With the NHL regular season officially concluded and the playoffs on the horizon, regular season awards are now in the process of being handed out. Nominations for various awards were released last week and a couple Colorado Avalanche players have been announced as finalists.
Defenseman Cale Makar is up for the NHL’s Rookie of the Year after a stellar opening season with the team following a breakout playoffs a year ago. He’s come in an been a #1 right away and has the counting stats to back it up. The 21-year-old Makar scored 12 goals and 50 points in 57 games, the best ppg (point per game) of any rookie this year while averaging 21 minutes a night.