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Originally Posted by StoppedRainingMen
Should I be excited about this Macklin guy?
til the draft lottery happened...
i haven't gotten into this draft at all yet, but afaik yeah celebrini is supposed to be a good prospect, similar to last years #1 pick connor bedard, but maybe a step behind? idk. anyway they'll prob get compared a lot due to their age and both being future canucks from vancouver
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Following an outstanding season he was named Hockey East Player of the Year, Hockey East Rookie of the Year, Hockey East Scoring Champion and won the Hockey East Three-Stars Award. He also won the Hobey Baker Award. At 17, he became the youngest player to win the award and the fourth freshman, following Paul Kariya in 1993, Jack Eichel in 2015 and Adam Fantilli in 2023.
pretty good
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His father, Rick, was a soccer player for the Vancouver 86ers and later worked for the Canucks and was hired by the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) as their director of sports medicine and performance.
i guess he'll be familiar with the lay of the land down there