NEW YORK – Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche is the 2024-25 recipient of the James Norris Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the protection participant who demonstrates all through the season the best all-round capacity within the place,” as chosen by the Skilled Hockey Writers Affiliation.
Makar was {golfing} when he was surprised by friends and family, together with his spouse and fogeys, with the trophy.
Makar, a Norris Trophy finalist for the fifth time in his first six NHL seasons, has captured the award for the second time (2021-22). He turns into simply the second energetic defenseman with a number of Norris Trophy wins, becoming a member of Erik Karlsson (three).
Makar was the best choice on 176 of the 191 ballots and was a unanimous top-three choice for 1,861 voting factors. Second-place Zach Werenski of the Columbus Blue Jackets was named on all 191 ballots, together with 13 first-place votes, for 1,266 factors. Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks, the 2023-24 Norris Trophy winner, completed third in voting with 918 factors.
Makar opened the season with a 13-game level streak, the second-longest by a defenseman to launch a marketing campaign behind Bobby Orr’s run of 15 video games in 1973-74, and went on to steer NHL blueliners in objectives (30), assists (62) and factors (92). He turned the primary defenseman to succeed in the 30-goal mark since Mike Inexperienced in 2008-09, with the 30 objectives and 92 factors setting franchise marks for a defenseman. The Calgary native is the fifth defenseman all-time to put up back-to-back 90-point seasons and the primary since Paul Coffey (three, 1988-89 to 1990-91) and Al MacInnis (two, 1989-90 to 1990-91).
The perfect gamers and coaches from the 2024-25 season might be celebrated within the 2025 NHL Awards, a one-hour particular that can premiere on Thursday, June 12, at 6 p.m. ET on TNT within the U.S. and Sportsnet in Canada, earlier than Sport 4 of the Stanley Cup Ultimate. The present will spotlight all NHL Award winners this season, together with Makar and others revealed in a collection of particular shock video bulletins throughout all League platforms main as much as the June 12 program.
