MONTREAL — Defenseman Cale Makar was a late scratch for Canada ahead of its much-anticipated showdown against the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday because of an illness.

Cale Makar, Canada’s top defenceman, is determined to play in their crucial game against Finland despite missing the previous match due to illness. With Canada's playoff ambitions at stake ...

MONTREAL — Colorado Avalanche star Cale Makar missed practice Friday with Canada at the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off because of an illness. The Canadians have a showdown with the United States here ...

Cale Makar returned to Canada’s lineup at the 4 Nations Face-Off for a must-win game against Finland on Monday afternoon after sitting out Saturday’s loss to the U.S. with what the team called ...

Team Canada defenseman Cale Makar skates in the game against Sweden at the 4-Nations Face-Off. / Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images One of the biggest questions surrounding Team Canada heading into ...

The Canadian team has been playing without one of its top defensemen in Cale Makar, who has been recovering from an illness. If Canada wants to get a win over Finland on Monday afternoon and ...

The status of Cale Makar, who spent a team-high 28:06 on the ice in Canada's tournament-opener against Sweden on Wednesday, is in question for its game against the United States. Canada's defense ...

MONTREAL — Cale Makar will not play Saturday night in the biggest men’s hockey game in nine years. The Colorado Avalanche star is out of the lineup for Canada in its titanic showdown with the ...

Team Canada superstar Cale Makar will return to the lineup for Monday afternoon's must-win game against Team Finland. The Avalanche defenseman missed Saturday's 1-3 loss to Team USA because of an ...

MONTREAL (AP) — Canada is without No. 1 defenseman Cale Makar for its game against the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday night. Makar, the 2022 Norris Trophy winner and playoff ...

February 14 - Team Canada defenseman Cale Makar missed the team's practice Friday due to an illness, meaning he could miss Saturday night's tilt against Team USA in the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal.

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar shared his thoughts on missing the game against the U.S. at the 4 Nations Face-Off. Makar sat out Saturday's 3-1 loss to the United States due to illness.