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Hockey
CaleMakar
A right-shot defenceman for the Colorado Avalanche, Cale Makar turns retrievals into clean exits and has 507 career regular-season points.
NHL regular season, career
Wikipedia career statistics table, through 2025–26How Makar plays
Cale Makar is the defenceman opponents must locate before the puck drops: Colorado's breakouts run through him, and he will join the rush instead of holding the line. He shoots right, and his first instinct is a quick outlet rather than a safe dump up the wall. Rivals try to blunt him by finishing checks early and cutting off that first pass.
His club is the Colorado Avalanche, the organisation that drafted him fourth overall in 2017, and the NHL is the only professional league he has skated in. He plays defence and has 507 points across his regular-season career. Canada is the national team he represents, and no other NHL club has had him on its roster.
Measurables & draft
Career path
Scouting FAQ
Calgary, Canada is the city of his birth, and he represents Canada at international level.
He has not retired, because his club for the 2025/26 campaign is the Colorado Avalanche in the NHL.
Cale Makar represents the Colorado Avalanche, a club in the NHL.