Due to the NHL lockout, January was an abbreviated month, with most teams playing just over half a dozen games. Nonetheless, the
Hockey’s Future staff was polled to give their early thoughts on the front-runners for the league's Calder Trophy, which recognizes the NHL's top rookie.
The mid-season start allowed some of the top junior players to jump directly from the CHL to the NHL. However,* the top three rookies at the start of the year are "older" players – all in their twenties – with experience at either the
AHL,
NCAA or in the case of our top rookie so far,
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