Calder Memorial Trophy
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Award details | |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
Given for | Rookie of the Year in the National Hockey League |
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First award | 1936–37 NHL season |
Most recent | Moritz Seider Detroit Red Wings |
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.
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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.
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 |
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Howie Meeker, winner in 1947
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Terry Sawchuk, winner in 1951
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Eric Vail, winner in 1975
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Mario Lemieux, winner in 1985
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Pavel Bure, winner in 1992
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Daniel Alfredsson, winner in 1996
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Alexander Ovechkin, winner in 2006
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Gabriel Landeskog, winner in 2012
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Auston Matthews, winner in 2017
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Moritz Seider.jpg
Moritz Seider, is the current winner of the Calder
See also
References
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