History

This award is essentially the NHL Players' Association version of the Hart Trophy. It's given to the league's outstanding player, as selected by a vote of the NHLPA members.

Presented to the league by the NHLPA in 1971, the award is named for the late Lester B. Pearson, former prime minister of Canada.

An asterisk (*) indicates that the player was not the winner of the Hart Trophy.

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