Posts About "Calder Trophy"
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...
