Calder Memorial Trophy

The **Calder Memorial Trophy** is a yearly award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League." The award has been awarded 70 times since its beginnings in 1937. The voting is conducted by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association at the conclusion of each regular season to determine the winner.

## History

The trophy is named in honor of Frank Calder, the former President of the National Hockey League 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. After Calder's death in 1942 the trophy was renamed the Calder Memorial Trophy.

In 1990, Sergei Makarov of the Calgary Flames became the oldest player, at age 31, to win the Calder, even though he had played professionally in the Soviet Union as a member of HC CSKA Moscow.  After that season, the rules for awarding the Calder were amended so that players could only be eligible if they were 26 years old or younger by September 15 of their rookie season.

To be eligible for the award, a player cannot have played any more than 25 games previously in any single season, nor have played in more than six games in two separate preceding seasons in any major professional league. The latter fact was perhaps most prominent when in 1979–80, first-year phenom Wayne Gretzky was not eligible to win the Calder Trophy despite scoring 137 points (the previous rookie record at the time being 95), due to him playing a full season the previous year in the World Hockey Association. The trophy has been won the most times by rookies from the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have won it on nine occasions.

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. Three finalists are named and the trophy is awarded at the NHL Awards ceremony after the playoffs.

## Winners

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|Left Wing|
|Defence|
|Right Wing|
|Goaltender|

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

## Related pages

- List of NHL players
- List of NHL statistical leaders

## References

- General
- Calder Trophy history at NHL.com
- Calder Trophy profile at Legends of Hockey.net
- Specific

## Infobox (sports award)

- **name**: Calder Memorial Trophy
- **image**: Hhof calder.jpg
- **sport**: Ice hockey
- **givenfor**: Rookie of the Year (award), Rookie of the Year in the National Hockey League
- **first**: 1936–37 NHL season
- **mostrecent**: Connor Bedard
Chicago Blackhawks