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Sharks draft Macklin Celebrini 1st overall

Sharks draft Macklin Celebrini 1st overall

Plus, NHL Awards recap, 4 Nations Faceoff first six announced, and more.

Brandon Rubeo
June 29, 2024

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Good morning. Our first offseason edition is legitimately jammed pack with the buyout period, NHL Awards, and 1st round of the NHL Entry Draft going down since Tuesday’s newsletter… and did we mention free agency opens up Monday, July 1st?

Today’s lineup:

San Jose Sharks draft Macklin Celebrini 1st overall
Roberto Luongo’s epic bowl of pasta
NHL Awards recap
First Six of 4 Nations Faceoff rosters announced
4 off ice exercises to shoot harder
And a lot more… 👇

— Brandon Rubeo

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CAN’T MISS HOCKEY NEWS 🎯

☝️ Macklin Celebrini goes 1st overall to the San Jose Sharks. The barely 18-year-old (as of June 13) center had an outstanding freshman season at Boston University, scoring 64 points (32 goals, 32 assists) in 38 games, making him the third-highest scorer in the NCAA. He won the Hobey Baker Award, becoming the youngest recipient and the fourth player from BU to earn the honor, joining Jack Eichel, Matt Gilroy, and Chris Drury. Celebrini, the youngest NCAA player this season, also earned the titles of Hockey East rookie of the year and player of the year, a feat only achieved by three others: Eichel, Paul Kariya, and Brian Leetch. Read more →

And the rest of the top-10 went like this:

Chicago Blackhawks, Artyom Levshunov, D, Michigan State (NCAA)
Anaheim Ducks, Beckett Sennecke, RW, Oshawa (OHL)
Columbus Blue Jackets, Cayden Lindstrom, C, Medicine Hat (WHL)
Montreal Canadiens, Ivan Demidov, RW, SKA St. Petersburg Jr. (RUS-JR)
Utah Hockey Club, Tij Iginla, C, Kelowna (WHL)
Ottawa Senators, Carter Yakemchuk, D, Calgary (WHL)
Seattle Kraken, Berkly Catton, C, Spokane (WHL)
Calgary Flames, Zayne Parekh, D, Saginaw (OHL)
New Jersey Devils, Anton Silayev, D, Nizhny Novgorod (RUS)

ICYMI 🍝

Have you ever been more jealous over a bowl of pasta than Roberto Luongo’s recent feast?!

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— Strombone (@strombone1)
2:01 AM • Jun 27, 2024

NHL AWARDS RECAP 🏆

NHL stars shone bright at the 2024 NHL Awards in Los Angeles Thursday night.

NHL Award Show Results

Calder Memorial Trophy: Conor Bedard, Chicago Blackhawks

Conor Bedard won the Calder Trophy after an outstanding rookie season where he led all rookies in scoring, tallying 22 goals and 61 points in 68 games, despite missing 14 games with a broken jaw.

Vezina Trophy: Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets

Connor Hellebuyck earned his second Vezina Trophy with a .921 save percentage and an NHL-low 199 goals against in 60 starts.

James Norris Memorial Trophy: Quinn Hughes, Vancouver Canucks

Quinn Hughes made history as the first Vancouver Canuck to win the Norris Trophy, breaking his own a franchise record with 92 points in 82 games.

Hart Memorial Trophy: Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche

Nathan MacKinnon, a four-time finalist, claimed his first Hart Trophy after a record-breaking season with 140 points. He bested Connor McDavid and Nikita Kucherov, who both recorded 100 assists this season.

Ted Lindsay Award: Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche

Previously Announced Awards:

Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Connor Ingram, Arizona Coyotes

King Clancy Memorial Trophy: Anders Lee, New York Islanders

Jack Adams Award: Rich Tocchet, Vancouver Canucks

Jim Gregory GM of the Year Award: Jim Nill, Dallas Stars

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Jaccob Slavin, Carolina Hurricanes

Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award: Jacob Trouba, New York Rangers

Frank J. Selke Trophy: Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers

POLL 🗳️

Will Macklin Celebrini's rookie point total exceed, tie, or fall short of Connor Bedard's rookie point total (61)?

Place your prediction 🔮

Tuesday’s poll: Should a player be eligible for the Conn Smythe if they don’t win the Stanley Cup?

A decisive 72% of Tuesday’s poll participants believe a player should be eligible to win the Conn Smythe, despite not capturing Lord Stanley. While I respectfully disagree, I appreciate all of your votes and feedback, including these:

Yes 🚨

“May the best player in the playoffs get the award. It is an individual award, not a team award. The cup is the team award.”

- J. Stoskopf

No 🚫

“How valuable can you be if your team loses?”

- D. Feldman

I’m with Feldman on this one. 🤜🤛

4 NATIONS FACEOFF UPDATE 🌎

Each team announced the first 6 players of their 4 Nations Faceoff rosters:

🇨🇦 Canada First Six

Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers)
Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado Avalanche)
Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Brad Marchand (Boston Bruins)
Brayden Point (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Cale Makar (Colorado Avalanche)

🇺🇸 USA First Six

Auston Matthews (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Matthew Tkachuk (Florida Panthers)
Jack Eichel (Vegas Golden Knights)
Adam Fox (New York Rangers)
Quinn Hughes (Vancouver Canucks)
Charlie McAvoy (Boston Bruins)

🇫🇮 Finland First Six

Juuse Saros (Nashville Predators)
Esa Lindell (Dallas Stars)
Miro Heiskanen (Dallas Stars)
Aleksander Barkov (Florida Panthers)
Mikko Rantanen (Colorado Avalanche)
Sebastian Aho (Carolina Hurricanes)

🇸🇪 Sweden First Six

Victor Hedman (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Erik Karlsson (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Gustav Forsling (Florida Panthers)
Filip Forsberg (Nashville Predators)
Mika Zibanejad (New York Rangers)
William Nylander (Toronto Maple Leafs)

QUICK HITS ⚡️

NHL Buyout Tracker: Cam Atkinson and Ryan Suter become UFAs (Sportsnet)
Nashville Predators & Juuse Saros agree to eight-year contract extension (TSN)
GM Zito says Panthers 'optimistic' about signing Reinhart (NHL.com)
Ranking the NHL's top 25 pending UFAs (theScore)
Capitals acquire Andrew Mangiapane, send '25 pick to Flames (ESPN)
Blues acquire Texier in trade with Columbus (NHL.com)
Canucks Sign Dakota Joshua To Four-Year Extension (The Hockey News)

COACHES CORNER 🏒

3 simple steps to spinning off a rimmed puck (Jeremy Rotke Hockey Development)
4 off ice exercises to shoot harder (Sam Jones Hockey Performance)