Calder Memorial Trophy

The Calder Memorial Trophy is a yearly award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League."[1] The award has been awarded 70 times since its beginnings in 1937. The voting is conducted by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association at the conclusion of each regular season to determine the winner.

Calder Memorial Trophy
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SportIce hockey
Given forRookie of the Year in the National Hockey League
History
First award1936–37 NHL season
Most recentKirill Kaprizov
Minnesota Wild

History

The trophy is named in honor of Frank Calder, the former President of the National Hockey League 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.[2] After Calder's death in 1942 the trophy was renamed the Calder Memorial Trophy.[1]

In 1990, Sergei Makarov of the Calgary Flames became the oldest player, at age 31, to win the Calder, even though he had played professionally in the Soviet Union as a member of HC CSKA Moscow.[3] After that season, the rules for awarding the Calder were amended so that players could only be eligible if they were 26 years old or younger by September 15 of their rookie season.[1]

To be eligible for the award, a player cannot have played any more than 25 games previously in any single season, nor have played in more than six games in two separate preceding seasons in any major professional league.[1] The latter fact was perhaps most prominent when in 1979–80, first-year phenom Wayne Gretzky was not eligible to win the Calder Trophy despite scoring 137 points (the previous rookie record at the time being 95), due to him playing a full season the previous year in the World Hockey Association.[4] The trophy has been won the most times by rookies from the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have won it on nine occasions.

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.[5] Three finalists are named and the trophy is awarded at the NHL Awards ceremony after the playoffs.

Winners

 
Howie Meeker, winner in 1947
 
Terry Sawchuk, winner in 1951
 
Eric Vail, winner in 1975
 
Mario Lemieux, winner in 1985
 
Pavel Bure, winner in 1992
 
Daniel Alfredsson, winner in 1996
 
Alexander Ovechkin, winner in 2006
 
Gabriel Landeskog, winner in 2012
Positions key
C Centre
LW Left Wing
D Defence
RW Right Wing
G Goaltender

     Player is still active in the NHL      Player is inducted in the Hockey Hall of Fame

Calder Memorial Trophy winners
Season Winner Team Position Age[a]
1932-33 Voss, CarlCarl Voss Detroit Red Wings C 25
1933–34 Blinco, RussRuss Blinco Montreal Maroons C 25
1934–35 Schriner, SweeneySweeney Schriner New York Americans LW 22
1935–36 Karakas, MikeMike Karakas Chicago Black Hawks G 23
1936–37 Apps, SylSyl Apps Toronto Maple Leafs C 21
1937–38 Dahlstrom, CullyCully Dahlstrom Chicago Black Hawks C 24
1938–39 Brimsek, FrankFrank Brimsek Boston Bruins G 24
1939–40 MacDonald, KilbyKilby MacDonald New York Rangers LW 25
1940–41 Quilty, JohnnyJohnny Quilty Montreal Canadiens C 19
1941–42 Warwick, GrantGrant Warwick New York Rangers RW 19
1942–43 Stewart, GayeGaye Stewart Toronto Maple Leafs RW 19
1943–44 Bodnar, GusGus Bodnar Toronto Maple Leafs C 20
1944–45 McCool, FrankFrank McCool Toronto Maple Leafs G 25
1945–46 Laprade, EdgarEdgar Laprade New York Rangers C 25
1946–47 Meeker, HowieHowie Meeker Toronto Maple Leafs RW 21
1947–48 McFadden, JimJim McFadden Detroit Red Wings C 27
1948–49 Lund, PenttiPentti Lund New York Rangers RW 22
1949–50 Gelineau, JackJack Gelineau Boston Bruins G 24
1950–51 Sawchuk, TerryTerry Sawchuk Detroit Red Wings G 20
1951–52 Geoffrion, BernieBernie Geoffrion Montreal Canadiens RW 20
1952–53 Worsley, GumpGump Worsley New York Rangers G 23
1953–54 Henry, CamilleCamille Henry New York Rangers C 20
1954–55 Litzenberger, EdEd Litzenberger Chicago Black Hawks RW 22
1955–56 Hall, GlennGlenn Hall Detroit Red Wings G 23
1956–57 Regan, LarryLarry Regan Boston Bruins RW 26
1957–58 Mahovlich, FrankFrank Mahovlich Toronto Maple Leafs LW 19
1958–59 Backstrom, RalphRalph Backstrom Montreal Canadiens C 20
1959–60 Hay, BillBill Hay Chicago Black Hawks C 23
1960–61 Keon, DaveDave Keon Toronto Maple Leafs C 20
1961–62 Rousseau, BobbyBobby Rousseau Montreal Canadiens RW 21
1962–63 Douglas, KentKent Douglas Toronto Maple Leafs D 26
1963–64 Laperriere, JacquesJacques Laperriere Montreal Canadiens D 21
1964–65 Crozier, RogerRoger Crozier Detroit Red Wings G 22
1965–66 Selby, BritBrit Selby Toronto Maple Leafs LW 20
1966–67 Orr, BobbyBobby Orr Boston Bruins D 18
1967–68 Sanderson, DerekDerek Sanderson Boston Bruins C 21
1968–69 Grant, DannyDanny Grant Minnesota North Stars RW 23
1969–70 Esposito, TonyTony Esposito Chicago Black Hawks G 26
1970–71 Perreault, GilbertGilbert Perreault Buffalo Sabres C 19
1971–72 Dryden, KenKen Dryden Montreal Canadiens G 24
1972–73 Vickers, SteveSteve Vickers New York Rangers LW 21
1973–74 Potvin, DenisDenis Potvin New York Islanders D 19
1974–75 Vail, EricEric Vail Atlanta Flames LW 20
1975–76 Trottier, BryanBryan Trottier New York Islanders C 19
1976–77 Plett, WilliWilli Plett Atlanta Flames RW 21
1977–78 Bossy, MikeMike Bossy New York Islanders RW 20
1978–79 Smith, BobbyBobby Smith Minnesota North Stars C 20
1979–80 Bourque, RayRay Bourque Boston Bruins D 19
1980–81 Stastny, PeterPeter Stastny Quebec Nordiques C 24
1981–82 Hawerchuk, DaleDale Hawerchuk Winnipeg Jets C 18
1982–83 Larmer, SteveSteve Larmer Chicago Black Hawks RW 21
1983–84 Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso Buffalo Sabres G 18
1984–85 Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins C 19
1985–86 Suter, GaryGary Suter Calgary Flames D 21
1986–87 Robitaille, LucLuc Robitaille Los Angeles Kings LW 20
1987–88 Nieuwendyk, JoeJoe Nieuwendyk Calgary Flames C 21
1988–89 Leetch, BrianBrian Leetch New York Rangers D 20
1989–90 Makarov, SergeiSergei Makarov Calgary Flames RW 31
1990–91 Belfour, EdEd Belfour Chicago Blackhawks G 25
1991–92 Bure, PavelPavel Bure Vancouver Canucks RW 20
1992–93 Selanne, TeemuTeemu Selanne Winnipeg Jets RW 22
1993–94 Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur New Jersey Devils G 21
1994–95 Forsberg, PeterPeter Forsberg Quebec Nordiques C 21
1995–96 Alfredsson, DanielDaniel Alfredsson Ottawa Senators RW 22
1996–97 Berard, BryanBryan Berard New York Islanders D 19
1997–98 Samsonov, SergeiSergei Samsonov Boston Bruins LW 19
1998–99 Drury, ChrisChris Drury Colorado Avalanche C 22
1999–2000 Gomez, ScottScott Gomez New Jersey Devils C 19
2000–01 Nabokov, EvgeniEvgeni Nabokov San Jose Sharks G 25
2001–02 Heatley, DanyDany Heatley Atlanta Thrashers RW 20
2002–03 Jackman, BarretBarret Jackman St. Louis Blues D 21
2003–04 Raycroft, AndrewAndrew Raycroft Boston Bruins G 23
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2005–06 Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals LW 20
2006–07 Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins C 20
2007–08 Kane, PatrickPatrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks RW 19
2008–09 Mason, SteveSteve Mason Columbus Blue Jackets G 21
2009–10 Myers, TylerTyler Myers Buffalo Sabres D 20
2010–11 Skinner, JeffJeff Skinner Carolina Hurricanes C 19
2011–12 Landeskog, GabrielGabriel Landeskog Colorado Avalanche LW 19
2012–13 Huberdeau, JonathanJonathan Huberdeau Florida Panthers LW 19
2013–14 MacKinnon, NathanNathan MacKinnon Colorado Avalanche C 18
2014–15 Ekblad, AaronAaron Ekblad Florida Panthers D 19
2015–16 Panarin, ArtemiArtemi Panarin Chicago Blackhawks LW 24
2016–17 Matthews, AustonAuston Matthews Toronto Maple Leafs C 19
2017–18 Barzal, MathewMathew Barzal New York Islanders C 21
2018–19 Elias Pettersson Vancouver Canucks C 20
2019-20 Cale Makar Colorado Avalance D 21
2020-21 Kirill Kaprizov Minnesota Wild LW 24
  1. Player's age at the time of award win
  2. No winner because of the 2004–05 NHL lockout

Calder Memorial Trophy Media

Related pages

References

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  2. "Silverware: Calder Memorial Trophy". legendsofhockey.net. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
  3. "Segei Makarov". legendsofhockey.net. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
  4. "Wayne Gretzky-The Great One". oilersheritage.com. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
  5. Dolezar, Jon (2003-04-20). "Foppa shows the most Hart". SI.com. Retrieved 2007-08-17.