There's a slight chance Kailer Yamamoto will post enough offense this season for his name to be used in the same sentence with “Calder Trophy”. That would inevitably lead to a discussion of previous winners and the incredible realization the Edmonton Oilers have never enjoyed the pleasure of a rookie-of-the-year. It's a long and winding story full of farce, subterfuge and bad timing. It has been an amazing run.
First stop, first season
Wayne Gretzky won the Hart Trophy first time out, 1980. He also won the Lady Byng and should have won the Calder but the NHL ruled him ineligible.