Colorado's Landeskog takes Calder as NHL's top rookie
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Gabriel Landeskog of the Colorado Avalanche was voted the winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's top rookie.
Landeskog's 52 points tied for the most among first-year players. He played in all 82 regular-season games for the Avalanche and finished with 22 goals and 30 assists, becoming the only rookie among the top three in goals, assists and points.
The 19-year-old winger became the first Swede to be named the best rookie since Ottawa's Daniel Alfredsson in 1996, and is the first Avalanche player selected since Chris Drury in 1999.
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That first-year performance was good enough to beat New Jersey's Adam Henrique and first-overall pick Ryan Nugent-Hopkins from the Edmonton Oilers.
Jeff Skinner of the Carolina Hurricanes was tabbed the best freshman last season.