For the first time in a decade, the NHL has named a goaltender its most valuable player Winnipeg Jets netminder Connor Hellebuyck was awarded the 2024-25 Hart Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player to his team during the 2025 NHL Awards on Thursday.

With the Stanley Cup Final in full swing, the NHL continues to announce some of the league's award winners prior to the NHL Award ceremony later this month. Most recently, Cale Makar was named the winner of the Norris Trophy,

Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck has won the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP and the Vezina Trophy as the league’s best goaltender, becoming the first at the position to do so since Carey Price a decade ago. Hellebuyck was unveiled as the top MVP vote-getter on an awards show Thursday night prior to Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final,