Colorado Avalanche star Cale Makar has won the 2022 Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman, beating out Nashville Predators veteran Roman Josi and Tampa Bay Lightning big man Victor Hedman for the honor.
NHL Public RelationsCale Makar (<a href="https://twitter.com/Cmakar8?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Cmakar8</a>) became the fifth defenseman in NHL history to win the Norris Trophy within his first three regular seasons, following Adam Fox, Erik Karlsson, Denis Potvin and Bobby Orr (2x). <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLStats?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NHLStats</a>: <a href="https://t.co/TO15cjNV5J">https://t.co/TO15cjNV5J</a> <a href="https://t.co/L48PPXb7Ri">pic.twitter.com/L48PPXb7Ri</a>
Makar, who was also nominated for the award last season, is Colorado's first-ever Norris Trophy winner.
The 23-year-old led all defensemen with 28 goals and ranked second among defensemen with 86 points in 77 regular-season games.