Amateur
Celebrini played much of his minor hockey in Vancouver until his father accepted a job for the Golden State Warriors and moved his family to San Jose. [1] Celebrini spent the 2019–20 season with the San Jose Jr Sharks program. [5] Later he signed with the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League (USHL) for the 2022–23 USHL season after scoring 50 goals and 67 assists in 52 games playing for Shattuck-Saint Mary's. [6] He quickly earned a hat trick and was named USHL's forward of the week. [7] Celebrini ultimately posted 86 points during the season, leading the USHL, and the most-ever by an under-17 player in USHL history. [8] 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 only the second USHL player to win all three awards, and the first to do so in a single season. [8] Additionally, Celebrini was named to the All-USHL and All-Rookie first teams. [9] [10]
Celebrini committed to play for Boston University starting in the 2023–24 season, playing alongside his older brother Aiden. [11] [1] During his freshman year he recorded 32 goals and 64 points in just 38 games. 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. [12] 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. [13]
Professional
Celebrini was drafted first overall in the 2024 NHL entry draft by the San Jose Sharks. [14] He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Sharks on July 6, 2024. [15] In his NHL debut, on October 10, he scored his first goal and recorded his first assist in a 5–4 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues. [16] In the first half of the 2024–25 season Celebrini led all NHL forwards in puck battle wins per game. [17] 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. [18] He finished the season with 63 points in 70 games, tied with Matvei Michkov for second in rookie points (behind Lane Hutson). His 25 goals was also second among rookies, behind Michkov. Celebrini was a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded to the NHL's best rookie, [19] and was named to the league's All-Rookie Team. [20]
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