“Colorado Avalanche prospect Cale Makar has won the Hobey Baker Award” — I’m sure I’ll be writing that sentence soon enough for this site. Our defensive prospect is having an excellent year with his UMass Minutemen.
Makar is hailed as the incoming savior of the Avalanche. I certainly hope so. Our playoff hopes for this season are getting dimmer and dimmer. At the time of writing, the Arizona Coyotes, of all teams, had taken over the second wild card spot and the Avs were getting pushed further down the standings. We need a savior.
Is that a lot of pressure to put on an incoming rookie?