wayne gretzky has won the most nhl mvp awards.
wayne gretzky has won the most nhl mvp awards.
who has won the most nhl mvp awards?
wayne gretzky
during this period, wayne gretzky began setting new nhl records. in his first season, he was ruled ineligible for the calder memorial trophy (rookie of the year) (because of his previous wha experience) and the art ross trophy (nhl scoring leader) (although gretzky tied with marcel dionne of the los angeles kings in points, dionne won the trophy on the basis of scoring two more goals). however, gretzky still managed to win his first of an nhl record eight consecutive and nine total hart trophies. next season, gretzky quickly made up for not winning the art ross trophy by winning his first of an nhl record seven straight and ten total. he easily won the art ross by setting new single season records for assists (with 109) and points (with 164). in 1981–82, gretzky set the single season record for goals with ninety-two. also, he became the first player in nhl history to score 200 points (with 212). after the season, he won his first of a record four consecutive and five total lester b. pearson awards (nhl mvp as selected by nhl players). gretzky wasn't the only player to set a record during this time; grant fuhr set an nhl goaltender rookie record in 1981–82 by going undefeated in twenty-three straight games. also, the oilers became the first nhl team to score 400 goals in a season, a feat they would accomplish for five straight years.
history of the edmonton oilers
anders hedberg was one of the first swedes to succeed in the nhl, in the 1970s. in the early 1990s, forwards peter forsberg and markus näslund emerged from modo's junior system and were drafted 6th and 16th overall by the philadelphia flyers and pittsburgh penguins, respectively in the 1991 nhl entry draft. they became arguably modo's first nhl stars. forsberg went on to win the calder memorial trophy as nhl rookie of the year in 1995 with the nordiques and the hart memorial trophy as nhl mvp with the colorado avalanche in 2003, while näslund won the lester b. pearson award as nhl mvp chosen by the players in 2003. furthermore, forsberg and näslund finished first and second in league point-scoring for the art ross trophy in 2003. besides the two league-leaders, the 2002–03 season featured 13 nhl players originating from modo, as well as seven others who were born and raised within a couple miles of örnsköldsvik. forward niklas sundström also played alongside forsberg and näslund with modo and was drafted 8th overall in the 1993 nhl entry draft by the new york rangers.
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