The New York Islanders had three Calder Trophy winners for rookie of the year within their first six seasons of existence. That fact, and those future Hall of Famers, were a major factor in the franchise being able to pull off the NHL’s last pure dynasty — four uninterrupted Stanley Cup winners.
But despite more superstars to come, the Islanders’ luck with this end-of-season trophy dried up. In fact, there has been only one Islanders Calder winner since then, and it’s one casual NHL fans would likely overlook.
On top of that, the three biggest homegrown stars since the dynasty era did not win the Calder.