Owen Power says Matty Beniers should be the betting favourite to win the Calder Trophy

Connor Bedard, the 2023 No. 1 draft pick, is a top contender for the NHL Rookie of the Year. Despite longer odds, Jakob Pelletier and Tyson Foerster could also shine in the upcoming season. The Philadelphia Flyers are looking to rebuild the team, giving Tyson Foerster a chance for more game time. Other potential contenders for the Calder Memorial…

It isn't every season that there's an odds-on favorite to win the Calder Trophy. But it also isn't every season that a player like Connor Bedard enters the NHL. Considered to be the best prospect since Connor McDavid broke into the league in 2015, Bedard is -125 to be named Rookie of the Year in 2023-24, which puts him well ahead of second-favorite…

With the 2023 NHL draft scheduled for Wednesday, the league's attention will soon officially shift to the offseason. Before it does, though, the NHL is set to take one last celebratory look back at the season that was. The annual NHL awards ceremony is slated to take place on Monday night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The event will kick off…

Normally, races for the major awards in the NHL go down to the wire. Sure, we may see a couple of runaway winners as we did with Igor Shesterkin (Vezina) and Cale Makar (Norris Trophy) last season, but in most seasons, these races are pretty competitive until we get deeper into the campaign. Not so much this time around. Five of the six major…

Multiple rookies are impacting the NHL this season, but one stands out, Matty Beniers of the Seattle Kraken. Let's look at his odds and the betting insights for the Calder Memorial Trophy, given to the league's top rookie. Calder Trophy Betting Insights @ BetMGM Highest Ticket% : Matty Beniers 30.0% Highest Handle% : Matty Beniers 71.2% Biggest…

Matty Beneirs drew the unenviable task of matching up against Connor McDavid on Dec. 30 when #97 decided to take the spotlight back from the other Connor with one goal and four assists against the Seattle Kraken. However, his -3 night illustrated why he is the current favourite to skate away with the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie. Beniers…

When it comes to scoring, Matty Beniers appears to be running away with the rookie race. But whether that translates to a Calder Trophy as the top rookie in the league remains to be seen. According to BetOnline.ag, the Seattle Kraken forward has the best odds (5/2) of winning the Calder Trophy. Much of that is based on the fact that Beniers leads…

Nobody from this past summer's draft is a serious consideration in the NHL betting lines for the Calder at this point. First overall pick Juraj Slafkovsky has only three goals and five points for the Habs, while the man who was projected to go number one overall, Shane Wright, hasn't been able to crack Seattle's lineup most nights. After a brief…

The Calder Memorial Trophy race is always fun to follow as it gives us a great look at what we can expect for the future. Check out the latest Calder Trophy odds including favorite Matty Beniers. In every sport, there's always excitement around the new class of rookies and what they can do to make an impact for their respective teams. Some don't…

The Seattle Kraken headed to Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday afternoon to prepare for Wednesday's season opener against the Ducks. It's always an exciting time of year as every team is in playoff contention. Seattle has improved its roster and will be a better team in its second NHL season. What should you be watching for? Who will be the captain? What…

Let's have a little fun with this: The 2022-23 NHL season, beginning this week in North America, inspires all sorts of columns. As the weeks go on, there will also be a spotlight on other awards. For today, the goal is to help with you by taking a look at the Hart (MVP), Calder (Rookie), and Jack Adams (Coach Of The Year) awards. Last year featured…

The NHL regular season is underway and let's face it, it's never too early to talk about awards. With all 32 teams getting underway, the clubs are beginning their journey towards making the playoffs and pushing for the Stanley Cup. But there are also individual awards that are up for grabs as well. Honors like the Norris, Vezina and Hart are always…

In the latest episode of Daily Faceoff Live, Tyler Yaremchuk and Frank Seravalli discussed which players have a good chance of winning the Calder Trophy in the 2022-23 season. Last year, the finalists were forwards Michael Bunting and Trevor Zegras and defenseman Moritz Seider. Seider won the trophy after a remarkable 50-point campaign as the No. 1…

After looking like a traditional expansion team in the 2021-22 season, the Seattle Kraken enters the new NHL season with significantly lower expectations. Sharps bet online on the Kraken's outright odds last season to deflating effects. Seattle finished with 60 points, which was the worst in the Pacific Division and second-worst in the Western…

Owen Power might be the betting favourite to win the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie this season. But according to the Buffalo Sabres defenceman, a safer bet might be Seattle's Matty Beniers. "If it's anything like the end of last year, he's going to have a really good year," Power, who was the No. 1 pick in 2021, said of his former…

Youth istaking on a bigger role in the National Hockey League and every year there arefirst-year players ready to make an impact. Here are the 2023 Calder Trophy Odds, as well as our picks and predictions for the award. DefensemanOwen Power and center Matty Beniers are the top candidates to win the CalderTrophy this season, with a slight edge over…

The race for the Calder Trophy in the NHL is usually wide open. Like in MLB or the NFL, the betting market is basically shaped by preseason hype from the media and fans. There are always going to be prospects that have fanbases and the media all giddy, but the truth is these are teenagers (for the most part), and at that age, it's anybody's guess…

A defenseman has won the Calder Trophy in two of the last three years, but prior to 2020, forwards had won the award in eight of the previous nine seasons. Coaches don't usually trust blueliners to log heavy minutes in their rookie seasons leading to better odds for scorers to take freshman honors. Towering Sabres rearguard Owen Power has been a…

General Manager Ron Francis has done a solid job in the last two entry drafts, and with proper player development, the Kraken will have a scary team on the ice before long. Here, we've listed some of the top Seattle Kraken prospects. For the purpose of this piece, we're considering a "prospect" to be someone at or under age 23 entering the 2022-23…

It's hard to decide which I enjoyed more: winning and moving up in the Draft Lottery to draft Matty Beniers in 2021, or losing, moving down, and still getting Shane Wright in 2022. Both were amazing moments in a young franchise's history, and both players will have a significant role in determining whether the "first" generation of Kraken players…

To mark the final week of the 2022-23 regular season, NHL.com is running its fifth installment of the Trophy Tracker series. Today, we look at the race for the Calder Trophy, given annually to the best rookie in the NHL as selected in a poll by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. Matty Beniers has met and in many ways exceeded expectations…

To mark the halfway point of the 2022-23 regular season, NHL.com is running its third installment of the Trophy Tracker series. Today, we look at the race for the Calder Trophy, given annually to the best rookie in the NHL as selected in a poll by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. Matty Beniers has been rewarded for a stellar start to…

Shane Pinto could do something only one other player has done in Ottawa Senators history. The forward is among the early favorites to win the Calder Trophy given to the NHL rookie of the year. But he's not concerned about that. "I don't care about [the Calder Trophy]. I really only care about winning," Pinto told NHL.com recently. "I know it sounds…

There's so much hype surrounding the 2023-24 NHL rookie class, and for good reason. But we can't forget about the 2022-23 edition, which saw Seattle's Matty Beniers take home the Calder Trophy. It featured an excellent battle that saw a variety of players earn consideration to become top-three finalists, but Beniers was by far the most consistent…

It's nice for NHL Awards debate to feel meaningful again. If we flash back to a year ago, so many of the discussions were settled early. Connor McDavid lapped the Hart Trophy field. Even Linus Ullmark was miles ahead of the Vezina Trophy competition. Erik Karlsson's 100-point campaign kept him in the driver's seat all year. Matty Beniers never had…