The San Jose Sharks won the draft lottery on Tuesday and general manager Mike Grier already has an idea of who he'll be selecting with the No. 1 pick: Boston University center Macklin Celebrini. “I would think so ,yeah,” Grier said when asked if he anticipates using the top pick on the 17-year-old forward, college hockey's youngest Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner and NHL Scouting Bureau's top-ranked prospect. The Sharks retained their position in the lottery and are scheduled to pick first in
Boston University forward Macklin Celebrini is expected to be the No. 1 overall pick.
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Teen forwards Macklin Celebrini and Adam Fantilli have decided to return to North America ahead of the start of the world men's hockey championship, Hockey Canada announced Tuesday. Hockey Canada says Celebrini planned to attend Tuesday night's NHL draft lottery. The 17-year-old is projected as the first overall pick in this year's NHL draft. Fantilli, 19, is electing to focus on next season with the Columbus Blue Jackets after his rookie campaign was cut short after 49 games
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Josh Davies scored at 5:40 of double overtime, Jan Spunar made 48 saves and the Portland Winterhawks edged the Prince George Cougars 2-1 Monday to advance to the Western Hockey League final. The Winterhawks won the best-of-seven Western Conference series 4-2. They'll face the winner of the Eastern Conference final between the Saskatoon Blades and Moose Jaw Warriors. The Warriors and Blades are tied 3-3 with Game 7 set for Tuesday at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon. Nate Daniels