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[td]'''Cale Douglas Makar'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2018-19 Hockey Roster - Cale Makar |url=https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/cale-makar/10697 |website=umassathletics.com |access-date=March 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2020111...ports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/cale-makar/10697 |archive-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref> (born October 30, 1998) is a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]] and [[Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains|alternate captain]] for the [[Colorado Avalanche]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He was selected with the fourth overall pick by the Avalanche in the [[2017 NHL entry draft]].<ref>{{cite news | url = https://calgaryherald.com/sports/ho...akar-becomes-highest-drafted-player-from-ajhl | title = Calgary's Cale Makar becomes highest drafted player from AJHL | newspaper = [[Calgary Herald]] | date = June 23, 2017 | accessdate = June 23, 2017 | archive-date = June 24, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/2017062...akar-becomes-highest-drafted-player-from-ajhl | url-status = live}}</ref>[/td]
[td]'''Cale Douglas Makar'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2018-19 Hockey Roster - Cale Makar |url=https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/cale-makar/10697 |website=umassathletics.com |access-date=March 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2020111...ports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/cale-makar/10697 |archive-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref> (born October 30, 1998) is a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]] and [[Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains|alternate captain]] for the [[Colorado Avalanche]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He was selected with the fourth overall pick by the Avalanche in the [[2017 NHL entry draft]].<ref>{{cite news | url = https://calgaryherald.com/sports/ho...akar-becomes-highest-drafted-player-from-ajhl | title = Calgary's Cale Makar becomes highest drafted player from AJHL | newspaper = [[Calgary Herald]] | date = June 23, 2017 | accessdate = June 23, 2017 | archive-date = June 24, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/2017062...akar-becomes-highest-drafted-player-from-ajhl | url-status = live}}</ref>[/td]
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[/td][td][/td] [td]After two seasons in the [[NCAA]] with the [[UMass Minutemen ice hockey|UMass Minutemen]], Makar debuted in the NHL during the [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs]]. Playing his first full season in [[2019β20 NHL season|2019β20]], he made an immediate impact and won the [[Calder Memorial Trophy]] as rookie of the year. In his second professional season he was nominated for the [[James Norris Memorial Trophy]], awarded to the league's best defenceman, and won the Norris in the following [[2021β22 NHL season|2021β22 season]]; he later won a second Norris in the [[2024β25 NHL season|2024β25 season]], in his fifth nomination. Makar won the [[Stanley Cup]] with the Avalanche in [[2022 Stanley Cup Finals|2022]], winning the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] as the most valuable player in the [[2022 Stanley Cup playoffs|2022 playoffs]]. He has been widely cited as one of the best defencemen and best players in the modern NHL.<ref>{{cite web |title=Avs' Cale Makar has a strong case for being a top-five player in the NHL after his dominant 2022 playoffs |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nhl...player-nhl-avalanche/zfrjd7e3h7d1yjjghmocscil |last=Murphy |first=Bryan |website=[[The Sporting News]] |access-date=June 28, 2022 |date=June 28, 2022 |archive-date=June 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2022062...player-nhl-avalanche/zfrjd7e3h7d1yjjghmocscil |url-status=live}}</ref>[/td]
[td]After two seasons in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) with the [[UMass Minutemen ice hockey|UMass Minutemen]], Makar debuted in the NHL during the [[2019 Stanley Cup playoffs]]. Playing his first full season in [[2019β20 NHL season|2019β20]], he made an immediate impact and won the [[Calder Memorial Trophy]] as rookie of the year. In his second professional season he was nominated for the [[James Norris Memorial Trophy]], awarded to the league's best defenceman, and won the Norris in the following [[2021β22 NHL season|2021β22 season]]; he later won a second Norris in the [[2024β25 NHL season|2024β25 season]], in his fifth nomination. Makar won the [[Stanley Cup]] with the Avalanche in [[2022 Stanley Cup Finals|2022]], winning the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] as the most valuable player in the [[2022 Stanley Cup playoffs|2022 playoffs]]. He has been widely cited as one of the best defencemen and best players in the modern NHL.<ref>{{cite web |title=Avs' Cale Makar has a strong case for being a top-five player in the NHL after his dominant 2022 playoffs |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nhl...player-nhl-avalanche/zfrjd7e3h7d1yjjghmocscil |last=Murphy |first=Bryan |website=[[The Sporting News]] |access-date=June 28, 2022 |date=June 28, 2022 |archive-date=June 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2022062...player-nhl-avalanche/zfrjd7e3h7d1yjjghmocscil |url-status=live}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Internationally, Makar has played for [[Canada men's national junior ice hockey team|Canada junior team]], winning gold at the [[2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2018 World Junior Championships]].[/td]
[td]Internationally, Makar has played for [[Canada men's national junior ice hockey team|Canada junior team]], winning gold at the [[2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2018 World Junior Championships]].[/td]
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