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From: jhr2@houem.UUCP (J.ROSENBLUTH)
Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Rookie of the year
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Date: Fri, 15-Feb-85 16:46:24 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 15 16:46:24 1985
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> The controversy surrounding Stastny's winning of the award was the "any
> other major professional league" part.  If you recall, the year before
> Stastny won the award was Wayne Gretzky's first year in the NHL, but he
> didn't win the Calder Trophy.  Gretzky played one year in the World Hockey
> Association, which was considered a major professional league for the
> purposes of Calder Trophy eligibility, so Gretzky and others like Michel
> Goulet, Craig Hartsburg, Rick Vaive and Rob Ramage never had a chance to
> win the Calder Trophy, even though they were all still of junior age when
> they joined the NHL.  (I wish I could remember who did win the Calder that
> year.)  There was a lot of furor about it, and the situation was

To the best of my recollection,
Ray Borque won the Calder that year (1979-80).
Mike Foligno finished second in the voting.


			Josh Rosenbluth (...!houxm!houem!jhr2)