Kane named NHL rookie of the year
The National Hockey League announced on Thursday that London Knights’ graduate Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks has won the Calder Memorial Trophy for 2007-2008, awarded “to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League.”
Kane received 71 of 133 first-places and 1,078 points, outdistancing Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom, who polled 30 first-place votes and 872 points.
The first player selected in the 2007 Entry Draft, Kane tallied 16 points in October as an 18-year-old, the most by an NHL rookie in the season’s opening month since 1992-93. His shootout goal against Buffalo childhood hero Dominik Hasek in his second NHL game gave the Blackhawks their first victory of the season — a 4-3 decision over Detroit Oct. 6. Kane finished the season as the League’s rookie scoring leader and tops on the Blackhawks with 72 points (21 goals, 51 assists) in 82 games.
2007-2008 Calder Trophy Voting
Pts. 1st-2nd-3rd-4th-5th
1. Patrick Kane, Chi. 1078 (71-34-26-0-0)
2. Nicklas Backstrom, Wsh. 872 (30-51-35-12-4)
3. Jonathan Toews, Chi. 647 (19-26-30-38-11)
4. Carey Price, Mtl. 461 (11-16-26-30-19)
5. Peter Mueller, Phx. 195 (0-2-12-31-28)
6. Tobias Enstrom, Atl. 79 (2-1-2-7-21)
7. Sam Gagner, Edm. 41 (0-0-0-9-14)
8. Matt Niskanen, Dal. 27 (0-1-1-2-9)
9. Andrew Cogliano, Edm. 18 (0-0-1-2-7)
10. Brandon Dubinsky, NYR 16 (0-1-0-1-6)
11. Tom Gilbert, Edm. 7 (0-0-0-1-4)
12. Nigel Dawes, NYR 2 (0-0-0-0-2)
Erik Johnson, St.L 2 (0-0-0-0-2)
Milan Lucic, Bos. 2 (0-0-0-0-2)
Marc Staal, NYR 2 (0-0-0-0-2)
16. Alex Edler, Van. 1 (0-0-0-0-1)
Sergei Kostitsyn, Mtl. 1 (0-0-0-0-1)
Calder Trophy Winners Since 1990
Year Winner Runner-up
2007 Evgeni Malkin, Pit. Paul Stastny, Col.
2006 Alex Ovechkin, Wsh. Sidney Crosby, Pit.
2004 Andrew Raycroft, Bos. Michael Ryder, Mtl.
2003 Barret Jackman, St.L Henrik Zetterberg, Det.
2002 Dany Heatley, Atl. Ilya Kovalchuk, Atl.
2001 Evgeni Nabokov, S.J. Brad Richards, T.B.
2000 Scott Gomez, N.J. Brad Stuart, S.J.
1999 Chris Drury, Col. Marian Hossa, Ott.
1998 Sergei Samsonov, Bos. Mattias Ohlund, Van.
1997 Bryan Berard, NYI Jarome Iginla, Cgy.
1996 Daniel Alfredsson, Ott. Eric Daze, Chi.
1995 Peter Forsberg, Que. Jim Carey, Wsh.
1994 Martin Brodeur, N.J. Jason Arnott, Edm.
1993 Teemu Selanne, Wpg. Joe Juneau, Bos.
1992 Pavel Bure, Van. Nicklas Lidstrom, Det.
1991 Ed Belfour, Chi. Sergei Fedorov, Det.
1990 Sergei Makarov, Cgy. Mike Modano, Min.
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