| Macklin Celebrini | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 13, 2006, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) |
| Position | Forward |
| Shoots | Left |
| USHL team | Chicago Steel |
| NHL Draft | Eligible 2024 |
| Playing career | –present |
Macklin Celebrini (born June 13, 2006) is a Canadian junior ice hockey player for Boston University of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).[1][2] Celebrini is eligible for the 2024 NHL Entry Draft and is projected, along with Cole Eiserman, Ivan Demidov and Aron Kiviharju as most likely to be chosen first overall.[3][4]
Playing career[]
Celebrini signed with the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League (USHL) for the 2022–23 USHL season after scoring 50 goals and 67 assists in 52 games playing for Shattuck-Saint Mary's.[5] He quickly earned a hat trick and was named USHL's forward of the week.[6] Celebrini ultimately posted 86 points during the season, leading the USHL, and the most-ever by an under-17 player in USHL history.[7] After helping the Steel reach the USHL's Eastern Conference Finals, Celebrini was named Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Forward of the Year, becoming only the second USHL player to win all three awards, and the first to do so in a single season.[7] Additionally, Celebrini was named to the All-USHL and All-Rookie first teams.[8][9]
Celebrini is committed to play for Boston University.[10]
International play[]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Canada
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World U18 Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2023 Switzerland | |
Celebrini played for Canada under-17 team in the 2022 World U-17 Hockey Challenge,[11] and has represented Canada national under-18 team in the 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships.[12][13]
Personal life[]
Celebrini is a fan of his hometown team, the Vancouver Canucks. His father, Rick, was a soccer player for the Vancouver 86ers and later worked for the Canucks and was hired by the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) as their director of sports medicine and performance.[14] Celebrini's older brother, Aiden, was drafted by the Canucks in the sixth round (171st overall) of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.[15]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2022–23 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 50 | 46 | 40 | 86 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| USHL totals | 50 | 46 | 40 | 86 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Canada Black | U17 | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Canada | U18 | 
|
7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honours[]
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| USHL | ||
| Player of the Year | 2022–23 | [7] |
| Rookie of the Year | ||
| Forward of the Year | ||
| All-USHL First Team | [8] | |
| All-Rookie First Team | [9] | |
References[]
- ↑ Ten 2024 NHL Draft-eligible Prospects to Watch. The Hockey News.
- ↑ Recruiting: Macklin Celebrini commits to BU, Sacha Boisvert to North Dakota. Hockey Journal.
- ↑ What if the Blackhawks don't land Connor Bedard?. The Athletic.
- ↑ 2024 NHL Draft ranking: Macklin Celebrini leads Scott Wheeler's preseason top 32. The Athletic.
- ↑ Steel Sign Macklin Celebrini to Tender Agreement. Our Sports Central.
- ↑ Macklin Celebrini's first period hat trick earns him USHL forward of the week. The Rink Live.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Macklin Celebrini Named USHL Player of the Year (June 6, 2023).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 2022-23 All-USHL Teams Announced (May 1, 2023).
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 USHL All-Rookie Teams Announced (May 1, 2023).
- ↑ Top 2024 NHL Draft prospect Macklin Celebrini commits to Boston University: Source. The Athletic.
- ↑ Canadian rosters unveiled for 2022 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge (October 18, 2022).
- ↑ Barlow, Cristall headline Canada's roster at the World U-18 Championship (15 April 2023).
- ↑ 22 players named to Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team for 2023 IIHF U18 World Championship (April 15, 2023).
- ↑ 2024's likely No. 1 overall NHL draft pick wants to be a Canuck. The Province (29 April 2023).
- ↑ How NBA superstars showed the NHL's next top prospect the way (November 2, 2023).
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database