{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1979)}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Kyle Calder.JPG | image_size = 230px | caption = Calder with the Los Angeles Kings in 2009 | position = Left wing | shoots = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 180 | played_for = Chicago Blackhawks<br>Philadelphia Flyers<br>Detroit Red Wings<br>Los Angeles Kings<br>Anaheim Ducks<br>Barys Astana | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|1|5}} | birth_place = Mannville, Alberta, Canada | ntl_team = Canada | career_start = 1999 | career_end = 2012 | draft = 130th overall | draft_year = 1997 | draft_team = Chicago Blackhawks }}
'''Kyle Charles Calder''' (born January 5, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers, Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, and Anaheim Ducks.
==Playing career== Calder began his career by playing junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL). After scoring 59 points in his sophomore season, he was drafted in the fifth round of the 1997 draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. After his fourth season where he scored 88 points between two teams, he was rewarded with his first professional contract.
Calder began his career by playing for the Cleveland Lumberjacks, the Blackhawks' International Hockey League (IHL) affiliate. He also came up to play in the NHL for the first time that season, playing in eight games. During that time, he also got his first NHL goal.
The following year, after the collapse of the IHL, Calder began and ended his season with the Norfolk Admirals, their new American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. For a good portion of the season he played for the Blackhawks, appearing in over forty games.
Starting in the 2001–02 NHL season, Calder stayed in the NHL. During the lockout, he spent a brief time in Sweden. He came back to the NHL stronger than ever that season. He led the Blackhawks in goals, assists, and points.
On August 2, 2006, Calder was awarded a $2.9 million contract for the 2006–07 season by an arbitrator. The Blackhawks decided to accept it,<ref name="Arbitration">{{Cite web|url=http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/news/news.asp?story_id=3376 |title=Hawks Accept Calder's Arbitration Ruling |accessdate=2007-02-28 |publisher=ChicagoBlackhawks.com |year=2006 |author=Kempenaar, Adam |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313110007/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/news/news.asp?story_id=3376 |archivedate=2007-03-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and then on August 4, 2006, Calder was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Michal Handzus.<ref name="Handzus trade">{{Cite web|url=http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/news/news.asp?story_id=3380 |title=Hawks Acquire Handzus For Calder |accessdate=2007-02-28 |publisher=ChicagoBlackhawks.com |year=2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312185405/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/news/news.asp?story_id=3380 |archivedate=2007-03-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the trade deadline, the Flyers sent him back to Chicago for a third-round draft pick and Lasse Kukkonen. Chicago immediately sent him to the Detroit Red Wings for Jason Williams.<ref name="three-way trade">{{Cite web|url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=197808&hubname=nhl |title=Hawks, Wings, Flyers cut deal |accessdate=2007-02-28 |publisher=TSN.ca |year=2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307063452/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=197808&hubname=nhl |archivedate=2007-03-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Calder scored his first goal as a Red Wing during his first shift.<ref name="First shift">{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap?gameId=270227004|title=Red Wings roll over Blackhawks; Hasek just misses shutout|access-date=2007-02-28|work=ESPN.com|year=2007}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He signed a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Kings on July 2, 2007.
On September 4, 2009, Calder was invited to the Anaheim Ducks training camp for the 2009–10 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ducks.freedomblogging.com/2009/09/04/ducks-to-give-calder-a-tryout/18079/|title=Ducks give Calder a try-out|publisher=OC Register|date=2009-09-04|accessdate=2009-09-04|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908155236/http://ducks.freedomblogging.com/2009/09/04/ducks-to-give-calder-a-tryout/18079/|archivedate=2009-09-08}}</ref> The Ducks however released him on September 26, less than a week before the start of the season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/09/ducks-nhl-hockey--1.html|title=Ducks cut four, trim roster to 26 | newspaper =LA Times | date = 2009-09-26 | accessdate = 2009-09-26}}</ref> However, he would return to the Ducks organization on October 28 when they signed Calder to a one-year, two-way contract and assigned him to their ECHL affiliate the Bakersfield Condors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=503875|title=Ducks Sign Calder to One-Year Deal | publisher =ducks.nhl.com | date = 2009-10-28 | accessdate = 2009-10-29}}</ref> On November 14, he was recalled by Anaheim because of injuries to Saku Koivu and Ryan Carter.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/11/ducks-kyle-calder-nhl-hockey.html |title=Ducks Recall Calder from Bakersfield of ECHL | newspaper =Los Angeles Times| date = 2009-11-14 | accessdate = 2009-11-28}}</ref> On December 28, 2009, Calder was waived by the Anaheim Ducks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ducks place left wing Calder on waivers|url=http://www.vcstar.com/news/2009/dec/28/Sb8FCnhlnotes29HKN-fc/|accessdate=2010-01-04|date=2009-12-28|publisher=vcstar.com|archive-date=2011-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724083855/http://www.vcstar.com/news/2009/dec/28/Sb8FCnhlnotes29HKN-fc/|url-status=dead}}</ref> After clearing waivers, he was assigned to the Toronto Marlies on December 30, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Calder Reassigned to Toronto|url=http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=511716|accessdate=2010-01-04|date=2009-12-30|publisher=ducks.nhl.com }}</ref>
==Career statistics== [[Image:Rangers vs Flyers 2007 1.jpg|thumb|155px|right|Calder (19) gets ready for a faceoff against the New York Rangers on January 4, 2007.]]
===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 1995–96 | Regina Pats | WHL | 27 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1996–97 | Regina Pats | WHL | 62 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |- | 1997–98 | Regina Pats | WHL | 62 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1998–99 | Regina Pats | WHL | 34 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1998–99 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 27 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1999–2000 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 74 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |- | 1999–2000 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2000–01 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 37 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |- | 2000–01 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 43 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2001–02 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 81 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |- | 2002–03 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2003–04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 66 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2004–05 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005–06 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 79 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2006–07 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 59 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2006–07 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 19 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |- | 2007–08 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 65 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2008–09 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 74 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2009–10 | Bakersfield Condors | ECHL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009–10 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2009–10 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 40 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2010–11 | Bakersfield Condors | ECHL | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2010–11 | Barys Astana | KHL | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011–12 | Bakersfield Condors | ECHL | 27 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 590 ! 114 ! 180 ! 294 ! 309 ! 18 ! 2 ! 1 ! 3 ! 10 |}
===International=== {{MedalTableTop|name=}} {{MedalCountry | {{ih|CAN}} }} {{MedalSport | Men's ice hockey}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold | 2003 Helsinki |}} {{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}} {{MedalSilver | 1999 Winnipeg |}} {{MedalBottom }} {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 1999 | Canada | WJC | {{silver2}} | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2002 | Canada | WC | 6th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | 2003 | Canada | WC | {{gold1}} | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2006 | Canada | WC | 4th | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4 | Junior totals ! 7 ! 2 ! 6 ! 8 ! 2 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4 | Senior totals ! 21 ! 4 ! 3 ! 7 ! 10 |}
==Awards and honours== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | colspan="3" | NHL |- | YoungStars Game | 2001–02 | |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Ice hockey stats}}
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