NHL rookies
First-year players this season: under 25 career NHL games before the opener. The race, every rookie who has played, and the ones still waiting.
Through 6 Oct
Anton Frondell leads the rookies with 4 points
53 first-year players have played so far. Small sample: nobody has ten games yet.
Scoring race
Anton Frondell4 P
Filip Hallander3 P
Owen Michaels2 P
James Hagens2 P
Victor Eklund2 P
Luca Cagnoni2 P
Gavin McKenna2 P
Trevor Connelly2 P
Cole Hutson1 P
Konsta Helenius1 PMost ice time a game
Tristan Luneau26:47Luca Cagnoni20:33Cole Hutson19:05Frederic Brunet18:43Roman Kantserov18:16
Adam Jiricek18:10Anton Frondell17:38Travis Mitchell17:23
T.J. Hughes16:45
Carter Yakemchuk16:3853 rookies
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23 rookies waiting for a first game
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UTAWho counts as an NHL rookie?
For the Calder Trophy, a rookie is a player who has not played more than 25 NHL regular-season games in any earlier season, nor six or more games in each of two earlier seasons, and who is under 26 on 15 September of his rookie season. Games in other major professional leagues count too.
This page uses a simpler rule that catches nearly every eligible player: fewer than 25 career NHL games before the season. The Calder’s exceptions are rare, mostly older players arriving from Europe. The race for the trophy is priced on the Calder Trophy market.