Revisiting Calder Trophy Seasons: Russ Blinco’s 1933-34 Season Andrew Forbes | July 3, 2023 Russ Blinco was 25 when he suited up for his first career NHL game as a member of the Montreal Maroons in 1933-34. He signed with the Maroons after playing…
Oilers’ Skinner Having a Calder-Type Season Dale Bochon | February 25, 2023 You can talk about Connor McDavid being the NHL’s most valuable player this season, but he may have competition for MVP on his own team from goaltender Stuart Skinner. If…
Revisiting Calder Trophy Seasons: Carl Voss’ 1932-33 Season Andrew Forbes | February 1, 2023 Carl Voss was 26 years old when he kicked off the 1932-33 NHL season with the New York Rangers. Having played 14 games prior to that season with the Toronto…
2022-23 Calder Trophy Tracker Matthew Zator | December 16, 2022 It’s time for the first edition of The Hockey Writers 2022-23 Calder Trophy Tracker! As we approach the Christmas break and the end of 2022, there have again been a…
Kraken’s Beniers Making a Strong Case for Calder Trophy Brian Finlayson | December 2, 2022 Entering his first full NHL season, Matty Beniers was poised to put his name in the Calder Trophy race as the league’s best rookie. Despite playing only 10 games in…
Senators’ Pinto Is a Frontrunner for the Calder Trophy Dayton Reimer | October 24, 2022 Coming into the 2022-23 NHL season, there was a lot of hype around the rookie crop that included first-overall selections Owen Power and Juraj Slafkovsky, along with top prospects Matty…
Golden Knights’ Thompson Deserves More Calder Trophy Talk Colton Pankiw | October 9, 2022 Owen Power, Mason McTavish, Matty Beniers, Kent Johnson, Jack Quinn. These are the names that continue to get mentioned when discussing potential Calder Trophy candidates, and rightfully so. All of…
Red Wings News & Rumors: Coaching Search, Calder Trophy & More Devin Little | June 22, 2022 The chatter around the Detroit Red Wings almost exclusively pertains to one of two topics: the team’s vacant head coach position, and newly-crowned Calder Trophy winner Moritz Seider. So let’s…
7 Best Rookie Seasons in Boston Bruins History THW Archives | June 9, 2022 Rookies (or “first-year players” as former captain Zdeno Chara prefers) figured to play an integral role this season for the Boston Bruins. Eschewing the big-name free agent signings of years…
2021-22 Calder Trophy Tracker – May Update Matthew Zator | May 5, 2022 The 2021-22 NHL season has come to an end and several rookies impressed throughout as Calder Trophy contenders. To keep you up to date, we at The Hockey Writers created the Calder…
Red Wings’ Moritz Seider: Clear Favorite for Calder Trophy Tony Wolak | April 18, 2022 Moritz Seider has the opportunity to accomplish something that no Detroit Red Wings player has done since the Original Six era: Win the Calder Trophy. That’s right – the last…
Sharks’ Dahlen Overcoming Odds To Become A Calder Candidate Daniel Gentile | November 12, 2021 Jonathan Dahlen is only 23 years old, but you’d never know this by his long NHL journey thus far. With his rookie year going off without a hitch, the San…