What Secrets Make Sharks’ Macklin Celebrini Hockey’s Most Electrifying New Prodigy?
“His hunger, his passion for the game (and) how hard he works.”
He sees a teenager who has grown by leaps and bounds even over the 14 months since making his NHL debut.
“He’s an incredible player,” Crosby said. “Just his all-around game at his age is pretty impressive. He’s committed defensively. He competes hard. He’s got a pretty mature game for his age.”
The maturity was what stood out most to John Tavares when he met Celebrini at Team Canada’s summer orientation camp in August. Tavares said you never would have known he was the youngest player there — a testament, he felt, to the elite athletic environment Celebrini was raised in thanks to his father Rick, who is the director of sports medicine and performance with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors.
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