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Connor Bedard, Brock Faber and Luke Hughes are this year's finalists for the Calder Trophy, the NHL announced Tuesday.
The Calder Trophy is awarded to "the player who selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition" and is determined through voting by the Professional Hockey Writers Association.
Bedard, who was the first pick of the 2023 NHL draft, has long been considered to be the league's next great generational talent. His first season with the Chicago Blackhawks only added to those expectations, as the 18-year-old showed he could handle the demands of playing as a top-line center, tying for the team lead with 22 goals in 68 games and leading the Blackhawks with 39 assists and 61 points.