2024/25 NHL Calder Memorial Trophy: Odds, winners, trophy, when is it awarded?

The Calder Trophy is given annually to the NHL's top rookie.

Chicago Blackhawks centre and 2023 No. 1 overall pick Connor Bedard was the favourite all season and ran away with the award in 2023/24, but there are quite a few players close together in the odds heading into 2024/25.

Here are the current Calder Trophy winner odds.

2024/25 NHL Calder Trophy odds

Matvei Michkov	+400
Macklin Celebrini	+400
Logan Stankoven	+450
Cutter Gauthier	+500
Will Smith	+500
Lane Hutson	+800
Dustin Wolf	+1200

Matvei Michkov +400

The Philadelphia Flyers will see their top prospect in orange and black sooner than expected, thanks to right-winger Matvei Michkov terminating his contract with KHL club SKA St. Petersburg a year early.

Michkov had 19 goals and 22 assists on loan to HK Sochi in the 2023/24 season. He projects to be a top-six forward when he joins the Flyers.

The Flyers ranked 27th in goals scored in the 2023/24 NHL season as a late-season collapse saw them miss the playoffs, and the organization will hope Michkov can provide a consistent scoring threat in his debut campaign in the States.

Macklin Celebrini +400

The youngest-ever winner of the Hobey Baker Award for NCAA men's hockey's most outstanding player, Boston University product Macklin Celebrini was the favourite to be drafted first-overall before he played his first collegiate game.

Celebrini lived up to the hype with 32 goals and 32 assists as he led the Terriers to the Frozen Four, and he was selected first overall by the San Jose Sharks.

The Sharks finished with just 47 points in 2023/24, but they signed Tyler Toffoli, Barclay Goodrow and Alex Wennberg to help Celebrini's adjustment to the pros and take some pressure off him.

Logan Stankoven +450

NHL fans have seen more of Dallas Stars centre Logan Stankoven than other players on this list, and that's because he was a key player for his team in the 2024 playoffs. In fact, he has nearly as many playoff games under his belt (19) as he does regular season games (24).

Stankoven had six goals and eight assists in 24 regular season games, and he chipped in three goals and five assists in the postseason, where the Stars got to the Western Conference Final.

Plus, at 21 years old, Stankoven is older than the two players with shorter odds. The one question is whether he'll be as valuable to his team as some of the other players on this list.

Cutter Gauthier +500

Left-wing Cutter Gauthier was traded to the Anaheim Ducks after making it clear he wouldn't sign with the Philadelphia Flyers, the team that drafted him fifth overall in 2022.

In the meantime, he played college hockey at Boston College and led his team to the NCAA Championship game, where they lost to the University of Denver. He finished the season with 38 goals and 27 assists for 65 points, the second-highest points tally in Division I hockey.

Gauthier joins a Ducks team that finished with 59 points last season, but he will form an intriguing and talented young core of the team with Mason McTavish and Trevor Zegras.

Will Smith +500

The only player to score more points than Gauthier and Celebrini in the 2023/24 college hockey season was Will Smith of Boston College. The San Jose Sharks prospect joins Celebrini as the organization's foundation for the future.

Smith had 25 goals and 46 assists for 71 points, and he had a two-goal performance in BC's 4-0 win over Michigan in the Frozen Four.

As mentioned with Celebrini, the Sharks have signed some veterans to boost the team's competitiveness and provide some mentoring for the next generation.

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NHL Calder Memorial Trophy past winners

Year	Player	Team
2023/24	Connor Bedard	Chicago Blackhawks
2022/23	Matty Beniers	Seattle Kraken
2021/22	Moritz Seider	Detroit Red Wings
2020/21	Kirill Kaprizov	Minnesota Wild
2019/20	Cale Makar	Colorado Avalanche
2018/19	Elias Pettersson	Vancouver Canucks
2017/18	Mathew Barzal	New York Islanders
2016/17	Auston Matthews	Toronto Maple Leafs
2015/16	Artemi Panarin	Chicago Blackhawks
2014/15	Aaron Ekblad	Florida Panthers
2013/14	Nathan MacKinnon	Colorado Avalanche
2012/13	Jonathan Huberdeau	Florida Panthers
2011/12	Gabriel Landeskog	Colorado Avalanche
2010/11	Jeff Skinner	Carolina Hurricanes
2009/10	Tyler Myers	Buffalo Sabres
2008/09	Steve Mason	Columbus Blue Jackets
2007/08	Patrick Kane	Chicago Blackhawks
2006/07	Evgeni Malkin	Pittsburgh Penguins
2005/06	Alexander Ovechkin	Washington Capitals
2004/05	Season cancelled - lockout
2003/04	Andrew Raycroft	Boston Bruins
2002/03	Barret Jackman	St. Louis Blues
2001/02	Dany Heatley	Atlanta Thrashers
2000/01	Evgeni Nabokov	San Jose Sharks
1999/00	Scott Gomez	New Jersey Devils
1998/99	Chris Drury	Colorado Avalanche
1997/98	Sergei Samsonov	Boston Bruins
1996/97	Bryan Berard	New York Islanders
1995/96	Daniel Alfredsson	Ottawa Senators
1994/95	Peter Forsberg	Quebec Nordiques
1993/94	Martin Brodeur	New Jersey Devils
1992/93	Teemu Selanne	Winnipeg Jets
1991/92	Pavel Bure	Vancouver Canucks
1990/91	Ed Belfour	Chicago Blackhawks
1989/90	Sergei Makarov	Calgary Flames
1988/89	Brian Leetch	New York Rangers
1987/88	Joe Nieuwendyk	Calgary Flames
1986/87	Luc Robitaille	Los Angeles Kings
1985/86	Gary Suter	Calgary Flames
1984/85	Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins
1983/84	Tom Barrasso	Buffalo Sabres
1982/83	Steve Larmer	Chicago Blackhawks
1981/82	Dale Hawerchuk	Winnipeg Jets
1980/81	Peter Stastny	Quebec Nordiques
1979/80	Ray Bourque	Boston Bruins
1978/79	Bobby Smith	Minnesota North Stars
1977/78	Mike Bossy	New York Islanders
1976/77	Willi Plett	Atlanta Flames
1975/76	Bryan Trottier	New York Islanders
1974/75	Eric Vail	Atlanta Flames
1973/74	Denis Potvin	New York Islanders
1972/73	Steve Vickers	New York Rangers
1971/72	Ken Dryden	Montreal Canadiens
1970/71	Gilbert Perreault	Buffalo Sabres
1969/70	Tony Esposito	Chicago Blackhawks
1968/69	Danny Grant	Minnesota North Stars
1967/68	Derek Sanderson	Boston Bruins
1966/67	Bobby Orr	Boston Bruins
1965/66	Brit Selby	Toronto Maple Leafs
1964/65	Roger Crozier	Detroit Red Wings
1963/64	Jacques Laperriere	Montreal Canadiens
1962/63	Kent Douglas	Toronto Maple Leafs
1961/62	Bobby Rousseau	Montreal Canadiens
1960/61	Dave Keon	Toronto Maple Leafs
1959/60	Bill Hay	Chicago Blackhawks
1958/59	Ralph Backstrom	Montreal Canadiens
1957/58	Frank Mahovlich	Toronto Maple Leafs
1956/57	Larry Regan	Boston Bruins
1955/56	Glenn Hall	Detroit Red Wings
1954/55	Ed Litzenberger	Chicago Blackhawks
1953/54	Camille Henry	New York Rangers
1952/53	Gump Worsley	New York Rangers
1951/52	Bernie Geoffrion	Montreal Canadiens
1950/51	Terry Sawchuk	Detroit Red Wings
1949/50	Jack Gelineau	Boston Bruins
1948/49	Pentti Lund	New York Rangers
1947/48	Jim McFadden	Detroit Red Wings
1946/47	Howie Meeker	Toronto Maple Leafs
1945/46	Edgar Laprade	New York Rangers
1944/45	Frank McCool	Toronto Maple Leafs
1943/44	Gus Bodnar	Toronto Maple Leafs
1942/43	Gaye Stewart	Toronto Maple Leafs
1941/42	Grant Warwick	New York Rangers
1940/41	Johnny Quilty	Montreal Canadiens
1939/40	Kilby MacDonald	New York Rangers
1938/39	Frank Brimsek	Boston Bruins
1937/38	Cully Dahlstrom	Chicago Blackhawks
1936/37	Syl Apps	Toronto Maple Leafs
1935/36	Mike Karakas	Chicago Blackhawks
1934/35	Sweeney Schriner	New York Americans
1933/34	Russ Blinco	Montreal Maroons
1932/33	Carl Voss	Detroit Red Wings

NHL Calder Memorial Trophy information

The Calder Memorial Trophy is named after former NHL league president Frank Calder. Players become eligible to win the award after playing in at least 25 regular season games for the first time in the player's career. As of 1991, players must be 26 years old or younger to win the award.

The trophy features a silver jug atop a two-level wooden pedestal, with metal name plates bearing the names of past winners on the pedestal.

NHL Calder Trophy announcement

The NHL Calder Trophy winner is announced during the NHL Awards ceremony, which also features the announcements of other major individual awards including the Hart Trophy, Norris Trophy and Vezina Trophy.

The 2024 Calder Trophy winner, Chicago Blackhawks centre Connor Bedard, was announced as the winner on June 27, 2024. Members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association vote for the award.

Odds mentioned in this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.