Profi League - Cale Makar
PROFINHL PLAYER DOSSIER • Cale Makar
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Cale Makar

#8
D Two-Way Defenseman Reasonable PNHL Oilers
Stars:
1st 1
2nd 1
3rd 0
3-Game Point Streak
CK68
FG35
DI88
SK66
ST77
EN95
DU94
PH63
FO30
PA73
SC60
DF80
PS57
EX76
LD83
MO47
OV69

Player Biography & Pedigree

Date of Birth: October 30, 1998
Age: 28 yrs
Height / Weight: 183 cm • 85 kg
Draft Pedigree: 2017 • #8 overall (1st Round) by Flyers
Days Missed this Season: 12 Days
Physical Condition: 100%

Contract & Cap Ledger

Contract Term: 2 yr(s)
Cap Hit (AAV): $11,000,000
Cap Percentage: 12.22%
Remaining Cap Hit: $8,348,718
Expiry Status: UFA 2028
Contract Structure: One-Way
Roster Status: Active NHL Roster

Statistical Spotlight • NHL 2026-27 Campaign

GP21
G2
A12
PTS14
+/-+6
PIM6
TOI/G22:03
PPG0
GWG0
S%5.7%
HITS14
82G Pace55P

Cabinet of Champions • Awards & Honors

ACCOLADES (3)
James Norris Memorial Trophy PIT '25
James Norris Memorial Trophy EDM '26
Conn Smythe Trophy TBL '11

Skill DNA • Pro Percentiles

DEFENSEMEN
Skating & Speed 99th Pct
Generational (Top 5%)
Shooting & Finishing 98th Pct
Generational (Top 5%)
Playmaking & Vision 98th Pct
Generational (Top 5%)
Defense 92th Pct
Elite (Top 15%)
Physical & Grit 20th Pct
Depth Asset
Character & IQ 90th Pct
Elite (Top 15%)

Current Season Analytics

NHL SEASON
Shooting % Regression Balanced Baseline
Season S%: 5.7% (2G / 35S) Career: 8.9%

Shooting percentage closely mirrors player's established career baseline.

Points Distribution (G vs A Split) 2G (14%) • 12A (86%)
Goals Split: 2 EV / 0 PP / 0 SH Premium / Overpaid
0.67
Points / GP
0.10
Goals / GP
0.57
Assists / GP
NHL Season Ice Time 22:03 TOI/G
5v5: 18:25 (84%)
PP: 01:53 (9%)
PK: 01:45 (7%)

Career All-Time & Peaks

NHL CAREER
GP510
G88
A356
PTS444
+/--26
P/G0.87
PIM180
TOI/G24:20
PPG49
BKS715
S%8.9%
FO%0%
Single-Season Peaks:
Goals 19 2025-26
Assists 73 2025-26
Points 92 2025-26
+/- +6 2024-25
Hits 162 2022-23
Career All-Time Situational TOI
5v5: 21:04
PP: 02:52
PK: 00:25

123 pts

Career Stars (16-25-25)

12 GWG

Career GWG Total

0-0-0

Career Fights

666

Career Body Checks

NHL Regular Season Statistics

PRO LEAGUE
Season Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG PKG GWG S S% HITS BKS FO% TOI/G P/G
2020-21 PIT 82 13 42 55 -31 18 10 0 0 137 9.5% 61 105 0.0% 23:19 0.67
2021-22 PIT 82 13 49 62 0 22 7 0 1 136 9.6% 132 138 0.0% 24:15 0.76
2022-23 PIT 82 15 62 77 -5 42 7 0 4 157 9.6% 162 118 0.0% 24:26 0.94
2023-24 PIT 81 13 53 66 2 54 4 0 2 182 7.1% 158 91 0.0% 25:14 0.81
2024-25 PIT 80 13 65 78 6 18 8 0 2 134 9.7% 76 104 0.0% 23:39 0.98
2025-26 EDM 82 19 73 92 -4 20 13 0 3 204 9.3% 63 138 0.0% 25:42 1.12
2026-27 EDM 21 2 12 14 6 6 0 0 0 35 5.7% 14 21 0.0% 22:02 0.67
ON PACE (77G) 77 7 44 51 22 22 0 0 0 128 5.7% 51 77 0.0% 22:02 0.67
NHL CAREER TOTAL 510 88 356 444 -26 180 49 12 985 8.9% 666 715 0.0% 24:20 0.87

NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Statistics

PLAYOFFS
Season Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2021-22 PIT 2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0% 4 3 0.0% 26:40 0.00
2023-24 PIT 23 2 19 21 2 10 2 0 1 42 4.8% 20 32 0.0% 25:37 0.91
2024-25 PIT 5 0 6 6 3 0 0 0 0 6 0.0% 4 7 0.0% 19:21 1.20
2025-26 EDM 5 1 4 5 -5 4 1 0 0 13 7.7% 4 5 0.0% 20:46 1.00

Parameters Calculator • Projected STHS Attributes

CK Checking & Physicality
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PA Passing & Playmaking
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SC Scoring & Shooting
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DF Defense & Penalty Kill
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Games Missed & Absence Penalty Advisory

Official league simulation policy applies deductions to generated parameters based on long-term games missed due to injury or absence:

>24 games missed: -1 to all parameters >44 games missed: -2 to all parameters >64 games missed: at least -3 to all parameters
Total Remaining Contract
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2 yr(s) remaining • $11,000,000 / yr
Cash Outflow from Bank
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50% of remaining salary
Annual Salary Cap Hit
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over 4 seasons
Annual Cap Relief / Savings
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during original contract term

Yearly Salary Cap Impact Schedule

SCHEDULE
Season Original Cap Hit Buyout Cap Charge Net Cap Savings Cap Status

Trades, Contract Events & Roster Movements

Official League Trade 29.06.2025 11:37
Oilers receives:
Cale Makar
Penguins receives:
Mathew Barzal, Noah Dobson, Cole Reschny (P), 2nd EDM 2025
Contract Signing
14.01.2024 21:49
Cale Makar signed with Penguins for $11,000,000 for 4 year(s) with $0 in bonus.
Contract Signing
17.11.2022 0:33
Cale Makar signed with Penguins for 11 000 000 Kč for 1 year(s).
Official League Trade 10.10.2020 13:40
Penguins receives:
Cale Makar, 4th STL 2020
Golden Knights receives:
Barrett Hayton, Dmitri Samorukov, Milan Lucic, Arthur Kaliyev (P), Spencer Knight (P)
Leadership Appointment
05.10.2020 0:19
Cale Makar has been selected as captain for Golden Knights.
Contract Signing Entry Level Contract
23.07.2020 0:00
Cale Makar signed with Golden Knights for $2,400,000 for 3 year(s) .
Official League Trade 14.06.2018 7:43
Golden Knights receives:
Cale Makar (P), 1st FLA 2018 (#17 overall)
Penguins receives:
1st NYI 2018 (#4 overall), 2nd STL 2018
Official League Trade 12.06.2018 6:32
Penguins receives:
Cale Makar (P), Ilya Sorokin (P), Shane Bowers (P), 3rd NYI 2018, 5th PHI 2018, 1st PHI 2019 (#27 overall)
Flyers receives:
Mitchell Marner, Patrick Marleau
NHL Entry Draft
2017
Selected in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft (#8th overall, 1st Round) by Flyers