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Auston Matthews beats out Winnipeg Jets Patrik Laine for Calder Trophy

Photo Credit: Rodney Braun

Leafs rookie Auston Matthews won the Calder Trophy for rookie of the year beating out his chief rival Patrik Laine.

While it looked like it would be a very close race all season long the eight games that Laine lost mid season due to a concussion derailed his rather impressive pace.  Despite this both rookies had incredibly impressive seasons:

Auston Matthews: 82 games 40 goals 29 assists for 69 points.

Patrik Laine:  73 games 36 goals 28 assists for 64 points.

This is going to be a fun rivalry to watch.  And they start quickly again in 2017-18 with the Jets hosting the Leafs to open the season.

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.

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