• The Canadian Press

    'Amazing feeling': Sharks select Macklin Celebrini with the first pick at NHL draft

    LAS VEGAS — Macklin Celebrini insisted he had to suit up in all of his brand-new hockey gear. It was the youngster's first skating lesson — not even a game. His passion for the sport was there in plain sight for parents Rick and Robyn to see. Celebrini pushed himself from that moment onward. All the work led him to Sin City's searing heat and the NHL draft. The San Jose Sharks did the expected inside the mesmerizing Sphere auditorium, selecting the centre out of Boston University in the NCAA wit

  • Yahoo Sports

    2024 NHL Draft: Macklin Celebrini selected No. 1 overall by San Jose Sharks

    Celebrini was the youngest player ever to win the Hobey Baker Award as the top NCAA men's player.

  • The Canadian Press

    Crosby, MacKinnon, McDavid among six players named to Canada's 4 Nations roster

    LAS VEGAS, Alta. — Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon were on the golf course. A chance to unplug after a busy NHL season, the conversation, of course, veered towards hockey. Line combinations, specifically. Attached at the hip each summer back home in Nova Scotia, the superstar duo — Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins and MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche — have only played meaningful games on the same side once in their careers. They will get another chance in February. The pair were among si

  • The Canadian Press

    Canadiens trade three draft picks to get 21st-overall selection from Kings

    LAS VEGAS — The Montreal Canadiens have acquired the 21st-overall pick in Friday's NHL draft from the Los Angeles Kings. Los Angeles gets the 26th-overall pick as well as picks in the second round (57th), and seventh round (198th). The Canadiens had acquired the 26th pick from Winnipeg in the trade that sent forward Sean Monahan to the Jets. The Canadiens have 10 picks remaining in the draft after the swap, including the fifth-overall selection. Montreal was given the fifth-overall pick at the N