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  • Which rookies are expected to challenge for the Calder Trophy in 2023-2024?
  • Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard has opened as the heavy favorite to win the 2024 Calder Trophy
  • Track which rookies are trending up and which are trending down during the 2023-24 NHL campaign

The Calder Trophy is presented annually to the NHL rookie who is deemed to be the most proficient among first-year players. To be eligible for the Calder, a player cannot have played more than 25 games in any single preceding professional season.

Chicago Blackhawks fans have something to cheer for this season, as their prized rookie phenom Connor Bedard has opened as the heavy Calder Trophy favorite. Canada online sportsbooks also have Calder Trophy odds available; the top rookie on a Canadian team this year is Toronto’s Matthew Knies at +2000.

We’ll be tracking the Calder Trophy odds for the NHL’s best rookies at online sportsbooks all season long. Check the graphs below to see the odds for the top NHL rookies and how they fluctuate throughout the season.

Odds for Top Calder Trophy Contenders

Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard is the heavy -133 favorite in the 2024 Calder Trophy odds, meaning he has 57% implied win probability. No other rookie has better average odds than +550 (15.4% implied chance).

Calder Trophy Odds

Player Odds
Connor Bedard (Blackhawks) -140
Luke Hughes (Devils) +550
Logan Cooley (Coyotes) +1000
Adam Fantilli (Blue Jackets) +1000
Devon Levi (Sabres) +1200
David Jiricek (Blue Jackets) +2500
Simon Nemec (Devils) +2500
Brandt Clarke (Kings) +2500
Matthew Knies (Maple Leafs) +2500
Jakob Pelletier (Flames) +3000
Luke Evangelista (Predators) +3000
Shane Wright (Kraken) +3000
Leo Carlsson (Ducks) +3000
Simon Edvinsson (Red Wings) +3500
Dustin Wolf (Flames) +3500
Marco Rossi (Wild) +4000
Logan Stankoven (Stars) +4000
Olen Zellweger (Ducks) +6000
Tyson Foerster (Flyers) +6000
Tye Kartye (Kraken) +6000
David Reinbacher (Canadiens) +6000
Jiri Kulich (Sabres) +6000

Odds as of August 12th at DraftKings Sportsbook.

  • [July 26]: Chicago Blackhawks rookie phenom Connor Bedard has opened as the heavy -155 favorite to win the 2024 Calder Trophy at DraftKings. Devils’ defenseman Luke Hughes has the next-best odds at +500, while Sabres’ goalie Devon Levi (+900) rounds out the top-three favorites.
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Notable Calder Trends

  • A forward has won NHL Rookie of the Year in 10 of the past 13 years, including in 2022-23 when Seattle’s Matty Beniers took home the award.
  • No goalie had won the Calder since Steve Mason (Columbus) in 2009; goalies often take longer to develop in the NHL than skaters.
  • No team has produced back-to-back Rookie of the Year winners since the 68-69 Bruins (Bobby Orr & Derek Sanderson).

Past 10 Calder Trophy Winners

Year Winner
2023 Matty Beniers (F, Kraken)
2022 Moritz Seider (D, Red Wings)
2021 Kirill Kaprizov (F, Wild)
2020 Cale Makar (D, Avalanche)
2019 Elias Pettersson (F, Canucks)
2018 Mathew Barzal (F, Islander)
2017 Auston Matthews (F, Leafs)
2016 Artemi Panarin (F, Blackhawks)
2015 Aaron Ekblad (D, Panthers)
2014 Nathan MacKinnon (F, Avalanche)

Archived Calder Trophy Odds: 2022, 2021, 2020

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Brady is the lead NHL and College Football editor at Sports Betting Dime, where he specializes in betting odds and data-driven analysis. Brady has over 10 years experience working in sports media, with work published by outlets such as ESPN, CBS Sports, Yahoo! Sports and Fox Sports.