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Calder Memorial Trophy
Hhof calder.jpg
Sport Ice hockey
Given for Rookie of the Year in the National Hockey League
History
First award 1936–37 NHL season
Most recent Matty Beniers
Seattle Kraken

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.

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.

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. 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. After the Calder win of 31-year-old Sergei Makarov in 1991 (following the influx of Eastern Bloc players after the fall of the Soviet Union), the rules were further amended to require that winners be 26 years of age or younger.

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

Red Dutton, 1944
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. Calder himself purchased a trophy each year to award to the winner.

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

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. 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
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
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
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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 Pettersson, EliasElias Pettersson Vancouver Canucks C 20
2019–20 Makar, CaleCale Makar Colorado Avalanche D 21
2020–21 Kaprizov, KirillKirill Kaprizov Minnesota Wild LW 24
2021–22 Seider, MoritzMoritz Seider Detroit Red Wings D 21
2022–23 Beniers, MattyMatty Beniers Seattle Kraken C 20

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