To mark the beginning of the 2025-26 regular season, NHL.com is running its first installment of the Trophy Tracker series. Today, we look at the race for the Norris Trophy , awarded annually to the top defenseman in the NHL as selected in a vote by the Professional Hockey Writers Association.

Cale Makar has already made plenty of history and is only 26 years old. If he can duplicate what he did last season, he could join even more exclusive company.

The Colorado Avalanche defenseman is the reigning Norris Trophy winner, voted as the best defenseman in the NHL, and has been a finalist for the award each of the past five seasons. Only nine players have won the award at least three times, and eight of them are in the Hockey Hall of Fame. The other one ( Erik Karlsson ) is active and l

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