LAS VEGAS -- Macklin Celebrini was the No. 1 overall choice at the NHL draft on Friday, going swiftly off the board to the
Celebrini -- clocking in at 6-foot and just shy of 200 pounds -- was second overall in college scoring, failing to notch at least one point in only six games.-- had ever won a Hobey Baker Award. That same season Celebrini was the Hockey East Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year and scoring champion.
Prior to joining the college ranks, Celebrini spent the 2022-23 season with the USHL's Chicago Steel, where he led the Steel to an Eastern Conference Finals berth with 46 goals and 86 points in 50 games. Sharks general manager Mike Grier had played coy earlier in the week leading up to Friday's first round about who San Jose might choose with their No.1 pick, telling reporters,"we'll see what comes Friday night" but it was clear Celebrini is a slam-dunk for the Sharks.
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