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)." 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.
Calder Memorial Trophy | |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
Given for | Rookie of the Year in the National Hockey League |
History | |
First award | 1936–37 NHL season |
Most recent | Elias Pettersson Vancouver Canucks |
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 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.[3] 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, who have won it on ten occasions, with the most recent being Auston Matthews in 2017. 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.[4] Three finalists are named and the trophy is awarded at the NHL Awards ceremony after the playoffs.
Winners
C | Centre |
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LW | Left Wing |
D | Defence |
RW | Right Wing |
G | Goaltender |
- Player's age at the time of award win
- No winner because of the 2004–05 NHL lockout
References
- "Silverware: Calder Memorial Trophy". Legends Of Hockey. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2007.
- "Calder Memorial Trophy". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 21, 2007.
- "Ed Belfour hockey statistics and profile". Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- Dolezar, Jon (April 20, 2003). "Foppa shows the most Hart". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 17, 2007.