Claim: Since 1978 the Calgary Flames Hockey Team has been winning awards along with its staff and up until the 2018-2019 season have acquired a total of 16 but have never won the Calder Memorial Trophy for Rookie of the Year.
Evidence: Joe Nieuwendyk became the second rookie in NHL history to score at least 50 goals in a season, earning the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year. Sergei Makarov joined the Flames that season and, though already in his 30s, became the fifth Flame to win the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's Rookie of the Year. Makarov was drafted 231st in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, and joined the Flames in 1989, where he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year at the age of 31.