Ranking the top 5 worst Hart Trophy winners in NHL history
1. Jose Theodore (2001-02)
The 2001-02 Hart Trophy race was one of the most compelling storylines in NHL history. Both Jose Theodore and Jarome Iginla finished with 434 votes. The former won it because he got 26 first place votes compared to Iginla’s 23. Also, Patrick Roy had one of his best seasons and still only managed to finish third!
Usually, Hart Trophy winners don’t shock you. You could probably put down a list of 30 guys you could see winning it at the start of the season and you’d likely wind up being right a lot more often than not. This wasn’t the case with Theodore. He had the best season of his career, and it wasn’t even close. Theodore led the NHL with a .931% save percentage. He never had a save percentage above .919% again.
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Who should have won: 2002 should have been Jarome Iginla’s year. It sort of was, as he led the NHL in goals (52) and points (96). He also got the cover of NHL 2003, which is one of the greatest hockey games of all-time. Iginla also won the Pearson Award (Player’s MVP). Imagine if Iggy would have gotten a clean sweep by notching the Hart Trophy as well. It would have been the perfect cherry on the top of Iginla’s Hall of Fame career.