Although it was already known Philadelphia Flyers star Matvei Michkov wouldn’t be a finalist for the 2025 Calder Trophy, the voting process painted a much different picture.
With the final voting results released Tuesday morning, Montreal Canadiens starlet Lane Hutson was the runaway winner, earning 165 of the 191 total first-place votes from the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association.
Calgary Flames goalie Dustin Wolf earned 15 first-place votes, while San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini reeled in 11. As for Michkov? The Flyers winger didn’t receive so much as even one first-plate vote.
The final tally showed Hutson earning 1,832 points, Wolf earning 1,169, and Celebrini earning 1,104. Michkov was a distant fourth with his meager 645.
Perhaps even worse was that Michkov received just 34 total votes for second and third place, respectively, but pulled in 151 votes for fourth. Somehow, the affable Flyers rookie was hardly even a consideration to be a finalist amongst voters.
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The 20-year-old Michkov was the Flyers’ lone representative in Calder voting, though former Flyers prospect Cutter Gauthier finished behind him in fifth place with six fourth-place votes and 74 fifth-place votes.
Michkov himself wasn’t all that concerned with the results of the Calder Trophy voting, though it would have been nice for him to earn some silverware on behalf of the Flyers as the NHL’s most outstanding rookie.
The Russian sensation finished his debut season in the NHL with 26 goals, leading all rookies. Michkov’s 63 points were tied with Celebrini for second amongst all rookies, trailing Hutson’s 66.
A Flyers player has never won the Calder Trophy, and this trend will continue for the foreseeable future with no big-time young talents expected to make the jump to their NHL roster in 2025-26.
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