Avalanche rookie sensation Cale Makar and Vancouver’s Quinn Hughes were neck and neck in the Calder Trophy race when the NHL season was put on pause in March.
In an appearance on Altitude TV on Tuesday, Makar discussed the similarities between the two young defensemen jostling to be named the league’s rookie of the year.
Hughes (53 points) and Makar (50) sit atop the rookie scoring race, with the latter leading all first-year players in points-per-game (.88). Both offensive-minded players played two years of college hockey — Hughes at Michigan and Makar for the Massachusetts Minutemen.