The winner of the Calder Trophy for the 2008-09 season was Steve Mason, current starting goaltender for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
This season has seen another stellar class of rookies enter the National Hockey League. So much so that this nearly became a top ten rookie list as it was very difficult getting down to just five top rookies.
One rookie that deserves honourable mention on this list is John Tavares. If not for his recent scoring slump he likely would have been a shoe in for rookie of the year. His name being left off this list is an indicator of the quality among the rookie class this season.
Let's get started with the countdown of the top five rookies of the 2009-10 National Hockey League season.Begin Slideshow ...
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