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Blackhawks: Dominik Kubalik shouldn’t win rookie of the year

Dominik Kubalik #8, Chicago Blackhawks (Photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images)

In the first year in the NHL, Dominik Kubalik has greatly exceeded expectations, but that doesn’t mean the Chicago Blackhawks winger should win Rookie of the Year.

Despite Dominik Kubalik‘s abilities, and what he’s helped the Chicago Blackhawks achieve this year, he shouldn’t win the Calder Memorial Trophy. (Potential hot take!)

The NHL’s Calder Memorial Trophy goes “to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League.