NEW YORK -- Defenseman Lane Hutson of the Montreal Canadiens is the 2024-25 recipient of the **Calder Memorial Trophy**, presented “to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition,” as selected by the Professional Hockey Writers Association.

Brendan Gallagher came painfully close in 2012-13 when the votes he received gave him a total of 1048 points, while the winner, Florida Panthers’ Jonathan Huberdeau, had 1141 points.