Mile High Hockey · Jul 8, 2022
Cale Makar has legitimate case for top-3 player in the NHL
The Colorado Avalanche are Stanley Cup champions, and even though that is the most important thing for 23-year-old defenseman Cale Makar, he came home with no shortage of individual hardware. Winning the Norris Trophy for being the best all-around defenseman in the regular season and the Conn Smythe for postseason MVP made him the third defenseman in NHL history to win those awards in the same season.
Makar in his short but impressive career so far also came home with the Hobey Baker award, which is awarded to the best men’s college ice hockey player in a given season, and the Calder Trophy, the NHL’s rookie of the year award. At every level, Makar has won awards and he has earned them.