Here’s the latest on the Calder Memorial Trophy as of May 2026.
- The Calder Memorial Trophy is awarded to the NHL’s top rookie each season. Recent finalists and winners are announced by the NHL and major outlets after the regular season wraps up.[5][6]
- For the 2025-26 season, the finalists were Ivan Demidov, Matthew Schaefer, and Beckett Sennecke, with the winner to be announced at a later date.[6]
- In the most recent completed season, 2024-25, Lane Hutson of the Montreal Canadiens won the Calder Trophy, following Connor Bedard’s 2023-24 win.[7][5]
- Historical context: the trophy has long-tradition dating back to its creation in 1937, named for Frank Calder, and is voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers Association after the regular season.[9][5]
If you’d like, I can pull the exact dates of the announcements, list all of the recent finalists by year, or summarize how voting works and who is eligible.
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Award first presented in 1933 honors top rookie
www.nhl.comThe Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual 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 72 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. The trophy is named in honor of Frank Calder, the former President of the National Hockey League from its...
icehockey.fandom.comIt's time to take another look at the Calder Trophy race as the NHL season hits the halfway mark, and the calendar flips to 2026. Can anyone knock New York Islanders D-man Matthew Schaefer from the top spot?
thehockeynews.comThe Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League (NHL). It is named after Frank Calder, the first president of the NHL. Serving as the NHL's Rookie of the Year award, this version of the trophy has been awarded since its creation for the 193637 NHL season. The voting is conducted by members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association at the conclusion of each regular season to...
www.markerzone.comCanadiens forward, Islanders defenseman, Ducks wing up for award given to top rookie
www.nhl.comCalgary goaltender Dustin Wolf, Montreal defenceman Lane Hutson and San Jose centre Macklin Celebrini are the finalists for the Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded to the player selected "as the most proficient" in his first year of NHL competition.
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