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Colorado Avalanche · Jul 2021 – present Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit
Cale Makar contract
#8DefenseAge 27Colorado Avalanche
Colorado AvalancheCap hit 2026-27
$9.00M$9,000,000Colorado Avalanche · Jul 2021 – present6 years · $54.0M total
Year 6 of 6 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 28
Contract timeline
2026-27 · COL · Cap hit $9.00M · Salary $6.70M
Signed extension
UFA 2035 · age 36
2027-28 · COL · Cap hit $20.40M · Salary $20.40M
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Paid most heavily in the middle years: $11.0M in 2023-24, dropping to $6.7M in the final season.
Year by year
| Season | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | COL | COL | COL | COL | COL | COL |
| Cap hit | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M |
| % of cap | 11.0% | 10.9% | 10.8% | 10.2% | 9.4% | 8.7% |
| Total salary | $8.00M | $9.00M | $11.00M | $10.60M | $8.70M | $6.70M |
| Base salary | $8.00M | $9.00M | $11.00M | $10.60M | $8.70M | $5.70M |
| Signing bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.00M |
| Perf. bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Minors salary | $8.00M | $9.00M | $11.00M | $10.60M | $8.70M | $6.70M |
| Clause | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Signed Jul 24, 2021 with COL. Source announcement
Extension: 8 years, $20.40M AAV
8 years · $163.2M total · begins 2027-28 · signed Aug 28, 2026
| Season | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | 2034-35 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | COL | COL | COL | COL | COL | COL | COL | COL |
| Cap hit | $20.40M | $20.40M | $20.40M | $20.40M | $20.40M | $20.40M | $20.40M | $20.40M |
| % of cap | 18.0%* | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $20.40M | $20.40M | $20.40M | $20.40M | $20.40M | $20.40M | $20.40M | $20.40M |
| Clause | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.
Signed Aug 28, 2026 with COL. Source announcement
Contract history
Entry-level · 2018-19 to 2020-213 years · $881K AAV · signed Apr 14, 2019
| Season | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | COL | COL | COL |
| Cap hit | $881K | $881K | $881K |
| % of cap | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Total salary | $793K | $925K | $925K |
| Base salary | $700K | $833K | $833K |
| Signing bonus | $93K | $93K | $93K |
| Perf. bonus | $920K | $2.50M | $2.50M |
| Minors salary | $70K | $70K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Apr 14, 2019 with COL. Source announcement