{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2006)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox ice hockey biography | name = Macklin Celebrini | image = Macklin Celebrini 4 April 2026 03 (cropped).jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Celebrini with the San Jose Sharks in April 2026 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|6|13}} | birth_place = North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 190 | position = Centre | shoots = Left | league = NHL | team = San Jose Sharks | ntl_team = CAN | draft = 1st overall | draft_year = 2024 | draft_team = San Jose Sharks | career_start = 2024 | career_end = }} '''Macklin Richard Celebrini''' (born June 13, 2006) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre and alternate captain for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Selected first overall by the Sharks in the 2024 NHL entry draft, Celebrini made his NHL debut in the 2024–25 NHL season and was a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy.
Playing college ice hockey for the Boston University Terriers, Celebrini won the Hobey Baker Award during his freshman season, becoming the youngest player to do so.
Internationally, Celebrini has represented Canada multiple times, including the 2024 World Junior Championships, the 2025 and 2026 IIHF World Championships, and the 2026 Winter Olympics, where he became the youngest NHL player to play for Canada at the Olympics.
==Early and personal life== Macklin Richard Celebrini was born on June 13, 2006, in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Robyn and Rick Celebrini.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrini thriving for Team Canada in 1st Olympics at 19 |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/macklin-celebrini-thriving-at-1st-olympics-with-family-by-side |access-date=March 17, 2026 |website=NHL.com |date=February 18, 2026}}</ref> Rick was a soccer player for the Vancouver 86ers and a former physiotherapist for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He was later hired by the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) as their director of sports medicine and performance.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnston |first1=Patrick |title=2024's likely No. 1 overall NHL draft pick wants to be a Canuck |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks/macklin-celebrini-draft-pick-rebuild |publisher=The Province|date=April 29, 2023|access-date=April 30, 2023}}</ref> Celebrini grew up a fan of the Vancouver Canucks, his hometown team.<ref name=":1" />
Celebrini is the second of four children: His older brother, Aiden, was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the sixth round of the 2023 NHL entry draft. The two brothers played together for the 2023–24 college season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Drance |first1=Thomas |title=How NBA superstars showed the NHL's next top prospect the way |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4994181/2023/11/02/macklin-celebrini-2024-nhl-draft/ |website=The Athletic |access-date=November 5, 2023 |date=November 2, 2023}}</ref><ref name="espn202406">{{cite news |last1=Clark |first1=Ryan |title=Macklin Celebrini's family-centered journey to the top of the 2024 NHL draft class |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/40437629/macklin-celebrini-family-no-1-pick-nhl-draft |access-date=July 7, 2024 |publisher=ESPN |date=June 28, 2024}}</ref> His two younger siblings are a brother, RJ, and a sister, Charlie.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Joe |title=Next face of the NHL? Macklin Celebrini's family, friends, teammates on why he'll live up to the hype |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6744779/2025/10/24/macklin-celebrini-sharks-nhl-hype/ |access-date=February 23, 2026 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |date=October 30, 2025}}</ref>
Celebrini is of Croatian descent through his paternal grandfather, Anton Celebrini, who was born in Porat, a village on the island of Krk.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tolić |first1=Josip |title=Novi 'hrvatski' superstar osvaja hokejaški svijet: Djed je s Krka, ruši rekorde na Zimskim igrama |url=https://www.24sata.hr/sport/novi-hrvatski-superstar-osvaja-hokejaski-svijet-djed-je-s-krka-rusi-rekorde-na-zimskim-igrama-1109473 |access-date=February 22, 2026 |website=24sata.hr |language=hr |date=February 20, 2026}}</ref>
Celebrini currently lives with former San Jose Sharks captain Joe Thornton.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrini says living with Thornton will be 'perfect situation' as Sharks rookie |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/sharks-macklin-celebrini-to-live-with-joe-thornton-during-rookie-season |access-date=December 13, 2024 |website=NHL.com |date=September 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
==Playing career==
===Amateur=== Celebrini played minor hockey in Vancouver with the North Shore Winter Club before the family moved to San Jose, where he would spend the 2019–20 season with the San Jose Jr Sharks program.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/06/13/how-brent-burns-helped-convince-the-celebrini-family-that-san-jose-was-ok/|title=How Brent Burns convinced the Celebrini family that San Jose was ok|publisher= Mercury News|access-date=June 14, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ewen |first=Steve |date=March 22, 2024 |title=NHL Draft: Would Macklin Celebrini buzz be even greater if he wasn't following Connor Bedard? |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/junior-hockey/nhl-buzz-about-macklin-celebrini-would-be-even-greater-if-he-wasnt-following-connor-bedard |access-date=November 29, 2025 |website=The Province}}</ref><ref name="espn202406" /> Following a season with the Shattuck-Saint Mary's School, where he would score 50 goals and 67 assists in 52 games, he signed with the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League (USHL) for the 2022–23 USHL season, where he would score 86 points, leading the USHL and breaking the record for most points ever by an under-17 player in USHL history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/steel-sign-macklin-celebrini-to-tender-agreement/n-5811893 |title=Steel Sign Macklin Celebrini to Tender Agreement |publisher=Our Sports Central |access-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124021430/https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/steel-sign-macklin-celebrini-to-tender-agreement/n-5811893 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="22-23">{{cite web |url=https://chicagosteelhockeyteam.com/news/2023/5/5/mens-ice-hockey-macklin-celebrini-named-ushl-player-of-the-year.aspx |title=Macklin Celebrini Named USHL Player of the Year |website=Chicago Steel |date=June 6, 2023 |access-date=August 28, 2023}}</ref> 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 the second USHL player to win all three awards, and the first to do so in a single season.<ref name="22-23" /> Celebrini was also named to the All-USHL and All-Rookie first teams.<ref name="All-USHL">{{cite web |url=https://ushl.com/news/2023/4/29/general-2022-23-all-ushl-teams-announced.aspx |title=2022–23 All-USHL Teams Announced |website=USHL |date=May 1, 2023 |access-date=August 28, 2023}}</ref><ref name="All-Rookie">{{cite web |url=https://ushl.com/news/2023/4/29/general-ushl-all-rookie-team-announced.aspx |title=USHL All-Rookie Teams Announced |website=USHL |date=May 1, 2023 |access-date=August 28, 2023}}</ref>
Celebrini committed to play for Boston University starting in the 2023–24 season, playing alongside his older brother Aiden.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last1=Pronman |first1=Corey |title=Top 2024 NHL Draft prospect Macklin Celebrini commits to Boston University: Source |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3478973/2022/08/04/macklin-celebrini-boston-university/ |publisher=The Athletic |access-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124021430/https://theathletic.com/3478973/2022/08/04/macklin-celebrini-boston-university/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="espn202406"/> During his freshman year he recorded 32 goals and 64 points in just 38 games, winning Hockey East Player of the Year, Hockey East Rookie of the Year, Hockey East Scoring Champion, and the Hockey East Three-Stars Award. Celebrini would also win the Hobey Baker Award, becoming the youngest player to win the award and the fourth freshman to do so, following Paul Kariya in 1993, Jack Eichel in 2015 and Adam Fantilli in 2023.<ref name="HE Awards">{{cite web |url=https://goterriers.com/news/2024/3/20/mens-ice-hockey-celebrini-named-hockey-east-player-and-rookie-of-the-year.aspx |title=Celebrini Named Hockey East Player and Rookie of the Year |website=goterriers.com |date=March 20, 2024 |access-date=March 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/macklin-celebrini-wins-2024-hobey-baker-award |title=Celebrini wins Hobey Baker Award as top NCAA men's hockey player |website=NHL.com |date=April 12, 2024 |access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref>
===Professional=== Celebrini was drafted first overall in the 2024 NHL entry draft by the San Jose Sharks, signing a three-year entry-level contract with the Sharks on July 6.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-sign-2024-first-overall-selection-macklin-celebrini |title= Sharks sign 2024 first-overall selection Macklin Celebrini|website=NHL.com |date=July 6, 2024 |access-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Morreale |first1=Mike G. |title=Celebrini selected No. 1 by Sharks in 2024 NHL Draft|url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/macklin-celebrini-selected-with-first-pick-in-2024-nhl-draft-by-san-jose-sharks-x2313 |access-date=June 28, 2024 |website=NHL.com |date=June 28, 2024}}</ref> While preparing for his first NHL season, Celebrini stayed with the Hughes family, brothers Quinn, Jack and Luke all play in the NHL, where he spent two weeks preparing for entry into the NHL.<ref>{{cite web |last=Strang |first=Noah |title=Celebrini shares details on living with Vancouver Canucks captain Hughes and his family last summer |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/celebrini-details-living-canucks-hughes-family |access-date=April 7, 2026 |website=Daily Hive |date=February 14, 2025}}</ref> He made his NHL debut on October 10, scoring his first goal and assist in a 5–4 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Max |title=Celebrini has goal, assist in debut but Sharks stunned by Blues in OT |url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/st-louis-blues-san-jose-sharks-game-recap-october-10-x3876 |access-date=October 10, 2024 |website=NHL.com |date=October 10, 2024}}</ref> Celebrini led all NHL forwards in puck battle wins per game in the first half of the 2024–25 season.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nhl/san-jose-sharks/macklin-celebrini-stats-puck-battles-sidney-crosby/1809002/|title= Stats show Celebrini's puck battle dominance already evident|website= NBC Sports|date=December 1, 2024 |access-date=December 1, 2024}}</ref> In early April 2025, Celebrini and other Sharks players hosted a five-year-old cancer survivor in partnership with Make-A-Wish Foundation, after the child wished to meet Celebrini.<ref>{{cite web |last=Peng |first=Sheng |title=Celebrini, Sharks host Make-A-Wish cancer survivor at practice |url=https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nhl/san-jose-sharks/macklin-celebrini-make-wish-cancer-survivor/1840266/ |access-date=April 21, 2026 |website=NBC Sports Bay Area & California |date=April 5, 2025}}</ref>
On April 9, 2025, in a game against the Minnesota Wild, Celebrini scored his first NHL hat-trick, becoming the first rookie to do so in the 2024–25 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/scrolling-social-macklin-celebrini-nets-his-first-nhl-hat-trick |title=Scrolling Social: Macklin Celebrini nets his first NHL hat trick |website=NHL.com |date=April 10, 2025 |access-date=April 13, 2025}}</ref> Playing in 70 games, Celebrini finished the season with 25 goals, second most among rookies behind Matvei Michkov, and 63 points, tying with for second place with Michkov, behind Lane Hutson. Celebrini was a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded to NHL's best rookie, and was named to the league's All-Rookie Team.<ref name="NHLAllRookie">{{cite web |title=NHL announces 2024–25 All-Rookie Team |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2024-25-nhl-all-rookie-team |website=NHL.com |date=June 12, 2025 |access-date=June 12, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrini, Hutson, Wolf named Calder Trophy finalists |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/calder-trophy-finalists-sharks-macklin-celebrini-canadiens-lane-hutson-flames-dustin-wolf |website=NHL.com |date=May 5, 2025 |access-date=May 5, 2025}}</ref> During the summer of 2025, Celebrini and Connor Bedard of the Chicago Blackhawks trained together in North Vancouver, with Celebrini stating that both players grew from each other.<ref>{{cite web |last=Peng |first=Sheng |title=Celebrini, Bedard Not Interested in Comparisons With Each Other |url=https://sanjosehockeynow.com/san-jose-sharks-macklin-celebrini-connor-bedard-chicago-blackhawks-comparisons/ |access-date=April 7, 2026 |website=San Jose Hockey Now |date=February 3, 2026}}</ref>
Celebrini temporarily became the NHL's leading scorer during the start of the 2025–26 season, scoring 23 points in the first 15 games, the third player to reach this achievement after Wayne Gretzky and Steve Yzerman.<ref>{{cite web|title=Celebrini, Bedard take first and second in NHL scoring race|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/celebrini-bedard-take-first-and-second-in-nhl-scoring-race/|website=Sportsnet.ca|date=November 8, 2025|access-date=December 1, 2025}}</ref> Celebrini got a hat-trick and two assists in a five-point night against the New York Rangers, and a hat-trick against the Utah Mammoth in a 3–2 win less than a month later.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrini scores OT winner to complete hat trick, lift Sharks over Mammoth |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/article/celebrini-completes-hat-trick-with-ot-winner-to-lift-sharks-over-mammoth/ |access-date=December 1, 2025 |website=TSN |date=November 19, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rosen |first1=Dan |title=Celebrini gets hat trick, 5 points, Sharks defeat Rangers in OT for 1st win |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/san-jose-sharks-new-york-rangers-game-recap-october-23-2025 |access-date=December 1, 2025 |website=NHL.com |date=October 23, 2025}}</ref> He became the sixth teenager in NHL history, after Wayne Gretzky, Dale Hawerchuk, Mario Lemieux, Jimmy Carson, and Sidney Crosby, to record 100 points in a season after he scored a goal against the St. Louis Blues on March 30.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.nhl.com/video/stl-sjs-celebrini-scores-ppg-against-joel-hofer-6392208250112 |title=Celebrini earns his 100th point of the season |access-date=March 30, 2026 |date=March 30, 2026 |via=NHL.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrini surpasses 100 points, Sharks defeat Blues on Gaudette's late goal |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/st-louis-blues-san-jose-sharks-game-recap-march-30-2026 |access-date=March 30, 2026 |website=NHL.com |date=March 30, 2026}}</ref> On April 16, Celebrini recorded a goal and two assists against the Winnipeg Jets to reach 115 points on the season, setting a new franchise record for most points by a Shark in a single season. The previous record was held by Joe Thornton, who had 114.<ref>{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Max |title=Sharks End 25–26 Season With Win & Celebrini Making History |url=https://sharkshockeydigest.com/san-jose-sharks-win-last-game-celebrini-history-klingberg-eklund-winnipeg-jets/ |access-date=April 16, 2026 |website=Sharks Hockey Digest |date=April 16, 2026}}</ref> Fourth overall in league scoring, he was named a finalist for the Ted Lindsay Award, given by the National Hockey League Players' Association to the "most outstanding" player in the NHL.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Celebrini, Kucherov, McDavid named Ted Lindsay Award finalists |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/ted-lindsay-award-finalists-for-most-outstanding-player-for-2025-26-announced-by-nhlpa |website=NHL.com |date=April 28, 2026 |access-date=April 28, 2026}}</ref>
==International play== {{MedalTableTop|name=}} {{MedalSport|Men's ice hockey}} {{MedalCountry|{{ih|CAN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Winter Olympics}} {{MedalSilver|2026 Milano Cortina|}} {{MedalCompetition|World U18 Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2023 Switzerland|}} {{MedalBottom}} Celebrini made his international debut for Canada with the under-17 team in the 2022 World U-17 Hockey Challenge.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian rosters unveiled for 2022 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/canadian-u17-rosters-named-2022-wu17 |website=hockeycanada.ca |access-date=November 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018205914/https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/canadian-u17-rosters-named-2022-wu17 |archive-date=October 18, 2022 |date=October 18, 2022}}</ref> The following year, he was named to the under-18 team for the 2023 World U18 Championships, where he would score the bronze medal-winning goal against Slovakia in overtime.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barlow, Cristall headline Canada's roster at the World U-18 Championship |url=https://www.tsn.ca/hockey-canada/colby-barlow-andrew-cristall-headline-canada-s-roster-at-the-world-u-18-championship-1.1946271 |website=TSN |access-date=November 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415163418/https://www.tsn.ca/hockey-canada/colby-barlow-andrew-cristall-headline-canada-s-roster-at-the-world-u-18-championship-1.1946271 |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |date=April 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=22 players named to Canada's National Men's Under-18 Team for 2023 IIHF U18 World Championship |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/roster-named-for-u18-worlds-2022-23-nmu18t |website=hockeycanada.ca |access-date=November 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416043954/https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/roster-named-for-u18-worlds-2022-23-nmu18t |archive-date=April 16, 2023 |date=April 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Canada wins bronze in OT thriller|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wm18/news/44127/can-svk-bmg|last=Aykroyd|first=Lucas|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation|date=April 30, 2023|access-date=May 5, 2024}}</ref> Celebrini later played with the junior team at the 2024 World Junior Championships, leading the team in scoring with four goals and four assists.<ref>{{cite web|title=Celebrini Clearly Atop 2024 Draft Class with WJC Performance|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/celebrini-atop-2024-draft-class-wjc-performance/|last=Reimer|first=Dayton|website=The Hockey Writers|date=January 2, 2024|access-date=May 5, 2024}}</ref>
Following the conclusion of his debut collegiate season, Celebrini accepted an invitation to make his senior team debut at the 2024 World Championship, but was dropped from the roster following the addition of NHL players whose teams were eliminated in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bedard, Celebrini highlight Canada's roster at the World Championship|url=https://www.tsn.ca/hockey-canada/connor-bedard-macklin-celebrini-highlight-canada-s-roster-at-the-world-championship-1.2114972|website=TSN|date=May 3, 2024|access-date=May 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=DeRosa |first=Michael |title=Looking at Team Canada's Decision to Swap Celebrini and Fantilli for Dubois, Hagel and Paul |url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/looking-at-team-canadas-decision-to-swap-celebrini-and-fantilli-for-dubois-hagel-and-paul |access-date=May 7, 2024 |magazine=The Hockey News |date=May 7, 2024}}</ref> He would make his debut the following year at the 2025 World Championship, recording three goals and three assists for a total of six points in eight games for Canada.<ref>{{cite web |title=IIHF – Canada |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2025/wm/teams/roster/61444/canada |access-date=May 27, 2025 |website=IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation}}</ref>
Celebrini was invited to Hockey Canada's 2025 National Teams Orientation Camp in anticipation of the 2026 Winter Olympics as the youngest player to be considered for the senior team at the time.<ref>{{cite web|title=2025 National Teams Orientation Camp|url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/men/olympics/2026/road-to-italy/orientation-camp|website=hockeycanada.ca|access-date=December 1, 2025}}</ref> On December 31, 2025, Celebrini was named to Canada's roster for the Winter Olympics, making him the youngest-ever NHL player on the Canadian men's Olympic team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/article/canada-names-olympic-mens-hockey-roster/ |title=Canada names Olympic men's hockey roster |publisher=Sportsnet |date=December 31, 2025 |access-date=December 31, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrini on Olympic honor: 'Can't really put it into words' |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/macklin-celebrini-describes-olympic-honor-with-canada-as-surreal |access-date=January 2, 2026 |website=NHL.com |date=January 1, 2026}}</ref> In Milan, he opened the scoring for Canada in a 5–0 win over the Czech Republic, surpassing Jonathan Toews to become the youngest Canadian NHL player to score an Olympic goal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrini becomes youngest Canadian NHLer to score goal at Olympics |url=https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/macklin-celebrini-youngest-canadian-nhler-score-goal-olympics-czechia |last=Cuneo |first=Ryan |date=February 12, 2026 |access-date=February 13, 2026 |website=Daily Faceoff}}</ref> He also tied Evgeni Malkin's 2006 record, with seven points by a teenager at a Winter Olympics with NHL players.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Logan |first=Bryan |title=Macklin Celebrini matches Evgeni Malkin in Olympic history with early goal vs. Czechia |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/macklin-celebrini-matches-evgeni-malkin-162035001.html |access-date=April 28, 2026 |website=Yahoo Sports |date=February 18, 2026}}</ref> Celebrini assumed a key role for Canada in the tournament, playing on the team's top line alongside Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon. He had the most ice-time of any Canadian player in its 3–2 comeback victory over Finland in the semifinal round.<ref>{{cite web |title='I'm surprised I didn't play him more': Jon Cooper on Macklin Celebrini's team-leading ice time |url=https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/jon-cooper-macklin-celebrini-team-leading-ice-time-canada-finland-olympics-mens-hockey |last=Cuneo |first=Ryan |date=February 20, 2026 |access-date=February 22, 2026 |website=Daily Faceoff}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The way Team Canada used Macklin Celebrini in Olympic semifinal shows hockey world everything |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/san-jose-sharks/news/way-team-canada-used-macklin-celebrini-olympic-semifinal-shows-hockey-world-everything/7ac30d95f3842cad7b37fa9c |last=Heyen |first=Bill |date=February 20, 2026 |access-date=February 22, 2026 |website=The Sporting News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/olympic-men-hockey/article/why-macklin-celebrini-is-already-a-team-canada-superstar/ |title=Why Macklin Celebrini is already a Team Canada superstar |last1=Bourne |first1=Justin |last2=Bukkala |first2=Jason |publisher=Sportsnet |date=February 20, 2026 |access-date=February 22, 2026}}</ref> Canada was ultimately defeated by the United States in the final, receiving the silver medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/hockey/olympics-mens-hockey-gold-medal-canada-usa-february-22-milano-cortina-9.7101237 |title=Jack Hughes delivers golden goal as U.S. beats Canada in dramatic OT |last= Clipperton |first=Joshua |website=CBC Sports |date=February 22, 2026 |access-date=February 22, 2026}}</ref> Celebrini was named to the Olympic All-Star Team.<ref name=2026Olympics>{{cite web|title=McDavid named MVP, All-Star and Best Forward|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2026/olympic-m/news/72234/mvp|access-date=February 22, 2026|website=IIHF|date=February 22, 2026}}</ref>
Celebrini returned to Canada's roster for the 2026 World Championship as the team's captain, making him the second youngest player to ever captain Canada's senior team after Roy Heximer, who was named captain at 18 during the 1938 World Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 8, 2026 |title=Hockey Canada announces 23-player roster for world championship |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/article/hockey-canada-announces-23-player-roster-for-world-championship/ |access-date=May 10, 2026 |website=Sportsnet}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2026 |title=Hockey Canada names Macklin Celebrini captain for 2026 World Championship |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/hockey-canada-names-macklin-celebrini-captain-2026-world-championship |access-date=May 10, 2026 |website=Olympics.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Roy Heximer - Stats, Contract, Salary & More |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/662855/roy-heximer |access-date=2026-05-12 |website=www.eliteprospects.com}}</ref> Celebrini was voted to remain captain after Sidney Crosby, the national team captain for several international competitions starting from the 2014 Winter Olympics, was added to the roster following the Pittsburgh Penguins' playoff elimination.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=TSN ca |date=2026-05-14 |title=Celebrini remains captain for Canada at men’s worlds; Crosby to wear ‘A’ |url=https://www.tsn.ca/hockey-canada/article/celebrini-remains-captain-for-canada-at-mens-worlds-crosby-to-wear-a/ |access-date=2026-05-15 |website=TSN |language=en}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em;" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2021–22 | Shattuck-Saint Mary's | Midget AAA | 52 || 50 || 67 || 117 || 44 | 11 || 8 || 12 || 20 || 12 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022–23 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 50 || 46 || 40 || 86 || 62 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | 2023–24 | Boston University | HE | 38 || 32 || 32 || 64 || 18 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2024–25 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 70 || 25 || 38 || 63 || 28 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2025–26 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 82 || 45 || 70 || 115 || 44 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"|NHL totals ! 152 !! 70 !! 108 !! 178 !! 72 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em;" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2022 | Canada Black | U17 | 4th | 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2023 | Canada | U18 | {{bronze3}} | 7 || 6 || 9 || 15 || 6 |- | 2024 | Canada | WJC | 5th | 5 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2025 | Canada | WC | 5th | 8 ||3 ||3 ||6 ||0 |- | 2026 | Canada | OG | {{silver2}} | 6 || 5 || 5 || 10 || 4 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4"|Junior totals ! 16 !! 11 !! 14 !! 25 !! 6 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4"|Senior totals ! 14 !! 8 !! 8 !! 16 !! 4 |}
==Awards and honours== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! Ref |- ! colspan="3"|USHL |- | USHL Player of the Year | 2023 | <ref name="22-23" /> |- | USHL Rookie of the Year | 2023 | <ref name="22-23" /> |- | USHL Forward of the Year | 2023 | <ref name="22-23" /> |- | All-USHL First Team | 2023 | <ref name="All-USHL" /> |- | USHL All-Rookie First Team | 2023 | <ref name="All-Rookie" /> |- ! colspan="3"|College |- | All-Hockey East First Team | 2024 | <ref>{{cite web|title=Hockey East Names 2023-24 Men's All-Star Teams |url=https://hockeyeastonline.com/men/articles/2024/03/hockey-east-names-2023-24-mens-all-star-teams.php |work=Hockey East |date=March 15, 2024 |access-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref> |- | Hockey East All-Rookie Team | 2024 | <ref>{{cite web|title=Hockey East Names 2023-24 Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team |url=https://hockeyeastonline.com/men/articles/2024/03/hockey-east-names-2023-24-pro-ambitions-all-rookie-team.php |work=Hockey East |date=March 13, 2023 |access-date=March 18, 2023}}</ref> |- | Hockey East Scoring Champion | 2024 | <ref name="HE Awards" /> |- | Hockey East Three-Stars Award | 2024 | <ref name="HE Awards" /> |- | Hockey East Rookie of the Year | 2024 | <ref name="HE Awards" /> |- | Hockey East Player of the Year | 2024 | <ref name="HE Awards" /> |- | Tim Taylor Award | 2024 | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://hockeycommissioners.com/articles/20232024/boston-universitys-macklin-celebrini-is-2024-tim-taylor-national-rookie-of-the-year.php |title=Boston University's Macklin Celebrini Is 2024 Tim Taylor National Rookie Of The Year |website=hockeycommissioners.com |date=April 12, 2024 |access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref> |- | Hobey Baker Award | 2024 | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uscho.com/2024/04/12/boston-universitys-celebrini-becomes-youngest-hobey-baker-award-winner/ |title=Boston University's Celebrini becomes youngest Hobey Baker Award winner |website=uscho.com |first=Chris |last=Lerch |date=April 12, 2024 |access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref> |- | AHCA East First Team All-American | 2024 | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uscho.com/2024/04/12/top-25-mens-college-hockey-players-earn-distinction-as-ccm-ahca-hockey-all-americans-for-2023-24-season/ |title=Top 25 men's college hockey players earn distinction as CCM/AHCA Hockey All-Americans for 2023–24 season |website=USCHO.com |date=April 12, 2024 |access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref> |- ! colspan="3"|NHL |- | NHL All-Rookie Team | 2025 | <ref name="NHLAllRookie" /> |- ! colspan="3"|San Jose Sharks |- | Sharks Player of the Year | 2025, 2026 | <ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Macklin Celebrini named Sharks Player & Rookie of the Year for 2024–25 |url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/macklin-celebrini-named-sharks-player-rookie-of-the-year-for-2024-25 |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=NHL.com |date=April 17, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Alternate Captain Macklin Celebrini named 2025–26 Sharks Player of the Year |url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/alternate-captain-macklin-celebrini-named-2025-26-sharks-player-of-the-year |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=NHL.com |date=April 12, 2026}}</ref> |- | Sharks Rookie of the Year | 2025 | <ref name=":2" /> |- ! colspan="3"|International |- | Winter Olympics All-Star Team | 2026 | <ref name="2026Olympics" /> |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}} * [https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/men/olympics/2026/stats/player-profile/17488 Macklin Celebrini] at Hockey Canada
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