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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Yeah his age is irrelevant as far as the award goes because it's not part of the criteria however it appears the voters have made it part of their personal criteria which is a shame. He had a very good season but Johnny not only lead the league in rookie points but he dazzled while doing so like no other rookie. I feel Johnny will get a lot more love from the American voters while probably being left completely out of some ballots from Oilers and Canucks media voters so it's going to be pretty close between he and Ekblad.
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First of all, what is the criteria? It seems to be somewhat subjective other than qualifying to be a rookie, no? It's actually "most proficient", which leaves a ton of room for interpretation as proficient means "competent or skilled at doing something".
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The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League.
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http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=24931
Secondly, I don't think the style in which you play has any bearing on the assessment for the award, nor do I think it should.