2-year, $1,750,000 contract with the Colorado Avalanche. $300,000 Guaranteed in Year 1. Expires 2028 (UFA).
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Colorado has signed Taylor Makar to a two-year, $850,000 contract extension ($1.75M total).
Makar made his NHL debut in the 2025-26 season during a brief 12-game stint with the Avalanche. The 25-year-old forward, a seventh-round pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, scored 24 points (14G / 10A) in 52 games with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) last season and hopes to get a more prominent look in the NHL in 2026-27.
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Makar will draw back into Colorado's lineup in Detroit on Saturday.
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Taylor Makar will be a healthy scratch in Montreal on Thursday.
Ross Colton (lower body) will return from a multi-game absence on Thursday against the Montreal Canadiens, resulting in Makar being a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old Makar is averaging 6:22 time-on-ice and has zero points in nine games this season.
Makar has been recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL).
Makar has played his first five NHL games this season, but has spent most of the 2025-26 campaign in the AHL. The 24-year-old has 13 points (7G / 6A) in 32 games with the Colorado Eagles (AHL).
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Makar will be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
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Makar will draw back into Colorado's lineup in Carolina.
Makar has been recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL).
Makar made his NHL debut earlier this season, going scoreless in three games, but has spent most of the 2025-26 season in the AHL. The 24-year-old seventh-round pick from the 2021 NHL Entry Draft has 10 points (6G / 4A) in 26 games with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) this season.
Makar has been recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL).
Makar has been recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL).
Makar made his NHL debut earlier this season, playing 6:07 time-on-ice, but has primarily been in the AHL. The 24-year-old forward has four points (1G / 3A) in 13 games with the Colorado Eagles (AHL).
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Taylor Makar is expected to be a healthy scratch vs. Tampa Bay on Tuesday.
Makar made his NHL debut last week, playing 6:07 time-on-ice, but will exit the lineup on Tuesday as a healthy scratch. Tristen Nielsen will draw into the lineup as Makar's replacement.
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Makar will make his Avalanche' debut on Saturday in San Jose.
Makar has been recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL).
1-year, $925,000 contract with the Colorado Avalanche. Expires 2026 (RFA).
Source:2025-04-01T03:59:00.000Z
Colorado has signed Taylor Makar to a one-year, entry-level contract starting in 2025-26.
Makar was a seventh-round pick, 220th overall, of the Avalanche in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The 24-year-old forward spent the previous four seasons playing collegiate hockey, including scoring 30 points (18G / 12A) in 2024-25 with the University of Maine (H-East).