2 and he hasn’t even come close to hitting his ceiling.
The Jericho, New York, native posted 48 points in 33 games on his way to winning the Walter Brown Award, ECAC Hockey Player of the Year and being a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award.įox’s NHL trajectory will be an interesting one to watch. His most impressive came in his third and final campaign in 2018-19. He produced at a high level on the power play and played big minutes against the toughest competition the opposition could put forth.Īfter being drafted 66th overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames, Fox logged three impressive years at Harvard. His case was made for the award with his elite play in the offensive and defensive zones. In just his second NHL season, the Harvard product put up 47 points in 55 games with the New York Rangers to win the Norris Trophy. Here’s the player who beat out Makar for the Norris Trophy last season, and rightfully so. Nevertheless, if there’s a must-watch former NCAA player, it’s Makar. Had Makar not missed time due to injury, he just might’ve won the Norris in his second season. Last season saw the UMass product put up 44 points in 44 games and finish second in the Norris Trophy race for best defenseman in the NHL. Makar won the Calder trophy in his first NHL season, putting up 50 points in 57 games. His performance that year earned him the 2019 Hobey Baker Award. The tone for Makar’s highlight-reel career was set in his second year at UMass.Īfter the fourth overall pick in 2017 decided to stay in the NCAA for his sophomore season, the Calgary, Alberta, native put up 16 goals and 49 points in 40 games during the 2018-19 campaign, leading the Minutemen to a national championship appearance and revitalizing a program that had notoriously been a doormat in Hockey East. His explosiveness, skill and speed are electrifying to watch and make him one of the most all-around effective players in the league. In terms of most exciting NHL players to watch, after Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar might just be next in line.
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