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The Colorado Avalanche made Cale Makar the highest paid player in the NHL with a new deal through 2034-35. The post Avalanche’s Cale Makar made highest-paid NHL player with new contract appeared first on Mile High Sports .
Cale Makar just signed a staggering contract extension with the Colorado Avalanche. The 27-year-old defenseman, who is already a two-time Norris Trophy winner, signed an eight-year, $163.2 million extension, worth $20.4 million per season. Makar’s new deal, which begins in 2027-28, will keep him under contract with Colorado through the 2034–35 season — the rest
The Colorado Avalanche locked their top-notch defenseman to an extension that sets them up for the future with a Stanley Cup. The post Makar signs richest extension in NHL history with Avalanche appeared first on Hockey Mountain High .
Welcome back to NHL Notebook — the series here at CanucksArmy where we deliver you news and notes from around the National Hockey League — oftentimes through a Vancouver Canucks-tinted lens! Well, we teased it yesterday, and it was made official today. Makar inks mega extension with the Avalanche On Friday afternoon, the Colorado Avalanche released a…
Makar will be getting paid over $20 million over an eight-year span, an enormous number for hockey standards.
The Colorado Avalanche have finally completed their most important piece of offseason business, re-signing superstar defenseman Cale Makar to a record-breaking eight-year, $163.2 million extension that should keep the Canadian in Denver for most of the rest of his career. Makar will become the NHL’s first $20 million dollar player in terms of average annual […] The post Cale Makar signs record-breaking $163.2 million contract extension with Avalanche appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Cale Makar has already won a Calder Trophy, two Norris Trophies, a Conn Smythe Trophy and a Stanley Cup championship. […] The post Cale Makar Signs Eight-Year, $163.2 Million Deal With Avalanche to Become NHL’s Highest-Paid Player appeared first on Colorado Hockey Now .
A deal is done! Cale Makar broke the news on the Colorado Avalanche social media channels, announcing that he has signed an eight-year extension with the team. A historic day 👀 pic.twitter.com/trOBwCd8EH — Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) August 28, 2026 The deal comes in at a record-breaking $20.4 million AAV. That's $163.2 million total. "Couldn't be more excited to continue my journey here with the Avalanche in the city of Denver. So here's to another hopefully amazing nine years," Makar ann...
The Colorado defenseman’s $20.4 million AAV smashes Celebrini’s record from July.
The Colorado defenseman’s $20.4 million AAV smashes Celebrini’s record from July.
On Thursday, I made a guest appearance on the Guerilla Sports hockey podcast, GS Off-Ice, with host Meghan Angley. You […] The post Podcast: Can These Avalanche Get Back to The Stanley Cup? appeared first on Colorado Hockey Now .
From Connor Hellebuyck's trade request to Colorado's Cup-or-bust expectations, we rank the Central Division teams under the most pressure in 2026-27.
Cale Makar is reportedly closing in on an extension with the Avalanche, one that could be announced today. Connor Hellebuyck […] The post Deen’s Daily: Makar Extension On The Horizon; Hellebuyck Doubles Down On Trade Request; What’s Next For Winnipeg? appeared first on Colorado Hockey Now .
A big news day within the Central Division.
It was a day of anticipation on Thursday as new broke that the Colorado Avalanche and Cale Makar had reached an agreement on a contract extension. There was no announcement then but today is supposed to be the day it finally happens. First it started with Elliotte Friedman dropping the bomb, which was confirmed by […]
It appears the Colorado Avalanche are not yet ready to reveal the Cale Makar contract extension. The announcement will instead […] The post Report: Cale Makar Extension Announcement Coming Friday appeared first on Colorado Hockey Now .
Welcome back to NHL Notebook — the series here at CanucksArmy where we deliver you news and notes from around the National Hockey League — oftentimes through a Vancouver Canucks-tinted lens! In what has felt like the quietest August in recent memory, we finally have some news at the tail end of the month. And they’re both…
Aside from trying to figure out Cale Makar’s contract extension, the Avalanche are looking forward to the coming season. After a disappointing sweep at the hands of the Vegas Golden…
The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by Mile High Hockey staff members. Seven writers have ranked players under the age of 25 in the Colorado Avalanche organization as of September 1, 2026. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked. There are plenty of ways to make some noise in hockey. Francesco Dell’Elce […]
Colorado Avalanche president Joe Sakic knew what his number one priority was this offseason, and from the sounds of multiple reports, Sakic's got the job done, as the team is closing in on a eight-year contract extension with star defenceman Cale Makar. About to go off-line for a bit, but the much-anticipated extension for Cale Makar and Colorado is closing in Going to be a biggie…but a critical piece of business for the Avalanche — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) August 27, 2026 Makar, 27,...
The Colorado Avalanche reportedly aren't risking heading into the 2026-27 season with Cale Makar on an expiring contract.
The Colorado Avalanche are closing in on an extension with superstar defenseman Cale Makar, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. The […] The post Report: Cale Makar Closing In On Lucrative Extension With Avalanche appeared first on Colorado Hockey Now .
The NHL announced a large number of start-time changes for the upcoming 2026-27 regular season. Among them are 10 games […] The post NHL Adjusts Start Time For 10 Avalanche Regular-Season Games appeared first on Colorado Hockey Now .
The Colorado Avalanche are once again among the most-featured teams on U.S. national television for the upcoming 2026-27 regular season. […] The post Avalanche Will Play 16 Nationally Televised Games in 2026-27 appeared first on Colorado Hockey Now .
Introducing the 2026-27 LA Kings National Broadcast schedule. The Kings will begin their upcoming season on TNT against the Colorado Avalanche on September 30, a rematch of last spring’s playoff series. That one we already knew. Throughout the remainder of the season, the Kings will feature on 11 additional times, bringing their current national haul […] The post LA Kings scheduled to play 12 times on national television during 2026-27 season appeared first on LA Kings Insider .