The highest choice of the 2024 NHL Draft notched his unforgettable first purpose simply 7:01 into his NHL debut. Macklin Celebrini had a spin-around cross go off of an opposing skate and into the online to offer the San Jose Sharks a 1-0 lead versus the St. Louis Blues. Whereas maybe an unspectacular purpose, it was something however an unspectacular second.
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Celebrini was dynamic on the collegiate stage in 2023-24, changing into the fourth freshman in historical past to win the Hobey Baker Award as the most effective participant within the Nationwide Collegiate Athletic Affiliation (NCAA). Scoring 64 factors in 38 video games with a stable two-way presence, he was the clear-cut option to be taken first in his draft class. The Sharks had been very happy to pick out him, and the rationale for that was proven in his debut.
Following a 47-point end, the worst over an 82-game slate in the course of the twenty first century, the Sharks aren’t precisely anticipated to be good in 2024-25. However that doesn’t imply they will’t be thrilling. Amongst different younger, gifted forwards, Celebrini makes this workforce way more attractive than a couple of months in the past. San Jose might not increase a banner, however they need to be a workforce to observe.
