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Cale Makar's ultimate goal is to make it to the NHL, and the defenseman wants to be as prepared as possible for the top league in the world when he gets there.
That was one of the factors in the Colorado Avalanche prospect's decision to go back for his sophomore season at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It's a choice Makar, UMass and possibly the Avs in the future will benefit from.
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