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. The current holder of the trophy is Connor Bedard of the Chicago Blackhawks.

Which Team Has Won the Most Calder Trophies?

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.

How is the Winner Chosen for the Calder Trophy?

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

Some Unofficial Criterion Has Emerged Over the Years

To be eligible for the award, a player cannot have played more than 25 games in any single preceding season, nor in six or more games in each of any two preceding seasons, in any major professional league. However, 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. 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.

Deeper Dive

• Ranking Every Calder Trophy Winner Since 2005
• Avalanche’s Cale Makar Making Early Run at Calder Trophy
• Maple Leafs News: Matthews and the Calder Race
• Why Don’t More Defensemen Win the Calder Memorial Trophy?

Oldest & Youngest Vezina Winners

Youngest to win the award: 18-years old, Nathan MacKinnon – 2013-14 (three and a half months younger than 2010-11 winner Jeff Skinner)

Oldest to win the award: 31-years old, Sergei Makarov – 1989-90 (played for the Soviet Red Army teams until joining the Calgary Flames in 1989)

Average age: 21.5-years old

…from NHL Awards Oldest & Youngest

Season	Winner	Team	Position	Age[a]
1932–33	Carl Voss	Detroit Red Wings	C	25
1933–34	Russ Blinco	Montreal Maroons	C	25
1934–35	Sweeney Schriner	New York Americans	LW	22
1935–36	Mike Karakas	Chicago Black Hawks	G	23
1936–37	Syl Apps	Toronto Maple Leafs	C	21
1937–38	Cully Dahlstrom	Chicago Black Hawks	C	24
1938–39	Frank Brimsek	Boston Bruins	G	24
1939–40	Kilby MacDonald	New York Rangers	LW	25
1940–41	Johnny Quilty	Montreal Canadiens	C	19
1941–42	Grant Warwick	New York Rangers	RW	19
1942–43	Gaye Stewart	Toronto Maple Leafs	RW	19
1943–44	Gus Bodnar	Toronto Maple Leafs	C	20
1944–45	Frank McCool	Toronto Maple Leafs	G	25
1945–46	Edgar Laprade	New York Rangers	C	25
1946–47	Howie Meeker	Toronto Maple Leafs	RW	21
1947–48	Jim McFadden	Detroit Red Wings	C	27
1948–49	Pentti Lund	New York Rangers	RW	22
1949–50	Jack Gelineau	Boston Bruins	G	24
1950–51	Terry Sawchuk	Detroit Red Wings	G	20
1951–52	Bernie Geoffrion	Montreal Canadiens	RW	20
1952–53	Gump Worsley	New York Rangers	G	23
1953–54	Camille Henry	New York Rangers	C	20
1954–55	Ed Litzenberger	Chicago Black Hawks	RW	22
1955–56	Glenn Hall	Detroit Red Wings	G	23
1956–57	Larry Regan	Boston Bruins	RW	26
1957–58	Frank Mahovlich	Toronto Maple Leafs	LW	19
1958–59	Ralph Backstrom	Montreal Canadiens	C	20
1959–60	Bill Hay	Chicago Black Hawks	C	23
1960–61	Dave Keon	Toronto Maple Leafs	C	20
1961–62	Bobby Rousseau	Montreal Canadiens	RW	21
1962–63	Kent Douglas	Toronto Maple Leafs	D	26
1963–64	Jacques Laperriere	Montreal Canadiens	D	21
1964–65	Roger Crozier	Detroit Red Wings	G	22
1965–66	Brit Selby	Toronto Maple Leafs	LW	20
1966–67	Bobby Orr	Boston Bruins	D	18
1967–68	Derek Sanderson	Boston Bruins	C	21
1968–69	Danny Grant	Minnesota North Stars	RW	23
1969–70	Tony Esposito	Chicago Black Hawks	G	26
1970–71	Gilbert Perreault	Buffalo Sabres	C	19
1971–72	Ken Dryden	Montreal Canadiens	G	24
1972–73	Steve Vickers	New York Rangers	LW	21
1973–74	Denis Potvin	New York Islanders	D	19
1974–75	Eric Vail	Atlanta Flames	LW	20
1975–76	Bryan Trottier	New York Islanders	C	19
1976–77	Willi Plett	Atlanta Flames	RW	21
1977–78	Mike Bossy	New York Islanders	RW	20
1978–79	Bobby Smith	Minnesota North Stars	C	20
1979–80	Ray Bourque	Boston Bruins	D	19
1980–81	Peter Stastny	Quebec Nordiques	C	24
1981–82	Dale Hawerchuk	Winnipeg Jets	C	18
1982–83	Steve Larmer	Chicago Black Hawks	RW	21
1983–84	Tom Barrasso	Buffalo Sabres	G	18
1984–85	Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	C	19
1985–86	Gary Suter	Calgary Flames	D	21
1986–87	Luc Robitaille	Los Angeles Kings	LW	20
1987–88	Joe Nieuwendyk	Calgary Flames	C	21
1988–89	Brian Leetch	New York Rangers	D	20
1989–90	Sergei Makarov	Calgary Flames	RW	31
1990–91	Ed Belfour	Chicago Blackhawks	G	25
1991–92	Pavel Bure	Vancouver Canucks	RW	20
1992–93	Teemu Selanne	Winnipeg Jets	RW	22
1993–94	Martin Brodeur	New Jersey Devils	G	21
1994–95	Peter Forsberg	Quebec Nordiques	C	21
1995–96	Daniel Alfredsson	Ottawa Senators	RW	22
1996–97	Bryan Berard	New York Islanders	D	19
1997–98	Sergei Samsonov	Boston Bruins	LW	19
1998–99	Chris Drury	Colorado Avalanche	C	22
1999–2000	Scott Gomez	New Jersey Devils	C	19
2000–01	Evgeni Nabokov	San Jose Sharks	G	25
2001–02	Dany Heatley	Atlanta Thrashers	RW	20
2002–03	Barret Jackman	St. Louis Blues	D	21
2003–04	Andrew Raycroft	Boston Bruins	G	23
2004–05[b]	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Alexander Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	LW	20
2006–07	Evgeni Malkin	Pittsburgh Penguins	C	20
2007–08	Patrick Kane	Chicago Blackhawks	RW	19
2008–09	Steve Mason	Columbus Blue Jackets	G	21
2009–10	Tyler Myers	Buffalo Sabres	D	20
2010–11	Jeff Skinner	Carolina Hurricanes	C	19
2011–12	Gabriel Landeskog	Colorado Avalanche	LW	19
2012–13	Jonathan Huberdeau	Florida Panthers	LW	19
2013–14	Nathan MacKinnon	Colorado Avalanche	C	18
2014–15	Aaron Ekblad	Florida Panthers	D	19
2015–16	Artemi Panarin	Chicago Blackhawks	LW	24
2016–17	Auston Matthews	Toronto Maple Leafs	C	19
2017–18	Mathew Barzal	New York Islanders	C	21
2018–19	Elias Pettersson	Vancouver Canucks	C	20
2019–20	Cale Makar	Colorado Avalanche	D	21
2020–21	Kirill Kaprizov	Minnesota Wild	LW/RW	24
2021–22	Moritz Seider	Detroit Red Wings	D	21
2022-23	Matty Beniers	Seattle Kraken	C	20
2023-24	Connor Bedard	Chicago Blackhawks	C	18

Sources

• Wikipedia