Panthers forward Sam Bennett, who scored for Canada in that game along with MacKinnon, and Binnington, who made 31 saves, ...

DENVER – Cale Makar captured the Norris Trophy as the league's top defenseman for a second time in four seasons. The Colorado Avalanche standout finished the regular season with 30 goals to ...

Cale Makar owns the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs the way Laurence Olivier owned the stage. He owns it the way Hank Williams owned the Grand Ole Opry, the way Flamma owned the Colosseum ...

Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal in the first period against the Calgary Flames in his NHL debut -- Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round.

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar, front, collects the puck as New Jersey Devils center Paul Cotter defends in the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Denver.

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar looks on during a face-off during the first period of Game 5 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series against the Dallas Stars in Dallas, April 28, 2025.

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (8), left, and Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi (59) talk mid-ice after the Avalanche won game four of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs ...

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - APRIL 11: Cale Makar #16 of the Massachusetts Minutemen takes the puck as Jarid Lukosevicius #14 of the Denver Pioneers defends during the semifinals of the NCAA Men's Frozen ...

The NHL is littered with talented defensemen. It's a golden era of sorts for the defender, as their roles and importance on ...

When Cale Makar scored in Game 3 of the Colorado Avalanche's first-round series against the Calgary Flames, it was the kind of moment a television network would script if it could. The shot came ...

The Bandits gave Cale a longer runway, Gary says. Brooks coach Ryan Papaioannou first saw Makar in 2014 while scouting a Mac’s World Invitational Tournament.

Makar never had skating-specific coaches growing up, though he did do power-skating training at hockey camps. He refined his creativity on outdoor rinks as a kid in Calgary, his dad, Gary, says ...