Dominik Kubalik was named one of three finalists for the 2019-20 Calder Trophy, which is annually awarded to the league's top rookie, the NHL announced Wednesday. Vancouver's Quinn Hughes and Colorado's Cale Makar rounded out the group, respectively.
Kubalik is the first Blackhawks rookie to be named a finalist since Artemi Panarin, who took home the hardware in 2016. Only eight others in franchise history have won the award: Mike Karakas (1936), Carl Dahlstrom (1938), Ed Litzenberger (1955), William Hay (1960), Tony Esposito (1970), Steve Larmer (1983), Ed Belfour (1991) and Patrick Kane (2008).
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