San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) Normal Supervisor Mike Grier introduced at the moment that the membership has signed heart Macklin Celebrini (@MackCelebrini), the Sharks first-overall choice within the 2024 NHL Draft, to a typical, entry-level contract.
“Macklin is just not solely a particular participant on the ice, however he’s a poised, assured and clever younger man off of it,” stated Grier. “His mixture of expertise and hockey sense is uncommon, and we’re extraordinarily assured that he’s able to make the transition to being a full time NHL participant. We couldn’t be extra excited to have Macklin locked in to formally be part of the Sharks group for the 2024-25 season.”
Celebrini, 18, performed in 38 NCAA video games for Boston College, recording 64 factors (32 objectives, 32 assists) together with a plus-25 score. As a freshman, Celebrini completed second within the NCAA in points-per-game (1.68, trailing solely present teammate Will Smith at 1.73), ranked second in objectives and was third in factors. He turned the fourth participant in collegiate historical past to realize a 30 goal-30 help marketing campaign and did not register a degree in solely six video games this previous season. He registered a four-assist sport on Nov. 11, a 10-game level streak (9 objectives, 13 assists), and in his first 11 video games of the season, he notched eight multi-point outings and picked up a complete of twenty-two factors (9 objectives, 13 assists). He helped BU to the Beanpot Remaining, scoring a aim towards Northeastern, guided his workforce to the Hockey East Remaining towards Smith and Boston School, and helped BU attain the NCAA Frozen 4 semifinal.
Celebrini was acknowledged with a number of year-end awards and achievements, notably successful the Hobey Baker Award as faculty hockey’s high participant, changing into the fourth freshman in NCAA historical past and the youngest to ever to be named the recipient of the award. He was named the Nationwide Rookie of the Yr, New England Rookie of the Yr, Hockey East Participant of the Yr and Rookie of the Yr, and named First Crew All-American, Hockey East First Crew All-Star, Hockey East All-Rookie Crew, amongst a number of different achievements. Moreover, he was named Nationwide Rookie of the Month for October and March, Hockey East Participant of the Month in October, and was the Hockey East Rookie of the Month twice (January and March), Participant of the Week twice (Oct. 30 and Mar. 11), and Rookie of the Week seven occasions.
Previous to taking part in for BU, he performed one season in the US Hockey League (USHL) for the Chicago Metal, recording 86 factors (46 objectives, 40 assists), main the league in objectives, factors, game-winning objectives (8) and power-play objectives (21). He broke the league document for many factors by a U17 participant (beforehand 69) in a single season, turned the primary participant in Metal historical past to attain 5 objectives in a sport, and his single season aim whole was two shy of the workforce document 48. He was named the USHL’s Participant of the Yr, Rookie of the Yr and Ahead of the Yr, changing into the primary participant ever to seize all three honors in a single season. He additionally was named to the All-USHL First Crew and All-Rookie Crew.
Celebrini additionally appeared with the San Jose Jr. Sharks program throughout the 2019-20 marketing campaign, accumulating 94 factors with the U14 AAA workforce throughout 54 video games (49 objectives, 45 assists).
Internationally, he has represented Crew Canada on the 2024 World Junior Championship and led the workforce in scoring with eight factors (4 objectives, 4 assists) in 5 video games. He additionally helped Canada to a Bronze medal on the 2023 U-18 World Junior Championship, and was named a High-3 Participant on the Crew for each tournaments.
The six-foot, 190-pound native of Vancouver, British Columbia, was chosen by San Jose within the 2024 NHL Draft (first spherical, first general).