Macklin Celebrini (born June 13, 2006) is a Canadian

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player for

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of the

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(NCAA). Celebrini is eligible for the

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and is widely projected as most likely to be selected first overall.

Playing career

Celebrini signed with the

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of the

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(USHL) for the 2022–23 USHL season after scoring 50 goals and 67 assists in 52 games playing for

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. He quickly earned a hat trick and was named USHL's forward of the week. Celebrini ultimately posted 86 points during the season, 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. Celebrini committed to play for

starting in the 2023–24 season.

International play

Celebrini played for Canada under-17 team in the 2022 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, and has represented Canada national under-18 team in the 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Personal life

Celebrini is a fan of his hometown team, the

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. His father,

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, was a soccer player for the

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and later worked for the Canucks and was hired by the

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of the

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(NBA) as their director of sports medicine and performance. Celebrini's older brother, Aiden, was drafted by the Canucks in the sixth round (171st overall) of the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Celebrini, Macklin 2006 births Living people 21st-century Canadian people Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey forwards Chicago Steel players Ice hockey people from Vancouver