Avalanche signs Cale Makar to six-year, $54 million extension

Makar, 22, was the 2020 Calder Trophy winner as NHL rookie of the year and a 2021 Norris Trophy finalist as the league’s best defenseman

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RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (8) takes control of the puck during the second period of game 3 in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoff series at T-Mobile Arena on June 4, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Mike Chambers | mchambers@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: July 24, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. | UPDATED: July 24, 2021 at 9:03 a.m.

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Mike Chambers | Avalanche and General Assignment Reporter

Mike Chambers is the Avalanche beat writer for The Denver Post. A Colorado native, he wrote his first story for the paper as a freelancer in 1994 and joined the staff in 2000 as a general-assignment writer mostly covering the University of Denver hockey team. Mike graduated from Cherry Creek High School and has a journalism degree from the University of Northern Colorado.