Calder Trophy Odds 2024-2025: Leading Candidates for Rookie of the Year

Who is the favorite to win the Calder Trophy, the NHL's Rookie of the Year Award?

According to DraftKings Sportsbook, here are the odds of the favorites to win the Calder Trophy as of April 19.

Breakdown Of Best ROY Odds

Michkov and Celebrini begin the season as co-favorites. Both will be trying to lift up moribund franchises. The Flyers are hoping Michkov can lead them to the playoffs for the first time since the 2019-2020 season. The Sharks, meanwhile, will be counting on Celebrini to jump-start their franchise. They haven't made the playoffs since the 2018-19 season. Next in line is Stankoven, who has much less pressure on him. He's stepping into a much better situation with the Stars, who advanced to the conference finals last season.

Matvei Michkov odds

Michkov is attempting to become the first Russian-born player to win the Calder Trophy since Kirill Kaprisov in 2021. Michkov will have plenty attention focused on him playing in a major U.S. market in Philadelphia, and he'll step into a prominent role in the lineup right away. The Flyers desperately need Michkov's elite playmaking skills, but one question that must be answered is whether he can thrive under taskmaster Flyers coach John Tortorella.

Macklin Celebrini Odds

Celebrini was named the Hobey Baker award winner as the best college hockey player in the nation in 2024. The last Hobey Baker Award winner to win NHL rookie of the year was Cale Makar of Colorado in 2019. Celebrini brings a superior scoring touch with him to San Jose. In 38 games at Boston University in 2023-24, he had 32 goals and 32 assists. San Jose is not a major media market so Celebrini must stand out consistently among his peers if he wants to win.

Logan Stankoven Odds

Stankoven doesn't have the draft pedigree of a player like Celebrini, but he's been a player on the rise since being selected in the second round of the 2021 draft. He spent most of last season in the American Hockey League before getting called up to the Stars in February. In 24 games with the Stars last season, Stankoven had six goals and eight assists. Playing on a team that should contend for the Stanley Cup should help him get noticed.

Sleepers to win the Calder Trophy This Year

It's not always the high draft choices who win the NHL's rookie of the year award. Former Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason was the 69th overall pick in the 2006 draft. In 2009, he came out of nowhere to win the Calder Trophy. Who are this season's sleepers for the Calder?

Rutger McGroarty

McGroarty opened the season at +3000, but he has the good fortune of playing with a plethora of future Hall of Famers in Pittsburgh. The Penguins traded for McGroarty, the No. 14 overall pick in 2022, in August, and he'll get to play with aging superstars Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang and Eric Karlsson. McGroarty is a rugged power forward and fills a need for the Penguins, who want to become a more physical team as their stars age. McGroarty should have plenty of opportunities to produce as a rookie.

Josh Doan

The son of Shane Doan, the all-time scoring leader for the Arizona Coyotes, Josh Doan has the bloodlines to be a force as a rookie. As a late-season call-up at the end of the 2023-24 season, Doan had nine points in 11 games for the Coyotes. The franchise has relocated to Utah, but expectations are for Doan to be a regular this season. In his final season at the University of Michigan, Doan had 52 points in 36 games. He opened the season at +5000.

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Will Connor Bedard Win the Calder Trophy Unanimously?

There hasn’t been a unanimous winner of the Calder trophy this century, but Bedard could become the first. It almost happened in 2021 when Kirill Kaprisov garnered 99 of the 100 first-place votes. Jason Robertson of Dallas got the other first-place vote. Matthew Barzal of the New York Islanders also came close in 2018 when he received all but four of the first-place votes. One thing that could be an issue for Bedard is his plus/minus rating of -44. Minnesota defenseman Brock Faber, by contrast, finished the season with a plus/minus rating of -1. Bedard's goal-scoring touch waned down the stretch as well. If voters wanted to nitpick Bedard, they could certainly point to that. He also scored just once in his final 14 games.

 

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Latest Calder Trophy Odds Update - November 20, 2024

• 📅September 22: Matvei Michkov made his preseason debut for the Flyers and recorded two assists in a 6-2 win over the Capitals. The Flyers signed Michkov in July after his KHL team released him from his contract so he could play in the NHL.
• 📅September 22: No. 1 pick Macklin Celebrini scored a goal in his preseason debut for the Sharks in their 4-2 loss to the Golden Knights.
• 📅September 22: Ottawa defenseman Carter Yakemchuk, the No. 7 pick in this year's draft, scored the game-winning goal in overtime to beat the Maple Leafs in a preseason game.

I will continue to update this page all offseason, so be sure to bookmark it and return to see all of the latest updates regarding the Calder Cup Trophy odds.

How to Bet on the NHL Rookie of the Year

Want to place a bet on the Calder Trophy winner? Go to your favorite online sportsbook or app, find the NHL tab and then click on the awards section. Once there, you'll find the odds for the Calder Trophy and other NHL postseason awards. Then all you have to do is study the odds, make your pick and then place your bet.

How the Calder Trophy Voting Works

Members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association cast votes for the Calder Trophy. Each member ranks his or her top five candidates on a 10-7-5-3-1 points system with 10 points going to the player that the voter thinks should win. The trophy is handed out to the winner at the NHL Awards ceremony on June 26, 2024. 

The criteria for the award is rather simple. It goes to the player "selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League." Calder winners must be 26 years old or younger on September 15 of their rookie season. 

How to Find the Best Odds

There are a number of apps and online sportsbooks that place odds on NHL games, Stanley Cup odds and NHL awards. DraftKings, BetMGM and FanDuel are some of the popular sports betting web sites that offer odds on all things NHL. If you're new to sports betting, many of the sites offer signup bonuses and other promotions so be sure to take advantage.

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Ray Fittipaldo

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Ray has worked in sports journalism for the past 26 years, covering Super Bowls, Stanley Cup Finals, Final Fours and BCS national championship games.