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Trophy Tracker: Blackhawks chances at the Calder, Hart

Second City Hockey | March 6, 2021

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We’re a few games shy of the halfway mark of the 2021 season, so let’s take a look the trophies in which Blackhawks players might vie – specifically, the Calder Trophy for rookie of the year and the Hart Trophy for most valuable player.

Calder Trophy

Most Likely Blackhawks: Kevin Lankinen, Pius Suter

The competition: Kirill Kaprizov (Wild), Tim Stützle (Senators), and Ty Smith (Devils)

Honorable mentions: Josh Norris (Senators), Nils Hoglander (Canucks), Philipp Kurashev (Blackhawks), Igor Shesterkin (Rangers)

Kevin Lankinen

For the first five weeks of the season, Lankinen wasn’t just good, he was Vezina quality good.

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