Calder Memorial Trophy

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The Calder Memorial Trophy is the National Hockey League’s annual award given to the most outstanding rookie player each season.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Hockey League award
ice hockey trophy
awardedFor most proficient rookie player
outstanding rookie of the year
awardedIn North America
ceremony NHL Awards
competitionLevel professional
country Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
eponymPerson Frank Calder
firstAwarded 1936–37 NHL season
firstWinner Syl Apps
firstWinnerSeason 1936–37 NHL season
formerEligibilityRule based solely on games played, without age limit
frequency annual
gender men's ice hockey
governingBody NHL Board of Governors
hasCategory National Hockey League rookie awards
National Hockey League trophies and awards
hasOfficialAbbreviation Calder Memorial Trophy self-linksurface differs
surface form: Calder Trophy
hasWebsite https://www.nhl.com
inception 1936
isPartOf NHL awards system
league National Hockey League
material metal
wood base
mostWinsByFranchise Chicago Blackhawks
Toronto Maple Leafs
namedAfter Frank Calder
namedForPosition first NHL president
notableControversy eligibility of Artemi Panarin as an older KHL veteran rookie
eligibility of Sergei Makarov in 1989–90 led to age-limit rule change
officialLanguage English
presentedBy National Hockey League
relatedAward Hart Memorial Trophy
James Norris Memorial Trophy
Vezina Trophy
relatedConcept NHL rookie of the year
rookieEligibilityRule player must be no older than 26 years old by September 15 of the season
player must not have played more than 25 NHL games in any preceding season
player must not have played more than 6 NHL games in each of any two preceding seasons
selectionProcess voted by Professional Hockey Writers Association
sport ice hockey
votingTiming end of regular season

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NHL regular season awardAssociated Calder Memorial Trophy
Denis Potvin awardReceived Calder Memorial Trophy
Evgeni Malkin awardReceived Calder Memorial Trophy
Patrick Kane awardReceived Calder Memorial Trophy
Ray Bourque awardReceived Calder Memorial Trophy
Tony Esposito awardReceived Calder Memorial Trophy
Calder Memorial Trophy hasOfficialAbbreviation Calder Memorial Trophy self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Calder Trophy
NHL Awards includesAward Calder Memorial Trophy
Bryan Trottier nhlAwards Calder Memorial Trophy
Norris Trophy relatedAward Calder Memorial Trophy
subject surface form: James Norris Memorial Trophy
Vezina Trophy relatedAward Calder Memorial Trophy
Ken Dryden trophyWon Calder Memorial Trophy
Professional Hockey Writers Association votesOn Calder Memorial Trophy
Mario Lemieux wonAward Calder Memorial Trophy
Alex Ovechkin wonTrophy Calder Memorial Trophy