Cale Makar
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| Date of Birth: | October 30, 1998 | Shot: | R |
| Hometown: | Calgary, AB | Height: | 5'11" |
| Nation: | Canada | Weight: | 181 |
| Position: | Defense | Commit: | UMass Amherst | 2017 |
Amateur Scouting Reports
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHL Bantam Draft | 2013 | 8 | 164 | Medicine Hat Tigers |
| USHL Entry Draft | 2016 | 11 | 173 | Fargo Force |
| NHL Entry Draft | 2017 | 1 | 4 | Colorado Avalanche |
| NHL Rights | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| signed | D | Colorado Avalanche |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Avalanche | Colorado Avalanche | D | 2021-07-24 |
| Univ. of Massachusetts | Colorado Avalanche | D | 2019-04-14 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Hockey Calgary Bantam AA Champion | 2011-2012 | |
| AEHL U18 First All-Star Team | AEHL U18 | 2014-2015 |
| World Junior A Challenge Gold Medal | 2015-2016 | |
| CJHL Top Rookie | CJHL | 2015-2016 |
| RBC Cup Top Scorer | 2015-2016 | |
| RBC Cup Top Defenceman | 2015-2016 | |
| RBC Cup Most Valuable Player (Roland Mercier Trophy) | 2015-2016 | |
| AJHL (South) All-Rookie Team | AJHL | 2015-2016 |
| AJHL (South) All-Star Team | AJHL | 2015-2016 |
| AJHL Rookie of the Year | AJHL | 2015-2016 |
| AJHL Champion | AJHL | 2015-2016 |
| World Junior A Challenge All-Star Team | 2015-2016 | |
| CJHL Player of the Year | CJHL | 2016-2017 |
| RBC Cup Silver Medal | 2016-2017 | |
| CJHL Top Defenseman | CJHL | 2016-2017 |
| RBC CJHL Player Of The Year | CJHL | 2016-2017 |
| RBC Cup Top Defenceman | 2016-2017 | |
| AJHL Most Outstanding Defenseman | AJHL | 2016-2017 |
| AJHL Most Valuable Player | AJHL | 2016-2017 |
| AJHL Champion | AJHL | 2016-2017 |
| AJHL Playoff MVP | AJHL | 2016-2017 |
| WJAC-19 All-Star Team | WJAC-19 | 2016-2017 |
| AJHL Most Points by Defenseman | AJHL | 2016-2017 |
| RBC Cup Most Valuable Player (Roland Mercier Trophy) | 2016-2017 | |
| U20 WJC Most Points by Defenseman | U20 WJC | 2017-2018 |
| NCAA (New England) Rookie of the Year | NCAA | 2017-2018 |
| NCAA (Hockey East) Third All-Star Team | NCAA | 2017-2018 |
| NCAA (Hockey East) All-Rookie Team | NCAA | 2017-2018 |
| U20 WJC Most Goals by Defenseman | U20 WJC | 2017-2018 |
| U20 WJC All-Star Team | U20 WJC | 2017-2018 |
| U20 WJC Gold Medal | U20 WJC | 2017-2018 |
| U20 WJC Top 3 Player on Team | U20 WJC | 2017-2018 |
| NCAA (New England) Most Valuable Player | NCAA | 2018-2019 |
| NCAA Top Collegiate Player (Hobey Baker Award) Finalist | NCAA | 2018-2019 |
| NCAA (Hockey East) Regular Season Champion | NCAA | 2018-2019 |
| NCAA Top Collegiate Player (Hobey Baker Award) | NCAA | 2018-2019 |
| NCAA (Hockey East) Player of the Year | NCAA | 2018-2019 |
| NCAA (East) First All-American Team | NCAA | 2018-2019 |
| NCAA (Hockey East) First All-Star Team | NCAA | 2018-2019 |
| NHL All-Rookie Team | NHL | 2019-2020 |
| NHL Rookie of the Month | NHL | 2019-2020 |
| NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) Finalist | NHL | 2019-2020 |
| NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) | NHL | 2019-2020 |
| NHL First All-Star Team | NHL | 2020-2021 |
| NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist | NHL | 2020-2021 |
| NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist | NHL | 2021-2022 |
| NHL Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman | NHL | 2021-2022 |
| NHL Stanley Cup Champion | NHL | 2021-2022 |
| NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy) | NHL | 2021-2022 |
| NHL First All-Star Team | NHL | 2021-2022 |
| NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) | NHL | 2021-2022 |
| NHL Most Goals by Defenseman | NHL | 2021-2022 |
| NHL All-Star Game | NHL | 2021-2022 |
| NHL Highest ATOI | 2022-2023 | |
| NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist | NHL | 2022-2023 |
| NHL Second All-Star Team | NHL | 2022-2023 |
| NHL All-Star Game | NHL | 2022-2023 |
| NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist | NHL | 2023-2024 |
| NHL All-Star Game | NHL | 2023-2024 |
| NHL Second All-Star Team | NHL | 2023-2024 |
| NHL 4 Nations Champion | NHL 4 Nations | 2024-2025 |
| NHL Most Points by Defenseman | NHL | 2024-2025 |
| NHL Most Assists by Defenseman | NHL | 2024-2025 |
| NHL Most Goals by Defenseman | NHL | 2024-2025 |
| NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist | NHL | 2024-2025 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | NWCAA Bruins U15 AA | HCAA U15 | 28 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 18 | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012-2013 | Calgary Flames U15 AAA | AEHL U15 | 33 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 22 | ||||||
| 2013-2014 | NWCAA Stampeders U16 AAA | AEHL U17 | 36 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 35 | ||||||
| 2013-2014 | Calgary Flames U18 AAA | AEHL U18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | Calgary Flames U18 AAA | AEHL U18 | 34 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 14 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-2015 | Brooks Bandits | AJHL | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | Playoffs | 20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 2015-2016 | Brooks Bandits | AJHL | 54 | 10 | 45 | 55 | 28 | Playoffs | 13 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 |
| 2015-2016 | Brooks Bandits | Western Canada Cup | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| 2015-2016 | Brooks Bandits | RBC Cup | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015-2016 | Canada West U19 | WJAC-19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016-2017 | Brooks Bandits | AJHL | 54 | 24 | 51 | 75 | 18 | Playoffs | 13 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 |
| 2016-2017 | Brooks Bandits | Western Canada Cup | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||||||
| 2016-2017 | Brooks Bandits | RBC Cup | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| 2016-2017 | Canada West U19 | WJAC-19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Univ. of Massachusetts | NCAA | 34 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 20 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Canada U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Univ. of Massachusetts | NCAA | 41 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 31 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 57 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 12 | Playoffs | 15 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 44 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 12 | Playoffs | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| 2021-2022 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 77 | 28 | 58 | 86 | 26 | Playoffs | 20 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 10 |
| 2022-2023 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 60 | 17 | 49 | 66 | 30 | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023-2024 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 77 | 21 | 69 | 90 | 16 | Playoffs | 11 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 |
| 2024-2025 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 80 | 30 | 62 | 92 | 14 | Playoffs | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2024-2025 | Canada | NHL 4 Nations | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||