The Calder Memorial Trophy is given each season to the NHL’s most outstanding rookie. It was first awarded in 1932–33 and renamed after NHL President Frank Calder following his death in 1943. Writers from the Professional Hockey Writers Association vote for the winner. Eligible players must be under 26 by Sept. 15 of the season and have limited prior pro experience.
Connor Bedard of the Chicago Blackhawks won the 2023–24 Calder Memorial Trophy. He led all rookies in goals (22), assists (39), and points (61) in 68 games. Bedard was named on all 194 ballots and received 152 first-place votes. He became the 10th Blackhawks player to win the award, tying Toronto for the most by any franchise.
Calder Memorial Trophy Winners List
In 2023–24, 18-year-old center Connor Bedard of the Chicago Blackhawks won the Calder Memorial Trophy. The 2022–23 winner was Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers, aged 20. In 2021–22, defenseman Moritz Seider of the Detroit Red Wings earned the honor at age 21. Minnesota Wild left wing Kirill Kaprizov won in 2020–21 at age 24.
The youngest winner since 2000 was goalie Tom Barrasso, who won in 1983–84 at age 18 for Buffalo. Other notable winners include Mario Lemieux in 1984–85, Teemu Selanne in 1992–93, and Alexander Ovechkin in 2005–06. The award has been given since 1932–33, first won by Carl Voss of the Detroit Red Wings.
| Season | Winner | Team | Position | Age |
| 2023-24 | Connor Bedard | Chicago Blackhawks | C | 18 |
| 2022–23 | Matty Beniers | Seattle Kraken | C | 20 |
| 2021–22 | Moritz Seider | Detroit Red Wings | D | 21 |
| 2020–21 | Kirill Kaprizov | Minnesota Wild | LW | 24 |
| 2019–20 | Cale Makar | Colorado Avalanche | D | 21 |
| 2018–19 | Elias Pettersson | Vancouver Canucks | C | 20 |
| 2017–18 | Mathew Barzal | New York Islanders | C | 21 |
| 2016–17 | Auston Matthews | Toronto Maple Leafs | C | 19 |
| 2015–16 | Artemi Panarin | Chicago Blackhawks | LW | 24 |
| 2014–15 | Aaron Ekblad | Florida Panthers | D | 19 |
| 2013–14 | Nathan MacKinnon | Colorado Avalanche | C | 18 |
| 2012–13 | Jonathan Huberdeau | Florida Panthers | LW | 19 |
| 2011–12 | Gabriel Landeskog | Colorado Avalanche | LW | 19 |
| 2010–11 | Jeff Skinner | Carolina Hurricanes | C | 19 |
| 2009–10 | Tyler Myers | Buffalo Sabres | D | 20 |
| 2008–09 | Steve Mason | Columbus Blue Jackets | G | 21 |
| 2007–08 | Patrick Kane | Chicago Blackhawks | RW | 19 |
| 2006–07 | Evgeni Malkin | Pittsburgh Penguins | C | 20 |
| 2005–06 | Alexander Ovechkin | Washington Capitals | LW | 20 |
| 2004–05 | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Andrew Raycroft | Boston Bruins | G | 23 |
| 2002–03 | Barret Jackman | St. Louis Blues | D | 21 |
| 2001–02 | Dany Heatley | Atlanta Thrashers | RW | 20 |
| 2000–01 | Evgeni Nabokov | San Jose Sharks | G | 25 |
| 1999–00 | Scott Gomez | New Jersey Devils | C | 19 |
| 1998–99 | Chris Drury | Colorado Avalanche | C | 22 |
| 1997–98 | Sergei Samsonov | Boston Bruins | LW | 19 |
| 1996–97 | Bryan Berard | New York Islanders | D | 19 |
| 1995–96 | Daniel Alfredsson | Ottawa Senators | RW | 22 |
| 1994–95 | Peter Forsberg | Quebec Nordiques | C | 21 |
| 1993–94 | Martin Brodeur | New Jersey Devils | G | 21 |
| 1992–93 | Teemu Selanne | Winnipeg Jets | RW | 22 |
| 1991–92 | Pavel Bure | Vancouver Canucks | RW | 20 |
| 1990–91 | Ed Belfour | Chicago Blackhawks | G | 25 |
| 1989–90 | Sergei Makarov | Calgary Flames | RW | 31 |
| 1988–89 | Brian Leetch | New York Rangers | D | 20 |
| 1987–88 | Joe Nieuwendyk | Calgary Flames | C | 21 |
| 1986–87 | Luc Robitaille | Los Angeles Kings | LW | 20 |
| 1985–86 | Gary Suter | Calgary Flames | D | 21 |
| 1984–85 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins | C | 19 |
| 1983–84 | Tom Barrasso | Buffalo Sabres | G | 18 |
| 1982–83 | Steve Larmer | Chicago Blackhawks | RW | 21 |
| 1981–82 | Dale Hawerchuk | Winnipeg Jets | C | 18 |
| 1980–81 | Peter Stastny | Quebec Nordiques | C | 24 |
| 1979–80 | Ray Bourque | Boston Bruins | D | 19 |
| 1978–79 | Bobby Smith | Minnesota North Stars | C | 20 |
| 1977–78 | Mike Bossy | New York Islanders | RW | 20 |
| 1976–77 | Willi Plett | Atlanta Flames | RW | 21 |
| 1975–76 | Bryan Trottier | New York Islanders | C | 19 |
| 1974–75 | Eric Vail | Atlanta Flames | LW | 20 |
| 1973–74 | Denis Potvin | New York Islanders | D | 19 |
| 1972–73 | Steve Vickers | New York Rangers | LW | 21 |
| 1971–72 | Ken Dryden | Montreal Canadiens | G | 24 |
| 1970–71 | Gilbert Perreault | Buffalo Sabres | C | 19 |
| 1969–70 | Tony Esposito | Chicago Blackhawks | G | 26 |
| 1968–69 | Danny Grant | Minnesota North Stars | RW | 23 |
| 1967–68 | Derek Sanderson | Boston Bruins | C | 21 |
| 1966–67 | Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins | D | 18 |
| 1965–66 | Brit Selby | Toronto Maple Leafs | LW | 20 |
| 1964–65 | Roger Crozier | Detroit Red Wings | G | 22 |
| 1963–64 | Jacques Laperriere | Montreal Canadiens | D | 21 |
| 1962–63 | Kent Douglas | Toronto Maple Leafs | D | 26 |
| 1961–62 | Bobby Rousseau | Montreal Canadiens | RW | 21 |
| 1960–61 | Dave Keon | Toronto Maple Leafs | C | 20 |
| 1959–60 | Bill Hay | Chicago Blackhawks | C | 23 |
| 1958–59 | Ralph Backstrom | Montreal Canadiens | C | 20 |
| 1957–58 | Frank Mahovlich | Toronto Maple Leafs | LW | 19 |
| 1956–57 | Larry Regan | Boston Bruins | RW | 26 |
| 1955–56 | Glenn Hall | Detroit Red Wings | G | 23 |
| 1954–55 | Ed Litzenberger | Chicago Blackhawks | RW | 22 |
| 1953–54 | Camille Henry | New York Rangers | C | 20 |
| 1952–53 | Gump Worsley | New York Rangers | G | 23 |
| 1951–52 | Bernie Geoffrion | Montreal Canadiens | RW | 20 |
| 1950–51 | Terry Sawchuk | Detroit Red Wings | G | 20 |
| 1949–50 | Jack Gelineau | Boston Bruins | G | 24 |
| 1948–49 | Pentti Lund | New York Rangers | RW | 22 |
| 1947–48 | Jim McFadden | Detroit Red Wings | C | 27 |
| 1946–47 | Howie Meeker | Toronto Maple Leafs | RW | 21 |
| 1945–46 | Edgar Laprade | New York Rangers | C | 25 |
| 1944–45 | Frank McCool | Toronto Maple Leafs | G | 25 |
| 1943–44 | Gus Bodnar | Toronto Maple Leafs | C | 20 |
| 1942–43 | Gaye Stewart | Toronto Maple Leafs | RW | 19 |
| 1941–42 | Grant Warwick | New York Rangers | RW | 19 |
| 1940–41 | Johnny Quilty | Montreal Canadiens | C | 19 |
| 1939–40 | Kilby MacDonald | New York Rangers | LW | 25 |
| 1938–39 | Frank Brimsek | Boston Bruins | G | 24 |
| 1937–38 | Cully Dahlstrom | Chicago Blackhawks | C | 24 |
| 1936–37 | Syl Apps | Toronto Maple Leafs | C | 21 |
| 1935–36 | Mike Karakas | Chicago Blackhawks | G | 23 |
| 1934–35 | Sweeney Schriner | New York Americans | LW | 22 |
| 1933–34 | Russ Blinco | Montreal Maroons | C | 25 |
| 1932–33 | Carl Voss | Detroit Red Wings | C | 25 |
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FAQ's on Calder Memorial Trophy
A. Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche is the youngest NHL player ever to win the Calder Trophy at age 18.
A. Sergei Makarov is the oldest winner at 31, achieving the honor during the 1989–90 season.
A. Crosby finished second to Ovechkin's 106 points and also lost to the Capitals forward for the Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL rookie of the year.
A. Connor McDavid was in third place in Calder Memorial Trophy voting, behind Shayne Gostisbehere and winner Artemi Panarin.
A. Tom Barrasso ('83-'84), Ed Belfour ('90-'91), Martin Brodeur ('93-'94), Evgeni Nabokov ('00-'01), Andrew Raycroft ('03-'04), and Steve Mason ('08-'09) have won the Calder Trophy.
