Macklin Celebrini

Macklin Celebrini (born June 13, 2006) is a Canadian junior ice hockey forward for the Boston University Terriers of the NCAA. Celebrini will be 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. Playing career Celebrini signed with the Chicago Steel for the 2022–23 USHL season after scoring 50 goals and 67 assists in 52 games playing for Shattuck-Saint Mary's. He quickly earned a hat trick and was named USHL's forward of the week. Celebrini ultimately posted 86 points, leading the USHL, and the most-ever by an under-17 player in USHL history. 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. Additionally, Celebrini was named to the All-USHL and All-Rookie first teams.