Boston University centre Macklin Celebrini remained the top North American skater in the NHL Central Scouting Bureau’s final rankings released Tuesday ahead of the 2024 entry draft.
“Macklin Celebrini has had a remarkable freshman season at Boston University accumulating the NCAA Hobey Baker and Hockey East Player and Freshman of the Year award,” Dan Marr, vice president of NHL Central Scouting, said in a release. “He possesses that rare, elite ability to thrive with his skills and smarts while competing with a consistent passion to face every challenge head-on and generate results, all the while making himself a better player.
Six-foot-seven Russian defenceman Anton Silayev moved up one spot into the top international ranking. The 17-year-old had three goals and eight assists in 63 games playing with Nizhny Novgorod in Russia’s top-tier Kontinental Hockey League.