Calder Memorial Trophy

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Calder Memorial Trophy
Hhof calder.jpg
Sport Ice hockey
Awarded for Rookie of the Year in the National Hockey League
History
First award 1936–37 NHL season
Most recent Lane Hutson
Montreal Canadiens

The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League (NHL)." It is named after Frank Calder, the first president of the NHL. Serving as the NHL's Rookie of the Year award, this version of the trophy has been awarded since its creation for the 1936–37 NHL season. The voting is conducted by members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association at the conclusion of each regular season to determine the winner.

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Eligibility

When the award was established in 1937, there were no requirements beyond that the winner be in his first year of competition in the NHL, and the winner was decided by League President Frank Calder himself. [1]

Currently, the eligibility requirements are that a player cannot have played more than 25 regular season games in any single preceding season, nor in six or more games in each of any two preceding regular seasons, in any major professional league. [2] The last requirement was implemented in 1979 to block Wayne Gretzky (who had played a single season in the World Hockey Association the year before) from winning the award. [3] After the Calder win of 31-year-old Sergei Makarov in 1991 (following the influx of Eastern Bloc players around the fall of the Soviet Union), the rules were further amended to require that winners be 26 years of age or younger. [4]

Further, the limitation is for regular season games only, exempting games played in the playoffs. This has led to aberrations such as Ken Dryden winning the Calder in 1972, despite leading the Montreal Canadiens to a Stanley Cup victory the season before, and winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP.

History

NHL president Red Dutton presenting the Calder Memorial Trophy to Gus Bodnar in 1944 Red Dutton, 1944.jpg
NHL president Red Dutton presenting the Calder Memorial Trophy to Gus Bodnar in 1944

The Calder Memorial Trophy is named in honour of Frank Calder, the former president of the National Hockey League (NHL) from its inception in 1917 to his death in 1943. Although Rookie of the Year honors were handed out beginning in 1932–33, the Calder Trophy was first presented at the conclusion of the 1936–37 NHL season. [5] Calder himself purchased a trophy each year to award to the winner. [6]

After Calder's death in 1943 a permanent trophy was cast, and it was renamed the Calder Memorial Trophy. [7]

The trophy has been won the most times by rookies from the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have won it on ten occasions, with the most recent being Auston Matthews in 2017. The second-most is the Chicago Blackhawks with nine wins.

Since the 1948 season, the voting is conducted at the end of the regular season by members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association, and each individual voter ranks their top five candidates on a 10–7–5–3–1 points system. [8] Three finalists are named and the trophy is awarded at the NHL Awards ceremony after the playoffs.

Winners

Positions key
C Centre
LW Left wing
RW Right wing
D Defence
G Goaltender
  Player is still active in the NHL
  Player is inducted in the Hockey Hall of Fame
Calder Memorial Trophy winners
SeasonWinnerTeamPositionAge [a]
1932–33 Carl Voss Detroit Red Wings C25
1933–34 Russ Blinco Montreal Maroons C25
1934–35 Sweeney Schriner New York Americans LW22
1935–36 Mike Karakas Chicago Black Hawks G23
1936–37 Syl Apps Toronto Maple Leafs C21
1937–38 Cully Dahlstrom Chicago Black Hawks C24
1938–39 Frank Brimsek Boston Bruins G24
1939–40 Kilby MacDonald New York Rangers LW25
1940–41 Johnny Quilty Montreal Canadiens C19
1941–42 Grant Warwick New York Rangers RW19
1942–43 Gaye Stewart Toronto Maple Leafs RW19
1943–44 Gus Bodnar Toronto Maple Leafs C20
1944–45 Frank McCool Toronto Maple Leafs G25
1945–46 Edgar Laprade New York Rangers C25
1946–47 Howie Meeker Toronto Maple Leafs RW21
1947–48 Jim McFadden Detroit Red Wings C27
1948–49 Pentti Lund New York Rangers RW22
1949–50 Jack Gelineau Boston Bruins G24
1950–51 Terry Sawchuk Detroit Red Wings G20
1951–52 Bernie Geoffrion Montreal Canadiens RW20
1952–53 Gump Worsley New York Rangers G23
1953–54 Camille Henry New York Rangers C20
1954–55 Ed Litzenberger Chicago Black Hawks RW22
1955–56 Glenn Hall Detroit Red Wings G23
1956–57 Larry Regan Boston Bruins RW26
1957–58 Frank Mahovlich Toronto Maple Leafs LW19
1958–59 Ralph Backstrom Montreal Canadiens C20
1959–60 Bill Hay Chicago Black Hawks C23
1960–61 Dave Keon Toronto Maple Leafs C20
1961–62 Bobby Rousseau Montreal Canadiens RW21
1962–63 Kent Douglas Toronto Maple Leafs D26
1963–64 Jacques Laperriere Montreal Canadiens D21
1964–65 Roger Crozier Detroit Red Wings G22
1965–66 Brit Selby Toronto Maple Leafs LW20
1966–67 Bobby Orr Boston Bruins D18
1967–68 Derek Sanderson Boston Bruins C21
1968–69 Danny Grant Minnesota North Stars RW23
1969–70 Tony Esposito Chicago Black Hawks G26
1970–71 Gilbert Perreault Buffalo Sabres C19
1971–72 Ken Dryden Montreal Canadiens G24
1972–73 Steve Vickers New York Rangers LW21
1973–74 Denis Potvin New York Islanders D19
1974–75 Eric Vail Atlanta Flames LW20
1975–76 Bryan Trottier New York Islanders C19
1976–77 Willi Plett Atlanta Flames RW21
1977–78 Mike Bossy New York Islanders RW20
1978–79 Bobby Smith Minnesota North Stars C20
1979–80 Ray Bourque Boston Bruins D19
1980–81 Peter Stastny Quebec Nordiques C24
1981–82 Dale Hawerchuk Winnipeg Jets C18
1982–83 Steve Larmer Chicago Black Hawks RW21
1983–84 Tom Barrasso Buffalo Sabres G18
1984–85 Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins C19
1985–86 Gary Suter Calgary Flames D21
1986–87 Luc Robitaille Los Angeles Kings LW20
1987–88 Joe Nieuwendyk Calgary Flames C21
1988–89 Brian Leetch New York Rangers D20
1989–90 Sergei Makarov Calgary Flames RW31
1990–91 Ed Belfour Chicago Blackhawks G25
1991–92 Pavel Bure Vancouver Canucks RW20
1992–93 Teemu Selanne Winnipeg Jets RW22
1993–94 Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils G21
1994–95 Peter Forsberg Quebec Nordiques C21
1995–96 Daniel Alfredsson Ottawa Senators RW22
1996–97 Bryan Berard New York Islanders D19
1997–98 Sergei Samsonov Boston Bruins LW19
1998–99 Chris Drury Colorado Avalanche C22
1999–2000 Scott Gomez New Jersey Devils C19
2000–01 Evgeni Nabokov San Jose Sharks G25
2001–02 Dany Heatley Atlanta Thrashers RW20
2002–03 Barret Jackman St. Louis Blues D21
2003–04 Andrew Raycroft Boston Bruins G23
2004–05 [b] ————
2005–06 Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals LW20
2006–07 Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins C20
2007–08 Patrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks RW19
2008–09 Steve Mason Columbus Blue Jackets G21
2009–10 Tyler Myers Buffalo Sabres D20
2010–11 Jeff Skinner Carolina Hurricanes C19
2011–12 Gabriel Landeskog Colorado Avalanche LW19
2012–13 Jonathan Huberdeau Florida Panthers LW19
2013–14 Nathan MacKinnon Colorado Avalanche C18
2014–15 Aaron Ekblad Florida Panthers D19
2015–16 Artemi Panarin Chicago Blackhawks LW24
2016–17 Auston Matthews Toronto Maple Leafs C19
2017–18 Mathew Barzal New York Islanders C21
2018–19 Elias Pettersson Vancouver Canucks C20
2019–20 Cale Makar Colorado Avalanche D21
2020–21 Kirill Kaprizov Minnesota Wild LW24
2021–22 Moritz Seider Detroit Red Wings D21
2022–23 Matty Beniers Seattle Kraken C20
2023–24 Connor Bedard Chicago Blackhawks C18
2024–25 Lane Hutson Montreal Canadiens D21
  1. ↑ Player's age at the time of award win
  2. ↑ No winner because of the 2004–05 NHL lockout

See also

References

  1. ↑ Coleman, Charles L. (1969). Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. II. Sherbrooke, PQ: Progressive Publications Ltd. p. XXXII.
  2. ↑ "NHL Calder Memorial Trophy Winners". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Klein, Jeff Z.; Reif, Karl-Eric (1987). The Klein and Reif Hockey Compendium. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart. p. 185. ISBN   0-7710-4528-X.
  4. ↑ "NHL Calder Memorial Trophy Winners". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Silverware: Calder Memorial Trophy". Legends Of Hockey. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2007.
  6. ↑ "NHL Calder Memorial Trophy Winners". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Calder Memorial Trophy". National Hockey League . Archived from the original on August 16, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2007.
  8. ↑ Dolezar, Jon (April 20, 2003). "Foppa shows the most Hart". Sports Illustrated . Archived from the original on December 5, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2007.

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