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Flyers Fans Furious After Matvei Michkov is Snubbed in Calder Voting

Originally posted on House of Hockey | By Daniel Lucente | Last updated Jun 10, 2025 3:37 PM ET

Snubbed is the word many Flyers fans are using to describe Matvei Michkov not winning the Calder Trophy, as Canadiens' Lane Hutson took it home.

The NHL has been gradually revealing its individual award winners, and the one award Flyers fans had their eyes on, the Calder Trophy for the top rookie, was handed out Tuesday.

Unfortunately for them, Matvei Michkov didn't just lose out; he wasn't even a finalist, and that has stirred frustration among the Philadelphia faithful.

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson took home the Calder in a special moment, with acceptance coming from his family. He was well clear of other finalists Macklin Celebrini (San Jose Sharks) and Dustin Wolf (Calgary Flames), as he finished with 1,832 voting points.

Wolf followed at 1,169, and Celebrini was just shy at 1,104. Michkov finished fourth, far adrift with 645 points, the lone non-finalist to even come remotely close.

Flyers fans are upset that Michkov, their top rookie winger, didn't receive a spot in the top three. His play all season long was electric, and most figured he was deserving of consideration.

Michkov did not receive a single first place vote

The Professional Hockey Writers' Association, however, wasn't interested, giving him not a single first-place vote. His tally: 8 second-place, 26 third-place, 151 fourth-place, and 6 fifth-place votes.

Completing the top five was ex-Flyers prospect Cutter Gauthier, who accrued 92 points and failed to receive a top-three vote.

Although Hutson posted a record-breaking campaign, Wolf came close to leading the Flames into the playoffs, and Celebrini impressed when available, but Michkov's exclusion hurts.

His scoring slump late in the season may have damaged his cause, yet many are of the opinion that he was unjustly omitted from what proved to be a highly competitive rookie class.

This article first appeared on House of Hockey and was syndicated with permission.

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