongo, VAN 801 (25-46-35-16-6)
3. Martin Brodeur, NJ 763 (21-45-39-12-7)
4. Vincent Lecavalier, T.B. 362 (5-6-22-48-16)
5. Joe Thornton, S.J. 230 (0-8-11-27-38)
6. Nicklas Lidstrom, DET 53 (1-1-3-4-9)
7. Scott Niedermayer, ANA 45 (0-1-3-4-11)
8. Joe Sakic, COL 44 (0-0-4-5-9)
9. Teemu Selanne, ANA 36 (0-0-2-6-8)
10. Marian Hossa, ATL 35 (0-0-3-4-8)
11. Daniel Briere, BUF 33 (0-2-0-5-4)
12. Dany Heatley, OTT 28 (0-0-2-3-9)
13. Chris Drury, BUF 14 (0-0-1-2-3)
14. Martin St. Louis, T.B. 12 (0-0-1-2-1)
15. Jarome Iginla, CGY 10 (0-0-0-2-4)
16. Paul Kariya, NSH 5 (0-0-1-0-0)
Daniel Alfredsson, OTT 5 (0-0-1-0-0)
Brendan Shanahan, NYR 5 (0-0-1-0-0)
19. Jaromir Jagr, NYR 3 (0-0-0-1-0)
20. Marian Gaborik, MIN 2 (0-0-0-0-2)
Ryan Miller, BUF 2 (0-0-0-0-2)
22. Dominik Hasek, DET 1 (0-0-0-0-1)
Henrik Lundqvist, NYR 1 (0-0-0-0-1)
Thomas Vanek, BUF 1 (0-0-0-0-1)
Alex Ovechkin, WSH 1 (0-0-0-0-1)
Chris Pronger, ANA 1 (0-0-0-0-1)

Hart Trophy Winners Since 1980

Year Winner Runner-up

2006 Joe Thornton, S.J. Jaromir Jagr, NYR
2004 Martin St. Louis, T.B. Jarome Iginla, Cgy.
2003 Peter Forsberg, Col. Markus Naslund, Van.
2002 Jose Theodore, Mtl. Jarome Iginla, Cgy.
2001 Joe Sakic, Col. Mario Lemieux, Pit.
2000 Chris Pronger, St.L Jaromir Jagr, Pit.
1999 Jaromir Jagr, Pit. Alexei Yashin, Ott.
1998 Dominik Hasek, Buf. Jaromir Jagr, Pit.
1997 Dominik Hasek, Buf. Paul Kariya, Ana.
1996 Mario Lemieux, Pit. Mark Messier, NYR
1995 Eric Lindros, Phi. Jaromir Jagr, Pit.
1994 Sergei Fedorov, Det. Dominik Hasek, Buf.
1993 Mario Lemieux, Pit. Doug Gilmour, Tor.
1992 Mark Messier, NYR Patrick Roy, Mtl.
1991 Brett Hull, St.L Wayne Gretzky, L.A.
1990 Mark Messier, Edm. Ray Bourque, Bos.
1989 Wayne Gretzky, L.A. Mario Lemieux, Pit.
1988 Mario Lemieux, Pit. Grant Fuhr, Edm.
1987 Wayne Gretzky, Edm. Ray Bourque, Bos.
1986 Wayne Gretzky, Edm. Mario Lemieux, Pit.
1985 Wayne Gretzky, Edm. Dale Hawerchuk, Wpg.
1984 Wayne Gretzky, Edm. Rod Langway, Wsh.
1983 Wayne Gretzky, Edm. Pete Peeters, Bos.
1982 Wayne Gretzky, Edm. Bryan Trottier, NYI
1981 Wayne Gretzky, Edm. Mike Liut, St.L
1980 Wayne Gretzky, Edm. Marcel Dionne, L.A.

 

Photo: Sidney Crosby © Richard Wolowicz (HV)