A new front-runner has emerged, as Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar has been dethroned as the Norris Trophy favorite.

The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 at Ball Arena. Gavin Brindley and Cale Makar both snapped goal-scoring droughts in the home win.

Cale Makar scored his first Olympic goal in Canada’s 10-2 win over France on Sunday while on the power play in the second period.

Even though Cale Makar is widely considered the best defenseman in the NHL, he’s catching a lot of flak for his decision to drift back in 3-on-3 overtime, the sequence in which Team Canada lost the gold medal.

The 2025-26 NHL season is barely a month old, but two players are already emerging as near-locks for the league’s top individual honors. On the Calder Trophy front, New York Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer has taken the hockey world by storm, while ...

University of Massachusetts hockey alumnus Cale Makar has earned silver with Team Canada at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics after

Cale Makar has firmly established himself as a core member of the Colorado Avalanche, helping them lift the Stanley Cup in 2022. In the process, he has also made his name as one of the best defensemen the NHL and Hockey Canada have to offer. However, with ...

The defeat of Team Canada to Team USA in the Olympic gold medal match on OT remains a subject of argument in the global hockey arena. Although it was initially thought that Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid may have been responsible,