2014 NHL Awards Preview – Calder Trophy

AND THE WINNER IS…

Mar 19, 2014; Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN; Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon (29) looks on during the first period against the Winnipeg Jets at MTS Centre. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Fedyck-USA TODAY Sports

MacKinnon.  His combination of speed, size and skill made an immediate impact as an 18 year old, and he will be a force to be reckoned with in the Western Conference for years to come.  He will become the first player to win the Calder as the first overall pick since Patrick Kane in 2007-08, and just the 8th since the entry draft began in 1963.

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