Cale Makar Signs Contract Extension with the Avalanche

Breaking news.
Cale Makar has just signed a massive contract.
It's an eight-year deal that will pay him $20.4 million annually, for a total of $163.2 million. He'll be with the Avalanche for the next nine seasons—he already had a contract through the 2026–2027 season.A historic daypic.twitter.com/trOBwCd8EH
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) August 28, 2026The Avalanche defenseman has thus become the player with the largest contract in NHL history, both in terms of annual pay an