Lane Hutson has an excellent chance of winning the Calder trophy this season and could become the first to do so in the Montreal Canadian uniform from Ken Dryden in 1972.
The defender will have to convince the media members that he did enough to get ahead of Macklin Celebrini (Sharks of San Jose) and Dustin Wolf (Calgary Flames).
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The dry breakdown of the CH has lasted for a very long time. Before Dryden, Jacques Laperrière (1964), Bobby Rousseau (1962), Ralph Backstrom (1959), Bernard Geoffrion (1952) and John Quilty (1941) were also elected recruit of the year in the Hockey Natinal League (NHH).
Here are the last five players who have gone by little to prevail, but who had to settle for the ungrateful role of finalist:
Brendan Gallagher (2nd in 2013)
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You have to go back 12 years to find a season as explosive as that of Hutson. In 2013, CH did not have one, but two first -year players among the best pointers in their category.
Brendan Gallagher was finally a finalist, but Alex Galchenyuk was not far away. During this season shortened at 48 games, the fiery striker amassed 28 points.
This is a whole feat of the Albertain, an obscure selection of fifth round. He quickly overshadowed Galchenyuk, who was the third choice in total of the 2012 draft.
Jonathan Huberdeau (Florida panthers) won the Calder that year, also ahead of Brandon Saad (Chicago Blackhawks).
Michael Ryder (2E EN 2004)
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In 2004, Michael Ryder ended a bad pass of 18 years of the Canadiens without a candidate for the recruit of the year. The right wing has started his career in the National Hockey League on the wheel hare with a 63 -point harvest.
-Ryder never exceeded this number during the rest of his professional career, but he still crossed the 30 goals’ set three times. Few people expected the native of Newfoundland and Labrador to have such a good career, but this choice of eighth round developed well with the Citadelles de Québec and the Bulldogs of Hamilton.
Difficult however to do better in 2003-2004 than Andrew Raycroft, the penultimate guardian to have got hold of the Calder. The Bruins porter maintained an excellent file of 29-18-9, an average of goals allocated of 2.05 and an efficiency rate of, 926.
Kjell Dahlin (3rd EN 1986)
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Surprising, but true: the best offensive season of a recruit in the history of the Habs did not even earn him the Calder. Kjell Dahlin, a shooting star in the brilliant firmament of the Canadian, surprised a lot of people in 1986.
The Swedish brought into the NHL after four seasons in his native country. As soon as he arrived in Montreal, he scored 32 goals and obtained 71 points, at the same time equaling the record production of Naslund mats a few years earlier.
The attacker’s dream season even concluded with a Stanley Cup. Limited by injuries, he only played two other campaigns with the Bleu-Blanc-Rouge before returning to Europe.
The first choice in the total of 1985, Wendel Clark (Maple Leafs de Toronto), ended in the second step, but nobody was coming to the ankle of the winner of that year: Gary Suter. Calgary’s Flames defender began his brilliant career with 68 points.
Chliois et Steve Preish (2 1985).
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The previous year, Chris Chelios and Steve Penney had the “misfortune” to arrive in the NHL the same year as … Mario Lemieux. The future captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins managed the first of his 10 seasons of 100 points. Difficult to do better …
Chelios still had solid arguments. The American defender established several records which kept until the entrance to Lane Hutson. There are many similarities with the little back season. The member of the renowned temple had finished third in the Canadian’s pointers with 64 points.
Penney, meanwhile, only stood out during his recruit season. The goalkeeper ended up in the number 1 chair after good playoffs in 1984 and he took advantage of the departures of Rick Wamsley and Richard Sévigny.
The Sainte-Foy athlete was relegated to his role as a second violin in 1985 due to the beginnings of a certain Patrick Roy. Penney never really recovered and he ended his career after two years with the Winnipeg jets in 1988.
