Posts About "Calder Trophy"
Islanders' Calder Trophy Winners
October 11th, 2020 The Calder Trophy is named after the first president of the National Hockey League, Frank Calder. This prominent trophy is awarded to the most impactful rookie in the NHL that season. Many big name players have won this trophy and five of them were members of the New York Islanders organization when they won. 1974 - Denis...
Kings’ Vilardi Can Be Impactful Rookie If Healthy
September 20th, 2020 The Calder Memorial Trophy is awarded to the best rookie every season. Next season, Gabriel Vilardi could become the Los Angeles Kings' first Calder Trophy winner in over 30 years. The norm isn't for Kings to win the Calder Trophy, however, Vilardi could carry on a trend that's developed in the past three seasons that's largely seen...
Derek "Turk" Sanderson: A Boston Legend
August 3rd, 2020 Combine a gritty style of play with quick hands and fast feet, throw in a swagger that sat well with his movie-star good looks, mix well with his fair share of nastiness and you have the young Derek Sanderson, better known by his friends and teammates as “Turk”. Born and raised in Niagara Falls, Ontario, he played his junior...
Top 10 Longest Trophy Droughts
June 20th, 2020 Getting their name engraved on the Stanley Cup is the ultimate goal of every player on all NHL teams. Each year, the league also recognizes its outstanding players and coaches for individual accomplishments through a collection of annual awards. Some of these almost date back to the NHL’s inception. Related: Longest Stanley Cup...
7 Best Rookie Seasons in Boston Bruins History
June 9th, 2020 Rookies (or "first-year players" as captain Zdeno Chara prefers) figured to play an integral role this season for the Boston Bruins. Eschewing the big-name free agent signings of years past and opting instead to ride the youth wave, success was to be largely predicated on the readiness of several promising prospects within the...
The 2020 Calder Trophy Race
March 11th, 2020 As the NHL season began, many expected the discussion for the 2020 Calder Trophy to be dominated by one of the top three picks at the 2019 Draft. With Kaapo Kakko, Kirby Dach and Jack Hughes looking ready to take on a big role with their respective teams, it seemed likely that one of these three would claim the trophy. Heading into...
Canucks Quinn Hughes Having Calder Winning Season
March 2nd, 2020 Quinn Hughes is having quite the rookie season for the Vancouver Canucks. He just hit the 50 point plateau and is on pace for 64, which would shatter Doug Lidster's record of 63, which he set back in the 1986-87 season, nearly 33 years ago. That's not just a rookie record, that's an all-time record for a Canucks defenceman. Not too...
Canucks' Hughes and the Calder Race
February 15th, 2020 Having a player in the conversation for the Calder Trophy is something Vancouver Canucks fans have become familiar with. During the 2017-18 season, Brock Boeser was a nominee for the Calder but was edged out by New York Islanders forward, Mathew Barzal. Related: Best Rookie Seasons in NHL History The following season, Canucks...
Capitals' Samsonov Making a Calder Trophy Push
February 4th, 2020 Ilya Samsonov, the Washington Capitals’ highly touted first-round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft and presumptive goalie of the future, finally got his chance in the NHL this season. The rookie is every bit the goaltender that the franchise had hoped for, and he has worked himself into consideration for the Calder Trophy. Not only...
Darkhorse Candidates for the 2020 Calder Trophy
December 9th, 2019 Heading into the 2019-20 NHL season, there was a laundry list of rookie players who looked primed to take the league by storm. Led by Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko, the top two picks of the 2019 NHL Draft, this rookie class had the potential to feature some of the top young forwards in recent memory. As teams around the league cross...
Avalanche's Cale Makar Making Early Run at Calder Trophy
December 5th, 2019 TORONTO — It was pointed out to Cale Makar back in September he didn't seem at all daunted by sky-high expectations. The defenceman had announced his arrival in the NHL some five months earlier with a string of standout playoff performances for the Colorado Avalanche after leaving college hockey. There was...
4 Dark Horse Candidates for the Calder Trophy
August 12th, 2019 The Calder Trophy, despite being a trophy with such a limited pool of players to pick from, can always be a challenge to make a prediction for who will come out on top at the end of the season. Take, for example, the star-studded 2014-15 rookie class, which consisted of fourth-round pick Johnny Gaudreau, sixth-round pick Mark Stone,...
Dahlin Over Heiskanen- Why He Deserves the Calder Nod
April 30th, 2019 The finalists for this year's Calder Trophy were announced on Saturday and, like most NHL Awards announcements, were not without their share of controversy. While most NHL pundits feel Elias Pettersson could have had the trophy engraved in January, the other two finalists have been met with questions. St. Louis Blues goaltender...
