Another Makar is officially inked in the Avalanche organization
Mar 31, 2025, 10:58 AM | Updated: 11:01 am
Little brother like older? Cale Makar’s little brother Taylor Makar has signed with the Colorado Avalanche on an Amateur Tryout (ATO) for the rest of the 2024-25 season and will report to the Colorado Eagles.
Makar, 24, totaled 30 points in 38 games played for the University of Maine this winter. Makar netted two goals in the Hockey East Championship 10 days ago to help Maine win the game and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Taylor is also a native of Calgary and the brother of Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar. Taylor was drafted by the Avs in the seventh round (220th overall) of the 2021 NHL Draft. He started his collegiate career with UMass-Amherst and skated in 85 games while collecting 22 points (15g/7a) in three seasons with the Minutemen from 2021-24. In the 2022-23 season, Makar netted 10 goals which led all UMass skaters. Makar’s 2024-25 season at Maine capped a collegiate career where he recorded 52 points (33g/19a) in 123 showings.
Taylor Makar put the game on ICE for @MaineIceHockey and then celebrated with the fans 🥶 pic.twitter.com/xVWGtg5aGS
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) March 22, 2025
Taylor previously participated with the Avs at a development camp.
While it’s unlikely to happen this season, if Makar’s spring goes well, we may see him get a chance with the NHLers in the preseason, which means he could share the ice with his brother one day while wearing burgundy and blue.
Cale of course, is one of the best players in the NHL and is arguably already the best defender in Avs history.
