The Avalanche signed Taylor Makar, younger brother of Colorado star Cale Makar, to a one-year deal on Monday. Taylor Makar, a seventh-round pick by Colorado in 2021, inked an entry-level contract for the 2025-26 season. The 24-year-old forward will report to the AHL’s Colorado Eagles on an amateur tryout for the rest of this season. […]
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Avs sign Cale Makar’s brother, Taylor, to 1-year deal
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The Avalanche signed Taylor Makar, younger brother of Colorado star Cale Makar, to a one-year deal on Monday.
Taylor Makar, a seventh-round pick by Colorado in 2021, inked an entry-level contract for the 2025-26 season.
The 24-year-old forward will report to the AHL’s Colorado Eagles on an amateur tryout for the rest of this season.
Taylor Makar scored 30 points (18 goals, 12 assists) in 38 games for the University of Maine in 2024-25.
Cale Makar, 26, ranks second on the Avalanche with 84 points (27 goals, 57 assists) in 74 games this season.
The three-time All-Star and 2022 Stanley Cup winner has 420 points (113 goals, 307 assists) in 389 career games.
Cale Makar won the Calder Trophy in 2019-20 and the Norris Trophy and Conn Smythe Trophy in 2021-22.
–Field Level Media