The NHL 2009 Calder Memorial Winner (Which goes to the player who performs the best in his first season of play in the NHL) was Steve Mason of the Nashville Predators... The Runner up was Bobby Ryan of the Anaheim Ducks
This is more than just trophies: NHL Rookie of the Month - October 2006,[3][17] November 2006[17] Calder Memorial Trophy (NHL Rookie of the Year) - 2007[17] Michel Brière Rookie of the Year Award (Pittsburgh Penguins' Rookie of the Year) - 2007 (shared with Jordan Staal) World Championships All-Star Team - 2007, 2010 NHL All-Star Game - 2008, 2009 (starter) NHL First Star of the Month - February 2008[18] NHL First All-Star Team - 2008, 2009 Hart Memorial Trophy runner-up - 2008, 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins' Most Valuable Player - 2008, 2009 Art Ross Trophy - 2008-09 NHL season 2009 Stanley Cup Champion [19] 2009 Playoff Scoring Leader Conn Smythe Trophy - 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs[19]
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.
Sergei Samsonov of the Boston Bruins.
The 2009 American League rookie of the year winner was Andrew Bailey The 2009 National League rookie of the year winner was Chris Coghlan
The 2009 National League rookie of the year winner was Chris Coghlan
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Tyler Myers
Bobby Orr the rookie of the year trophy is called the Calder (Memorial) Trophy http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=17
Tony Sipp
The 2009 National League rookie of the year winner was Chris Coghlan
The 2009 National League Rookie of the Year Award winner was Chris Coghlan
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.
The Calder Memorial Trophy is rewarded to the most profecint first-year rookie in the NHL. Because of the player it is awarded to, it is sometimes called the rookie of the year award.