San Jose Sharks rookie Macklin Celebrini grew up dreaming of playing NHL hockey in his hometown. On Monday, that dream becomes a reality.
Dec 22, 2024 at 07:21 PM ETgrew up dreaming of playing NHL hockey at Rogers Arena."Skating here when I was younger, I kind of tried to put myself in an NHL player’s situation or shoes, and pretend to be them. And now I’m practising here and getting ready for the game tomorrow," the 18-year-oldRaised in North Vancouver, B.C., Celebrini was picked first overall by the Sharks at June's NHL entry draft.
After being drafted by the Sharks, he scored and contributed an assist in his NHL debut. He then reaggravated a hip injury that kept him sidelined for 12 games. “Us coaches show them clips and we talk about details, and usually he picks it up really quickly. And whether that’s shift to shift or game to game, he's picking up things extremely quickly," he said."For an 18-year-old kid, it’s remarkable.”
"But that's the nature of it. You're not going to win every game. And I think we're just going to keep trying to learn how to close out games, especially when we have the lead, how to protect it, and kind of shut some of those games out.”
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