Minnesota Wild Could Have 2 Calder Trophy Finalists Lucas Burrell | March 3, 2021 The Minnesota Wild are off to one of their best starts in franchise history thanks to a couple of first-year NHLers. We are still in the early goings of the…
Calder Trophy Race: Kaprizov, Vanecek & the Blackhawks’ Trio Andrew Forbes | February 24, 2021 Who would’ve guessed that coming into this COVID-shortened season that rookies would be stealing the show all across the league. Already freshmen players in a number of markets are making…
Flames’ Valimaki a Long-Shot for the Calder Paul Quinney | February 1, 2021 Those players whom hockey writers think have a shot at winning the Calder Memorial Trophy usually face enough pressure without putting more of it on themselves. Yet Calgary Flames’ defenseman…
Flames 12 Days of Hockeymas: 3 Calder Trophy Winners Brett Krauss | December 22, 2020 The ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as…
Blues’ 12 Days of Hockeymas: Jackman’s Unlikely Calder Trophy Stephen Ground | December 20, 2020 The ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as we count down…
Islanders’ Calder Trophy Winners Nathaniel McCabe | October 11, 2020 The Calder Trophy is named after the first president of the National Hockey League, Frank Calder. This prominent trophy is awarded to the most impactful rookie in the NHL that…
Kings’ Vilardi Can Be Impactful Rookie If Healthy Quinn McLellan | September 20, 2020 The Calder Memorial Trophy is awarded to the best rookie every season. Next season, Gabriel Vilardi could become the Los Angeles Kings’ first Calder Trophy winner in over 30 years.…
The 2020 Calder Trophy Race Eugene Helfrick | March 11, 2020 As the NHL season began, many expected the discussion for the 2020 Calder Trophy to be dominated by one of the top three picks at the 2019 Draft. With Kaapo…
Canucks Quinn Hughes Having Calder Winning Season Matthew Zator | March 2, 2020 Quinn Hughes is having quite the rookie season for the Vancouver Canucks. He just hit the 50 point plateau and is on pace for 64, which would shatter Doug Lidster’s…
Canucks’ Hughes and the Calder Race Sartaaj Bhullar | February 15, 2020 Having a player in the conversation for the Calder Trophy is something Vancouver Canucks fans have become familiar with. During the 2017-18 season, Brock Boeser was a nominee for the…
Capitals’ Samsonov Making a Calder Trophy Push Liz Barr | February 4, 2020 Ilya Samsonov, the Washington Capitals’ highly touted first-round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft and presumptive goalie of the future, finally got his chance in the NHL this season.…
Darkhorse Candidates for the 2020 Calder Trophy Eugene Helfrick | December 9, 2019 Heading into the 2019-20 NHL season, there was a laundry list of rookie players who looked primed to take the league by storm. Led by Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko,…