Habs' Lane Hutson wins 2025 Calder Trophy for best rookie
Montreal Canadiens defenceman Lane Hutson has won the 2025 Calder Memorial Trophy for best rookie in the NHL.
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The 21-year-old is the first Hab to win the award since goaltender Ken Dryden took the honours in 1971-72.
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The league announced on Tuesday that Hutson was the top choice on 165 of 191 ballots. He was also finished in the top two on every ballot.
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Le dernier joueur du Tricolore à avoir gagné le Calder, Ken Dryden, passe le flambeau à Lane
The last Habs player to win the Calder, Ken Dryden, passes the torch to Lane #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/rkD0AMYiPk
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) June 10, 2025
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A second-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, Hutson set a Habs rookie scoring record for a defenceman with 66 points, surpassing Chris Chelios's mark of 64 in 1984-85. Hutson joined elite company, becoming only the fourth defenceman since the 1943-44 season to lead rookies in scoring. The others were Bobby Orr, Brian Leetch and Quinn Hughes.
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Hutson received 1,832 points in voting. Calgary Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf was second with 1,169 points, followed by San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini with 1,104 points. Wolf and Celebrini received 15 and 11 first-place votes, respectively.
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