Calder Memorial Trophy was first handed out after the 1936-37 season.
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.
The very first Calder Memorial Trophy was awarded to Detroit Red Wings center Carl Voss during the 1932-33 season.
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The Hart Memorial Trophy was first won by Frank Nighbor of the Ottawa Senators after the 1923-1924 season.
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
The first Heisman Trophy winner was Jay Berwanger, a white running back from the University of Chicago.
The University of Michigan's first Heisman Trophy winner was running back Tom Harmon who won the award in 1940.
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Paul Hornung was the 1956 Heisman Trophy winner who played on a Notre Dame team that finished the season 2-8. He is the only player from a losing team to win the Heisman Trophy.