Maybe an Ice Sculpture.
Makar in NHL
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Avs 1st to the finals…5 point night for Makar as for they swept the Oilers 6-5 in OT.
Hoping they play the Rangers…for max UMass alum representation on the ice!
Hoping they play the Rangers…for max UMass alum representation on the ice!
"Win without boasting, lose without crying." -- Julius Erving
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Right now I would put him in a class with Ray Bourque. Having watched #4 for the Bruins I have a hard time putting anyone else at that level. However, if Cale keeps this up we might start calling him Mak-Orr.
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MassLive: "During TNT’s postgame show Monday night, Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky said he was highly impressed by Makar’s performance and compared him to a Boston Bruins legend and one of the greatest defensemen of all time.
“I would say probably, the closest player we’ve ever seen that offensively and defensively can make an impact on the game that much, probably Bobby Orr,” Gretzky said about Makar’s game."
“I would say probably, the closest player we’ve ever seen that offensively and defensively can make an impact on the game that much, probably Bobby Orr,” Gretzky said about Makar’s game."
"Jack didn’t have any envy in him," Calipari said. "He was the greatest coach to ever coach here."
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Nice write-up on how key Makar (among 9 total moves) was to building the Avs into the incredible team they are today:
https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/340 ... juggernaut
https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/340 ... juggernaut
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More on Cale + Orr + now Curry:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/17/spor ... y-cup.html
"Is Avalanche Defenseman Cale Makar the Stephen Curry of Hockey?"
"Patrick Roy said Makar could become the best defenseman in history, suggesting he might surpass Orr."
And...a couple of UMass mentions in the story.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/17/spor ... y-cup.html
"Is Avalanche Defenseman Cale Makar the Stephen Curry of Hockey?"
"Patrick Roy said Makar could become the best defenseman in history, suggesting he might surpass Orr."
And...a couple of UMass mentions in the story.
"Jack didn’t have any envy in him," Calipari said. "He was the greatest coach to ever coach here."
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Here's his shorthanded goal. Saw this a few times when he was here:
https://twitter.com/Avalanche/status/15 ... 1564517381
https://twitter.com/Avalanche/status/15 ... 1564517381
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Hobey Baker, Calder and now Norris…not bad for a 23-year old!
"Win without boasting, lose without crying." -- Julius Erving
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I thought the same thing LS. What a couple years for Cale. Kid just continues to impress
Time to Win
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Should the Avs win the cup, basically everyone is predicting Makar to take the Smythe: https://fansided.com/betsided/posts/nhl ... s-favorite
He'd be the second Minuteman to take home the award in a decade, as Quick won it in 2012 (so 2 out of 11 winners in that timespan).
He'd be the second Minuteman to take home the award in a decade, as Quick won it in 2012 (so 2 out of 11 winners in that timespan).
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Even more impressive to me is that people continue make Bobby Orr references when talking about him.
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Conn Smythe winner!!!
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Just f*cking awesome! What a season…Norris, Smythe and Lord Stanley’s Cup!
Congrats Cale! Congrats to the Avs…and go UMass!
Congrats Cale! Congrats to the Avs…and go UMass!
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"Win without boasting, lose without crying." -- Julius Erving