Sergei Samsonov of the Boston Bruins.
1997-1998: Sergei Samsonov of the Boston Bruins 1998-1999: Chris Drury of the Colorado Avalanche
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.
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award was created in 1998.
The 1998 Nascar Winston Cup Rookie of the Year was the late Kenny Irwin Jr.
1998
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 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.
Charles Woodson
Bobby Orr was the 1967 Caldor Memorial Trophy winner (The NHL's equivalent to rookie of the year).
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