Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche's star defenseman, recently married Tracy Evans, a Calgary-based teacher and former athlete. Their romantic relationshi

The Avs hope Valeri Nichushkin could play as soon as Wednesday, the first game of the homestand, against New Jersey. That would be the healthiest the team has been all year, with just defenseman Josh Manson missing from a Landeskog-less optimal lineup.

Canada is without No. 1 defenseman Cale Makar for its game against the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar earned his 400th career point and made NHL history against the St. Louis Blues on Feb. 23. Makar shot the puck from the blueline and Devon Toews deflected it past Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington at 12:11 in the first period.

Part of the reason for Canada’s loss could be chalked up to the absence of their best defenseman, Cale Makar. An illness sidelined ... and was confirmed to be back in the lineup. Makar will re-join his Colorado Avalanche teammate Devon Toews on Team ...

Canada star defenseman Cale Makar voiced a very strong statement after missing his team's crucial game against Team USA, sending a clear message to head coach Jon Cooper, Sidney Crosby, and the rest of the locker room.

Team Canada will be looking for revenge on Thursday in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game against Team USA. The Americans beat them 3-1 last weekend, but the Canadians didn’t have top defenceman Cale Makar in the lineup.

ST. LOUIS (AP) Colton Parayko had the go-ahead score in St. Louis' three-goal second period, Jordan Binnington made 27 saves and the Blues topped the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Sunday night.

The Canadian team has been playing without one of its top defensemen in Cale Makar, who has been recovering from an illness. If Canada wants to get a win over Finland on Monday afternoon and secure a place in the championship game, it could benefit from a return from Makar.

1 week agoAccording to Chris Johnston of The Athletic, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (illness) is trending towards playing on Saturday evening against Team USA. Head coach Jon Cooper noted that he is "confident" the star defenseman will suit up.

Cale Makar returned to Canada’s lineup at the ... and brings better balance to the pairings while skating alongside Colorado Avalanche teammate Devon Toews. Makar played a game-high 28 minutes ...

And it sounds like a large portion of those folks (and potentially their mothers) reached out to Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. "I couldn't believe how many texts I had after we won," MacKinnon ...