DENVER — Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar and goaltender Alexandar Georgiev have been selected to participate in the 2024 NHL All-Star Game.
They were voted as two of the 12 remaining spots in the fan vote and will join teammate Nathan MacKinnon at 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend on Feb. 1-3 in Toronto, Ontario. 2024 marks the third consecutive All-Star Weekend the Avalanche have had three players named as well as the fourth time in the last five events (there was no All-Star Game in 2020-21 due to the pandemic shortened season).
Under the current format, the NHL department of hockey operations selected one player per NHL team in each division (including one goalie), making up the initial eight-man rosters for each division.
Makar, 25, is just the second defenseman in franchise history to be named to the NHL All-Star Game in three consecutive seasons, joining Rob Blake, who was tabbed an All-Star three straight times from 2001-04.
The Calgary, Alberta native ranks tied for 12th among all NHL skaters and second among defensemen in scoring this season with 48 points (9g/39a) in 37 games played
The blueliner has also reached numerous career milestones already in 2023-24, including his 250th career point on Oct. 17 at Seattle and his 200th assist on Nov. 18 at Dallas, becoming the fastest defenseman in NHL history to reach both benchmarks. Makar also skated in his 250th career game on Nov. 9 vs. Seattle, with his 261 points at the conclusion of that contest marking the most-ever by a defenseman through 250 showings.
Georgiev, 27, was named to his first career All-Star Game, becoming just the second Avalanche netminder to earn an invitation to the showcase, following Patrick Roy who was selected five times with the Burgundy and Blue, most recently in 2003.
The 6-foot-1, 178-pound goaltender leads the NHL in wins (23), minutes (2039:15), games played (35) and starts (34).
Acquired in a trade with the Rangers on July 7, 2022, Georgiev has compiled a 63-25-8 record, a .911 SV%, a 2.66 GAA and seven shutouts over 97 games with the Avalanche since the start of 2022-23.
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