Cale Makar set Colorado Avalanche franchise records in the 2019-20 season for goals, assists, points and game-winning markers by a rookie defenseman, and his top-level play earned him end-of-season hardware for the second straight year. Help fund Adrian's travel! No, says NHL analyst, and here’s why, Nathan MacKinnon thoughts on winning the Lady Byng, maybe the Hart. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Cale Makar (30/10/98) is a defenceman who currently plays for the Colorado Avalanche in the NHL. Ron Knabenbauer, Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children's Honorary Stick Kid. In addition to the Calder, Makar was also named to the NHL's All-Rookie Team, the first Avalanche defenseman to earn the honor since John-Michael Liles in 2003-04. Makar led all rookies with four game-winning goals and a 0.88 points-per-game average--tied for the third-highest total by a first-year D-man in NHL history (minimum 50 games)--while also being first among rookie defensemen with 12 goals. Makar’s arrival in Colorado coincided with several other roster additions which has yielded positive results thus far but none have had the impact Makar has made since his arrival. "I think it's important, especially as a young guy, to watch other guys play, whether its veterans in the league like [Roman] Josi or [Victor] Hedman or younger guys like Hughes and Heiskanen. Makar, a Calgary native, first played within the Crowchild Blackhawks minor-hockey program before moving to play with the NWCAA Bruins at the Bantam level in 2011. Writer with @Gambling and @Bookies. Defensively it’s tougher to find definitive answers but while Hughes and Makar were both on the ice for 62 even strength goals for Hughes was on the ice for 69 goals against with Makar only at 46. Makar's success this season no doubt stems from his world-renowned skill and the confidence that coaches had in him in all situations, but he said the accomplishments in his first full NHL campaign wouldn't have been possible without the support of his teammates, the organization and the Avs faithful. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup and NHL Conference logos are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. The most compelling argument for Hughes is that his contributions are valued higher due to a relative difference to the other blueliners on his team. Many have called Cale Makar one of the purest talents to ever crop up out of the AJHL. Colorado Avalanche Schedule, Roster, News, and Rumors | Mile High Hockey, Colorado Avalanche select Nils Aman with 167th overall pick with last pick in 2020 Draft, Colorado Avalanche select Jean-Luc Foudy 75th overall, The Avalanche pick on of the best pure athletes in the draft in the third round, Colorado Avalanche select Ryder Rolston with 139th overall pick, Colorado Avalanche select Colby Ambrosio with 118th overall pick, Colorado Avalanche select Justin Barron with the 25th overall pick, Joe Sakic holds onto the 25th pick and selects another defenseman. ", Video: Cale Makar won the Calder Trophy in his rookie year. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. "Honestly, to have Wayne Gretzky give it to me, that was pretty cool. Voters may have a tough time choosing between Hughes and Makar because their point totals are similar and might want to give the nod to Hughes for edging ahead with 53 points to Makar’s 50 but digging a bit further should strengthen the case for Makar. Hughes also got slightly more offensive zone starts of 67.07% to 65.37% for Makar though both surely enjoyed more time in close proximity to the opposing net. He was the only unanimous selection by the PHWA for one of the six spots on the squad, being named on all 170 ballots. Video: Cale Makar wins 2020 Calder Memorial Trophy. Colorado Avalanche and ColoradoAvalanche.com are trademarks of Colorado Avalanche, LLC. Makar was second on his team in points only to Nathan MacKinnon while Hughes was tied for third with both Elias Pettersen and JT Miller leading the Canucks. "I think for us, it's being able to move with the game and for us our main assets are skating and we're able to use that to our advantage. While there are more than a handful of impressive rookies worth examining including forwards Dominik Kubalik and Victor Olofsson, defenseman Adam Fox and goaltender Elvis Merzlikins it really comes down to a tremendous duo in the Colorado Avalanche’s Cale Makar and Vancouver Canucks’ Quinn Hughes. Despite this deficit Makar still leads all first year defensemen in goals (12), even strength goals (8), even strength points (31) and even strength primary points (26). Now that the regular season has been deemed complete as the league works to move forward with a 24 team resumption in play, it is time to consider those who are up for the NHL awards and more specifically the Calder Trophy which is awarded “to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League.”.

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