Most everyone in hockey believes the Colorado Avalanche made a fine selection in Cale Makar, with the No. 4 overall pick in Friday’s first round of the NHL draft. He’s got skill at both ends of the ice and some think he has a chance to become another Erik Karlsson.
But there’s there’s been this little qualifier with Makar since being taken.
“There’s no doubting his skill, but you have to wonder about the level of competition he had in that league of his…”
That league Makar played in is he Alberta Junior Hockey League, one that started as a five-team group in 1964 and today has 16 clubs.