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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.

EligibilityEdit

When the award was established in 1937, there were no requirements beyond that the winner be in his first year of competition in the NHL, and the winner was decided by League President Frank Calder himself.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Currently, the eligibility requirements are that a player cannot have played more than 25 regular season games in any single preceding season, nor in six or more games in each of any two preceding regular seasons, in any major professional league.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The last requirement was implemented in 1979 to block Wayne Gretzky (who had played a single season in the World Hockey Association the year before) from winning the award.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> After the Calder win of 31-year-old Sergei Makarov in 1991 (following the influx of Eastern Bloc players around the fall of the Soviet Union), the rules were further amended to require that winners be 26 years of age or younger.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Further, the limitation is for regular season games only, exempting games played in the playoffs. This has led to aberrations such as Ken Dryden winning the Calder in 1972, despite leading the Montreal Canadiens to a Stanley Cup victory the season before, and winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP.

HistoryEdit

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NHL president Red Dutton presenting the Calder Memorial Trophy to Gus Bodnar in 1944

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.<ref name="Calder Profile">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Calder himself purchased a trophy each year to award to the winner.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

After Calder's death in 1943 a permanent trophy was cast, and it was renamed the Calder Memorial Trophy.<ref name="Calder Trophy">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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 second-most is the Chicago Blackhawks with nine wins.

Since the 1948 season, 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.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Three finalists are named and the trophy is awarded at the NHL Awards ceremony after the playoffs.

WinnersEdit

Positions key
C Centre
LW Left wing
RW Right wing
D Defence
G Goaltender

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Calder Memorial Trophy winners
Season Winner Team Position AgeTemplate:Efn
1932–33 Template:Sortname Detroit Red Wings C 25
1933–34 Template:Sortname Montreal Maroons C 25
1934–35 Template:Sortname New York Americans LW 22
1935–36 Template:Sortname Chicago Black Hawks G 23
1936–37 Template:Sortname Toronto Maple Leafs C 21
1937–38 Template:Sortname Chicago Black Hawks C 24
1938–39 Template:Sortname Boston Bruins G 24
1939–40 Template:Sortname New York Rangers LW 25
1940–41 Template:Sortname Montreal Canadiens C 19
1941–42 Template:Sortname New York Rangers RW 19
1942–43 Template:Sortname Toronto Maple Leafs RW 19
1943–44 Template:Sortname Toronto Maple Leafs C 20
1944–45 Template:Sortname Toronto Maple Leafs G 25
1945–46 Template:Sortname New York Rangers C 25
1946–47 Template:Sortname Toronto Maple Leafs RW 21
1947–48 Template:Sortname Detroit Red Wings C 27
1948–49 Template:Sortname New York Rangers RW 22
1949–50 Template:Sortname Boston Bruins G 24
1950–51 Template:Sortname Detroit Red Wings G 20
1951–52 Template:Sortname Montreal Canadiens RW 20
1952–53 Template:Sortname New York Rangers G 23
1953–54 Template:Sortname New York Rangers C 20
1954–55 Template:Sortname Chicago Black Hawks RW 22
1955–56 Template:Sortname Detroit Red Wings G 23
1956–57 Template:Sortname Boston Bruins RW 26
1957–58 Template:Sortname Toronto Maple Leafs LW 19
1958–59 Template:Sortname Montreal Canadiens C 20
1959–60 Template:Sortname Chicago Black Hawks C 23
1960–61 Template:Sortname Toronto Maple Leafs C 20
1961–62 Template:Sortname Montreal Canadiens RW 21
1962–63 Template:Sortname Toronto Maple Leafs D 26
1963–64 Template:Sortname Montreal Canadiens D 21
1964–65 Template:Sortname Detroit Red Wings G 22
1965–66 Template:Sortname Toronto Maple Leafs LW 20
1966–67 Template:Sortname Boston Bruins D 18
1967–68 Template:Sortname Boston Bruins C 21
1968–69 Template:Sortname Minnesota North Stars RW 23
1969–70 Template:Sortname Chicago Black Hawks G 26
1970–71 Template:Sortname Buffalo Sabres C 19
1971–72 Template:Sortname Montreal Canadiens G 24
1972–73 Template:Sortname New York Rangers LW 21
1973–74 Template:Sortname New York Islanders D 19
1974–75 Template:Sortname Atlanta Flames LW 20
1975–76 Template:Sortname New York Islanders C 19
1976–77 Template:Sortname Atlanta Flames RW 21
1977–78 Template:Sortname New York Islanders RW 20
1978–79 Template:Sortname Minnesota North Stars C 20
1979–80 Template:Sortname Boston Bruins D 19
1980–81 Template:Sortname Quebec Nordiques C 24
1981–82 Template:Sortname Winnipeg Jets C 18
1982–83 Template:Sortname Chicago Black Hawks RW 21
1983–84 Template:Sortname Buffalo Sabres G 18
1984–85 Template:Sortname Pittsburgh Penguins C 19
1985–86 Template:Sortname Calgary Flames D 21
1986–87 Template:Sortname Los Angeles Kings LW 20
1987–88 Template:Sortname Calgary Flames C 21
1988–89 Template:Sortname New York Rangers D 20
1989–90 Template:Sortname Calgary Flames RW 31
1990–91 Template:Sortname Chicago Blackhawks G 25
1991–92 Template:Sortname Vancouver Canucks RW 20
1992–93 Template:Sortname Winnipeg Jets RW 22
1993–94 Template:Sortname New Jersey Devils G 21
1994–95 Template:Sortname Quebec Nordiques C 21
1995–96 Template:Sortname Ottawa Senators RW 22
1996–97 Template:Sortname New York Islanders D 19
1997–98 Template:Sortname Boston Bruins LW 19
1998–99 Template:Sortname Colorado Avalanche C 22
1999–2000 Template:Sortname New Jersey Devils C 19
2000–01 Template:Sortname San Jose Sharks G 25
2001–02 Template:Sortname Atlanta Thrashers RW 20
2002–03 Template:Sortname St. Louis Blues D 21
2003–04 Template:Sortname Boston Bruins G 23
2004–05Template:Efn Template:Sort dash Template:Sort dash Template:Sort dash Template:Sort dash
2005–06 Template:Sortname Washington Capitals LW 20
2006–07 Template:Sortname Pittsburgh Penguins C 20
2007–08 Template:Sortname Chicago Blackhawks RW 19
2008–09 Template:Sortname Columbus Blue Jackets G 21
2009–10 Template:Sortname Buffalo Sabres D 20
2010–11 Template:Sortname Carolina Hurricanes C 19
2011–12 Template:Sortname Colorado Avalanche LW 19
2012–13 Template:Sortname Florida Panthers LW 19
2013–14 Template:Sortname Colorado Avalanche C 18
2014–15 Template:Sortname Florida Panthers D 19
2015–16 Template:Sortname Chicago Blackhawks LW 24
2016–17 Template:Sortname Toronto Maple Leafs C 19
2017–18 Template:Sortname New York Islanders C 21
2018–19 Template:Sortname Vancouver Canucks C 20
2019–20 Template:Sortname Colorado Avalanche D 21
2020–21 Template:Sortname Minnesota Wild LW 24
2021–22 Template:Sortname Detroit Red Wings D 21
2022–23 Template:Sortname Seattle Kraken C 20
2023–24 Template:Sortname Chicago Blackhawks C 18

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