Sharks sign 2024 first-overall selection Macklin Celebrini

San Jose Sharks  General Manager Mike Grier announced today that the club has signed center Macklin Celebrini, the Sharks first-overall selection in the 2024 NHL Draft, to a standard, entry-level contract.

“Macklin is not only a special player on the ice, but he is a poised, confident and intelligent young man off of it,” said Grier. “His combination of skills and hockey sense is rare, and we are extremely confident that he is ready to make the transition to being a full time NHL player. We could not be more excited to have Macklin locked in to formally join the Sharks organization for the 2024-25 season.” 

Celebrini, 18, played in 38 NCAA games for Boston University, recording 64 points (32 goals, 32 assists) along with a plus-25 rating. As a freshman, Celebrini finished second in the NCAA in points-per-game (1.68, trailing only current teammate Will Smith at 1.73), ranked second in goals and was third in points. He became the fourth player in collegiate history to achieve a 30 goal-30 assist campaign and failed to register a point in only six games this past season. He registered a four-assist game on Nov. 11, a 10-game point streak (nine goals, 13 assists), and in his first 11 games of the season, he notched eight multi-point outings and collected a total of 22 points (nine goals, 13 assists). He helped BU to the Beanpot Final, scoring a goal against Northeastern, guided his team to the Hockey East Final against Smith and Boston College, and helped BU reach the NCAA Frozen Four semifinal.