Cale Makar
#8 · Defence · Colorado Avalanche
Born Oct 30, 1998 in Calgary, Alberta, CAN (age 27) · 6'0", 187 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 4th overall in 2017 by COL (round 1)
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Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | COL | 57 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 12 | 12 | 121 | 45 | 0.88 | $881K |
| 2020-21 | COL | 44 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 17 | 12 | 104 | 49 | 1.00 | $881K |
| 2021-22 | COL | 77 | 28 | 58 | 86 | 48 | 26 | 240 | 95 | 1.12 | $9M |
| 2022-23 | COL | 60 | 17 | 49 | 66 | 16 | 30 | 176 | 65 | 1.10 | $9M |
| 2023-24 | COL | 77 | 21 | 69 | 90 | 15 | 16 | 231 | 37 | 1.17 | $9M |
| 2024-25 | COL | 80 | 30 | 62 | 92 | 28 | 14 | 246 | 51 | 1.15 | $9M |
| 2025-26 | COL | 75 | 20 | 59 | 79 | 32 | 24 | 199 | 35 | 1.05 | $9M |
| 2026-27 | COL | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1.40 | $9M |
| 8 seasons | Career | 475 | 139 | 375 | 514 | 170 | 136 | 1330 | 377 | 1.08 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | COL | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0.60 |
| 2019-20 | COL | 12 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 1.17 |
| 2020-21 | COL | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 2021-22 | COL | 20 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 71 | 28 | 1.45 |
| 2022-23 | COL | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 11 | 0.83 |
| 2023-24 | COL | 11 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 1.36 |
| 2024-25 | COL | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 0.71 |
| 2025-26 | COL | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 8 seasons | Playoffs | 87 | 25 | 64 | 89 | 25 | 24 | 247 | 95 | 1.02 |
2018-19 season totals
This player has no games in this season.
Contract
His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.
The contract
Signed by the Colorado Avalanche on Apr 14, 2019, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $8.563M, beginning in 2018-19. It runs through 2020-21, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.
| Season | Cap hit | Base salary | Signing bonus | Performance bonuses | Paid in all | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $881K | $700K | $93K | $920K | $793K | |
| 2019-20 | $881K | $833K | $93K | $2.5M | $925K | |
| 2020-21 | $881K | $833K | $93K | $2.5M | $925K |
Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.
Contracts he has signed
| Signed | Signed by | Kind | Seasons | Years | In all | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Colorado Avalanche | Extension | 2027-28 to 2034-35 | 8 | $163.2M | $20.4M |
| Jul 24, 2021 | Colorado Avalanche | Extension | 2021-22 to 2026-27 | 6 | $54M | $9M |
| Apr 14, 2019 | Colorado Avalanche | Entry-level | 2018-19 to 2020-21 | 3 | $8.563M | $881K |
Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2018-19 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.