Calder Memorial Trophy
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)." 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.
History
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.[1] After Calder's death in 1943 the trophy was renamed the Calder Memorial Trophy.[2]
In 1990, Sergei Makarov of the Calgary Flames became the oldest player, at age 31, to win the trophy, even though he had played for HC CSKA Moscow (the "Red Army" team) in the Soviet Union.[3] After that season, the rules for awarding the Calder were amended so that players could only be eligible if they were under 26 years old by September 15 of their rookie season.[2]
To be eligible for the award, a player cannot have played any more than 25 regular season games previously in any single season, nor have played in more than six regular season games in each of two separate preceding seasons in any major professional league.[2] The latter fact was perhaps most prominent when in the 1979–80 season, 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), because he had played a full season the previous year in the World Hockey Association.[4] In 1991, goaltender Ed Belfour won the Calder having previously appeared in 32 games with the Chicago Blackhawks over the 1988–89 and 1989–90 seasons.[5] Belfour was eligible for the award because nine of those appearances came during the 1990 Stanley Cup playoffs, and the other 23 appearances were made during the 1988-89 season. The nine playoff games did not count towards the regular season eligibility requirements. In 2010–11, Logan Couture was eligible for the Calder Trophy despite having played in 40 previous games (25 in the regular season and 15 in the playoffs, both in 2009–10), while Alex Pietrangelo was ineligible despite having played only 17 previous games (eight in 2008–09 and nine in 2009–10, both times sent back to juniors).
The trophy has been won the most times by rookies from the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Chicago Blackhawks, who have won it on nine occasions each. 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.[6] Three finalists are named and the trophy is awarded at the NHL Awards ceremony after the playoffs.
Winners
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[lower-alpha 1] |
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 |
2004–05[lower-alpha 2] |
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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 |
18 |
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 |
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