Part of the reason for Canada’s loss could be chalked up to the absence of their best defenseman, Cale Makar. An illness sidelined Makar for the game against the United States, forcing Canada to ...

Cale Makar returned to Canada’s lineup at the 4 Nations Face-Off for a must-win game against Finland on Monday afternoon after sitting out Saturday’s loss to the U.S. with what the team called ...

Team Canada defenseman Cale Makar is going to do everything he can to make sure he can play on Monday according to NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman. With Canada coming off a heartbreaking 3-1 loss to the ...

Team Canada superstar Cale Makar will return to the lineup for Monday afternoon's must-win game against Team Finland. The Avalanche defenseman missed Saturday's 1-3 loss to Team USA because of an ...

Defenseman Cale Makar was unable to play against the United States, but he is pledging to do everything he can to play in the Monday afternoon game at TD Garden in Boston. Expand Tweet Makar is a ...

NEW YORK — Cale Makar was denied a hat trick Sunday afternoon. He won the game for the Colorado Avalanche anyway. Makar came out of the penalty box, picked off a pass and set up Artturi Lehkonen ...

MONTREAL (AP) — The status of Canada defenseman Cale Makar is cloudy after he missed his team's 4 Nations Face-Off game against the United States on Saturday night because of illness. Coach Jon Cooper ...

Colorado Avalanche's Cale Makar lines up for a faceoff against the Vancouver Canucks during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025.( ...

MONTREAL — Colorado Avalanche star Cale Makar missed practice Friday with Canada at the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off because of an illness. The Canadians have a showdown with the United States here ...

No word yet on how serious of an illness Makar is dealing with, but it’s certainly worrisome for the Canadians, as the team is already without Shea Theodore, who left Wednesday’s game against ...