2024 NHL Draft: Macklin Celebrini selected #1 by San Jose Sharks

The San Jose Sharks made Boston University forward Macklin Celebrini the first overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft on Friday night at The Sphere in Las Vegas.

This was the first time in the history of the Sharks franchise that they had the No. 1 overall pick. They have been drafted second overall three times and not since 1997, when they selected Patrick Marleau.

Celebrini, who turned 18 this month, was second in NCAA scoring this past season with 32 goals and third overall with 64 points in 38 games for the Terriers. He won Hockey East Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year. The Vancouver native capped his year by becoming the youngest player ever to win the Hobey Baker Award as the top male player.

Celebrini, the highest-ranked North American skater on NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings, has said it would be good for him to return to Boston University for another year, but the Sharks are looking to boost their lineup right away.

Only two of the top picks since 2006 have not gone straight to the NHL after the draft: defenseman Owen Power (Michigan, 2021) of the Buffalo Sabres and Erik Johnson (Minnesota, 2006), who was selected by the St. Louis Blues.

The Sharks haven’t made the playoffs since the 2018-19 season and now have another one as the franchise continues to build under Grier.

Here are the prospects selected in the remaining 31 first-round picks of the 2024 NHL Draft:

2024 NHL Draft, First Round

2. Chicago Blackhawks: Artyom Levshunov — D, Michigan State

3. Anaheim Ducks: Beckett Sennecke — RW, Oshawa (OHL)

4. Columbus Blue Jackets: Cayden Lindstrom — C, Medicine Hat (WHL)

5. Montreal Canadiens: Ivan Demidov — RW, SKA St. Petersburg Jr. (Russia-MHL)

6. Utah Hockey Club: Tij Iginla – C, Kelowna (WHL)

7. Ottawa Senators: Carter Yakemchuk — D, Calgary (WHL)

8. Seattle Kraken: Berkly Catton C, Spokane (WHL)

9. Calgary Flames: Zayne Parekh — D, Saginaw (OHL)

10. New Jersey Devils: Anton Silayev — D, Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)

11. San Jose Sharks (from Buffalo Sabres): Sam Dickinson — D, London (OHL)

12. Minnesota Wild (from Philadelphia Flyers): Zeev Buium — D, Denver

13. Philadelphia Flyers: Jett Luchanko — C, Guelph (OHL)

14. Buffalo Sabres: Konsta Helenius — C, Jukurit (Finland)

15. Detroit Red Wings: Michael Brandsegg-Nygard — RW, Mora (Sweden)

16. St. Louis Blues: Adam Jiricek — D, Plzen (Czech Republic)

17. Washington Capitals: Terik Parascak — RW, Prince George (WHL)

18. Chicago Blackhawks (from New York Islanders): Sacha Boisvert — C, Muskegon (USHL)

19. Vegas Golden Knights: Trevor Connelly — LW, Tri-City (USHL)

20. New York Islanders (from Tampa Bay Lightning): Cole Eiserman — LW, USA U-18 (USHL)

21. Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles Kings): Michael Hage — C, Chicago (USHL)

22. Nashville Predators: Yegor Surin — C, Yaroslavl Jr. (Russia-MHL)

23. Anaheim Ducks (from Toronto Maple Leafs): Stian Solberg — D, Valerenga (Norway)

24: Utah Hockey Club (from Colorado Avalanche): Cole Beaudoin — C, Barrie (OHL)

25. Boston Bruins: Dean Letourneau — C, St. Andrew’s College

26. Los Angeles Kings: Liam Greentree — RW, Windsor (OHL)

27. Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina Hurricanes): Marek Vanacker — LW, Brantford (OHL)

28. Calgary Flames (from Vancouver Canucks): Matvei Gridin — RW, Muskegon (USHL)

29. Dallas Stars: Emil Hemming — RW, TPS (Finland)

30. New York Rangers: EJ Emery — D, USA U-18 (USHL)

31. Toronto Maple Leafs (from Anaheim Ducks): Ben Danford – D, Oshawa (OHL)

32. Edmonton Oilers (from Philadelphia Flyers): Sam O’Reilly — RW, London (OHL)