Cale Makar Wikipedia: Born and brought up in Calgary, Canada, Makar is the son of Laura MacGregor and Gary Makar. According to his wiki, Cale Makar paternal ancestries were from Ukraine.

Growing up along with a younger sibling Taylor, he was a huge fan of Calgary Flames and used to watch all their games.

Obsessed by the sports, he began playing ice hockey since young before making professional debut with NWCAA Bruins in 2011 at Bantam level.

He had also played minor hockey within Crowchild Blackhawks long before playing with the NWCAA Stampeders.

Following the footsteps of Makar, Taylor joined the Brooks Bandits and still to date play at junior level for the team.

Moreover, his cousin Marl Logan is also a collegiate athlete and is a member of RIT Tiger Men’s ice hockey squad.

Sticking to his commitment, Cale played collegiate hockey for the University of Massachusetts – Amherst after representing Medicine Hat Tigers at junior level and Calgary Flames.