For the first time in a few years, the NHL doesn’t have a clear cut rookie of the year, and no one is going to know for sure who takes the prize until their name is called this summer in Las Vegas, which is a bit odd for this award. The majority of the Calders handed out – from the first recipient Carl Voss in 1933 to last years winner Jeff Skinner – have gone to a player that was a clear cut winner.

Welcome to the first edition of The Kidds Corner: A hockey blog for hockey fans. Tune in for rumors, updates, predictions and news. It is a bit late in the season but no time to start like the trade deadline, which is this upcoming Monday, February 27^th at 3PM Eastern. This event has almost turned into a national holiday in Canada, even though last years deadline was extremely disappointing.