18 To be more specific, players who turn 18 by September 15 and are not older than 20 by December 31 are eligible for selection. In addition, non-North American players over the age of 20 are eligible.
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Alexander Ovechkin
No rookie since the NHL's inception has ever won the Hart Memorial Trophy (The league MVP trophy which was first presented in 1924) in his rookie year.
You have to play one hole season, to not be a rookie anymore.
After they complete one full NHL season.
Sergei Samsonov of the Boston Bruins.
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Tony Esposito, who holds the modern era record for most shutouts in a season (15), achieved his shutout record as a rookie. Though he had played 13 games the season previous, he was still considered a rookie and won the Calder Trophy, the NHL's rookie of the year award.
Tony Esposito (15)
play hockey for what ever team that drafted them
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