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, and then on August 4, 2006, Calder was traded to the
Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for
Michal Handzus. 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. Calder scored his first goal as a Red Wing during his first shift. 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. The Ducks however released him on September 26, less than a week before the start of the season. 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. On November 14, he was recalled by Anaheim because of injuries to
Saku Koivu and
Ryan Carter. On December 28, 2009, Calder was waived by the Anaheim Ducks. After clearing waivers, he was assigned to the
Toronto Marlies on December 30, 2009. ==Career statistics==