Sharks REALITY of Macklin Celebrini sinks in

[@unholylillim]

For years I've been the Sharks representative in Vancouver....I'm ready to see the logo and jerseys even more now!

[@dogpoop85]

Same here. Gotta stand up to the Canucks fan base. They haven't been as bad as 2011 though.

[@mitchellbedard7564]

Same here man been a sharks fan living and grown up right around the same neighborhood as Connor bedard and macklin in North Vancouver

[@unholylillim]

@@mitchellbedard7564 yeahh I was born in North Van I'm thrilled

[@dogpoop85]

We should get a draft party going!

[@chicagoturntablism]

Congrats to the sharks! Chicago fan here! Getting bedard last year added so much life to the United center! Hope it’s the same for you guys.

[@Bc232klm]

Hawks fan here too. This rivalry is gonna be way more fun than the Vancouver or LA stuff hat went on a few years.

[@chicagoturntablism]

@@Bc232klm 100% Bedard, nazar, levshenov vs celebrini and smith

[@camc9225]

"Former jr shark Macklin.." Is the new "long beach native Matt Nieto"

[@kenjackson6256]

cc: Randy Hahn, lol

[@joekaput747]

Oh baby, let's go

[@lukenlegacy]

Congrats on Celebrini! Chicago fan here, saw him when he played for the Chicago Steel before he went to BU. Kid was an ABSOLUTE MENACE!!! I knew he was going to be insane from watching him. Bought a ticket to watch him play every game at home after the first time I saw him. Enjoy your new “Jonathan Toews” 2.0!! You’re gonna love him!!

[@daniel-zh4qc]

Thank you ... we need it... its been a bleak few years and was looking dark until this happened.

[@TooColdToBeSober]

Just got done watching Ozzy Wiesblatt play for Milwaukee in the playoffs tonight. If he plays in training camp next season like he played tonight, he has a very, very good chance to break camp with the Sharks.

[@WOWWTFISTHATAUNICORN]

I think you put it best. I was also prepared to be disappointed after such a disappointing season. I am so happy and it was all worth it for this!

[@ericcalbonero146]

This feeling reminds me more of when we acquired Jumbo. The hype this time around might be bigger because of his dad's connection to the Warriors. I've seen a lot of local coverage that I don't think happens without the brand of the Warriors. Either way, can't wait to see Celebrini jerseys in a packed out Shark Tank...coming soon

[@RONENsBEAT]

Few notes that brodie forgot to mention: 1. The sharks won the first overall pick's 4 digit lottery code 3 times in a row, because the league continued to try to get a code of a different team for the second overall pick, only after the 4th try they finally got another team which was Chicago. If this is not fate i don't know what else it is, the hockey gods were literally screaming, "Celebrini you going to San Jose". 2. This was the first Lottery draft since 2010 in which no team has moved up or down from their pre-draft positions per standings. 3. Macklin Celebrini isn't projected to be a player of the caliber such as McDavid or Bedard, but make no mistake, people expecting him to be the type of player that makes the same impact of players such as Matthews and Mckinnon. With no disrespect to the previous picks, but this kid is one of those golden horses you get that you build your franchise around him. 4. Sharks fans better know, Macklin has a nickname Cheetah, after his move to the bay area the Golden warriors decided to change it and call him Chester, Like Chester Cheetah, the mascot of Cheetos. They explained they call him like that because of his filthy hands is like what you get after you eat a bowl of Cheetos. 5. Rick Celebrini (his father) was interviewed today by the Golden warriors media following San Jose winning the draft lottery, you can find that newest video on the Golden state warriors' youtube channel, go check it out. *** To summarize it i'll use Elliotte friedman's words, "The sharks were half pregnant, they are now fully pregnant." That's how much difference drafting this kid does to your rebuilding and prospect pool. The the light in the tunnel seem way more closer now. Enjoy the celebration everyone, we deserve it after so much suffering.

[@mr.brenman2132]

Why was his father interviewed by the Golden State Warriors?

[@RONENsBEAT]

@@mr.brenman2132 his father is the warriors' vice president of Player Health and Performance. He and his family moved to bay after he got the job which is why Macklin has roots in San Jose and played for the JR. Sharks. They were hoping SJ will win the draft so he can live close to the family.

[@LOLheyman]

I'm totally fine with him being a comp for Matthews, because Matthews is a DAWG. I've been looking at macklin since we got the 4th pick last year. And I've been hearing from hockey analyst saying that smith and macklin are the 1 2 punch that the sharks need. Feels good to be a sharks fan. Grier seems to be doing a good job with this rebuild. Hopefully ready for a deep playoff run in about 3-4 years.

[@mr.brenman2132]

@@RONENsBEAT Gotcha.

[@RONENsBEAT]

@@LOLheyman deep playoff run is a big jump, at that time window i'm more thinking of a bubble team.

[@retflo2583]

Ducks had the chance twice, missed on Crosby and missed on Bedard. Congrats to the Sharks....

[@dontBEaSYNk]

at least they won a cup.

[@mikitazakharau984]

Thank you, Brodie! Next season is finally going to be exciting! We might be still bad, but hey, we have young core and guys who will be great eventually!

[@DocPhil1]

Trust the Griercess ladies and gentlemen!! Love the video Brodie.

[@justinpalumbo2447]

Let him cook

[@dcfog81]

I think it was great that they released the footage of the draw itself while giving the media members in attendance the list of combinations quelling any rumors of any fixing

[@ezra.kilpatrick]

Crazy that the San Jose Sharks won the draft lottery 3 times this year 😂 Macklin was destined to be a Shark all along.

[@ND_Productions]

The best part is that the Sharks were able to land Will Smith at #4 and in any other draft year he likely would’ve been the #1 guy. So we can consider the Sharks landing two #1’s . I think Smith is going to end up being A LOT better than people outside the Sharks organization expect. I think after this draft it’ll slot the Sharks with having the best prospect pool in the NHL.

[@fatmanchew909]

If Chicago got the pick this year, it would have been 3 out of 5 years that a CA team was screwed out of the #1 pick.

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

Grier said he is taking Macklin today on a sharks video.

[@seniorreilly7635]

how long befor this kid becaomes a verb, you know , he scores a goal and the sbows us , his , celebrini instead of celebration

[@larryjohnson8168]

He better!

[@shhhhsecrethaha]

Its been a long time since we had this type of excitement. Last time was wheb we acquired Dan Boyle or Brent Burns

[@Moviebro]

Wish we had it in 2016.

[@kkacperowski]

MY best buddy is a long time east coast sharks fan. Im pumped for the Sharks. A successful Franchise that needs a cup. Gald they will get a big name talent.

[@Weaponized_Poutine]

as a former JR Shark player I am so happy for this kid

[@djjasenc]

Nice summary Brodie. I don’t think the work is done for SJ, there is another season of max pain. And the consolation prize for another bottom three finish is looking real nice, James Hagens leads that pack. If Celebrini and Smith decide to arrive next season it will certainly add some juice to ticket sales but I can’t imagine those two giving the Sharks anything more than a 10 win boost. After losing 52 games, losing 42 will put them nearly in the bottom 5. Looking forward to the 2025 off-season there are some notable potential free agents that I would like to see Grier take a stab at. At this point he’s going to need two top 6 wingers, two top 4 defensemen and a capable goalie. And free agency is the quickest way to plug holes without giving up assets. My hope is team teal becomes a bubble playoff team in ‘25-‘26 season, time will tell but it’s now finally fun to be a Sharks fan.

[@inojon]

The future of the Sharks players is looking bright and ready 🌞 .

[@amatt2116]

Big name missed is Luca Cagnoni. Kid is a defenseman playing in the WHL and put up 90 points in 65 games this season. Excited for that one

[@AverageGamerOfficial]

Man, I remember watching you when you first started off with the Sharks. I actually became a Sharks fan around 97/98. I was about 12 then. I always envisioned you taking over for Randy Hahn one day haha.

[@diegomayfield4751]

Awesome breakdown Brodie ! Glad the sharks future is looking good again .

[@michaelmarkowski204]

Celebrini really tore it up last season: Boston U: 32G 32A 64P in 38 games. World Junior U-20 Championships (Canada): 4G 4A 8P in 5 games. He's a great passer in addition to being a great shooter. Very impressive.

[@SJSharkking29]

Can’t wait to go to the games next year let’s go sharks!!🦈

[@kennethnewberry3585]

A couple thoughts: first, I wouldn't hate seeing the Sharks package 14/42 to move up to 7-9. Either for one of the defenseman that should go early, Eiserman, or Iginla. Adding another top tier guy in that range (not that who ever is available at 14 would be a scrub) would be a huge boost in adding even more depth to what is looking like a decent group of youngsters. I also keep thinking about how Logan had Clowe in his pocket that whole rookie season to help protect him on the ice. I think that Macklin and/or Will Smith would benefit from the addition of a big power forward to help ensure that if someone takes a run at either of them - they'll have to answer for those actions. Assuming they play in the NHL next year - there is always a big possibility they go back to college for another year, which wouldn't be the worst thing ever for the Sharks.

[@davidrowley8577]

Getting Celebrini makes the pain of the last 2 seasons worth it! Now let's get go an exciting attacking defense man in the draft. Well, a man can dream!

[@therealtombrokaw]

I'm not a big hockey fan but this is enough to make me interested

[@Mr.Ed_Wayner]

Celebrini is very beneficial to the Sharks due to local connection.

[@rocknroll368]

Sharks probaly get a top 5 pick next year too. Then after that they will start moving up as their previous picks get experience. Then its a free agent splash to fill in any holes missed by the draft.

[@victorhell1907]

Will Smith, William Eklund, Filip Bystedt, Ozzy Wiesblatt, Macklin Celebrini... not a bad young core.

[@PermanentMidnight]

Plus the 14th pick, next years first and VGK 1st round pick as well. Plus our 33rd and 42nd this year. Just accumulate talent. Develop and puzzle piece them together.

[@victorhell1907]

Plus Quentin Musty and Shakir Mukhamadullin and Thomas Bordeleau and another four or five others I'm certain I'm overlooking. I hope it works out. Always liked + rooted for "The Men of Teal."

[@nvflash]

Starting in a couple seasons they will improve every year with the talent they have

[@barnsey1607]

In addition to all mentioned - Plus Luca Cagnoni (D that put up 90 points in the WHL) Jake Furlong D, Kasper Halttunen, Cameron Lund, Mattias Haveild, David Estrome, Ty Emberson, Henry Thrun and my favourite of all Danill Guschin. This kid is going to be special. As they all are. In due time we will have practically 2 line players on the 4th line 🥹☺️ ooo and Colin Graf 😳

[@rocknroll368]

Sebastian Aho was a second round pick.

[@Obrim34]

It's okay to have some odd commentary sometimes if you're super excited. It shows you're a fan like the rest of us!

[@georgehand]

It still hasn’t sunk in yet that our Sharks got the 1st overall pick in the NHL Draft although this week my priorities are to the Eurovision Song Contest but I’m sure it will sink in eventually!!!

[@FalseNi9e]

Still can't believe we got the #1 pick! I've watched every game this past season and it was brutal! We are historically a good team and I believe that this is a HUGE turnaround for San Jose hockey. As a lifelong hockey fan this is up there with my all-time favorite moments! #SharkTank #CelebriniShark #TealCrew

[@miguelcortez6194]

Will there be new fanatics jerseys readily available for purchase to represent at the draft in Vegas. ? I’ll be there , would love to rock a new celebrini sweater while he gets drafted

[@Bc232klm]

Looking forward to the Hawks/Sharks matchups coming up. I see them meeting up a ton in the payoffs in 3-4 years

[@jontaylor-xf4yw]

kinda stopped following the sharks a few years back as but this next coming season is gonna be exciting as it seems like a real fresh rebuild and i hope great things come from it in the future. Ive seen the warriors and 49ers go from being embarassing teams to great all time teams and champions. the Sharks have always been good but fell into mediocrity after so many gut wrenching playoffs and finals losses and finally sank to the bottom of the ocean. Now we can start anew, hoping that one day we will all get to see once again multiple bay area teams going to their respective championship games in the same year like in 2016

[@justinpalumbo2447]

We’ve never been young and talented, it will be something new at the very least

[@Heythatguy87]

If Celebrini, Smith, Musty and Mukhamadullin all play in the NHL next year, I'm going to be very tempted to get season tickets

[@CreamyItalian]

The future looks bright! 😎

[@Count3d]

Happy that the first overall pick this year actually went to a team that deserved it. And that Chicago can't win another draft for 5 years. Sharks will be pretty happy with Celebrini. They've got some good young players in Eklund and Smith too. Future looks bright in San Jose.

[@berryscott3590]

This kid was the Hobie Award Winner, as the best college player in the country, at 17 years old, competing against guys 20+ years old. Has that ever been done before by an U18?

[@tooterfishTV]

Now we just need him to be good in the NHL.

[@TylrVncnt]

I don’t see how it would be possible for the Pens pick to slip to 11 with the way the draft lottery works? They could only move down to my understanding

[@ag4-z4z]

I'm excited for the upcoming season!

[@janbrittenson210]

I thought a team couldn't get the #1 draft pick twice in a row? Regardless, he'll need time to mature and grow into the NHL... remember Trey Lance.

[@nicanthrope1177]

Can't win draft more than twice in five years

[@nvflash]

They can get two #1 picks in five years

[@dontBEaSYNk]

i would feel so much better about the sharks if the cuda wasnt also terrible.

[@jnjaganon8226]

Macklin Cellebrini looks like Season 1 Jaime Lannister

[@teknicalmadeit]

The best part about this draft lottery is that we didn't actually "win" it lmao. The draft order stayed the same so we can draft 1st overall in 2025 and 2026 regardless of how the picks become 1OA. This one doesn't count towards the new twice in five years rule.

[@DrFeelinIt]

The sharks did win it

[@teknicalmadeit]

@@DrFeelinIt Yeah I worded it wrong. They "won" it but their position stayed the same. They didn't move up to get the pick so it doesn't count towards two lottery wins in 5 years. That only applies to teams who move up. Chicago moved up from 3rd to 1st last year so they only get to move up once more in the next 3 seasons after this one.

[@DrFeelinIt]

@@teknicalmadeit sadly it does. Winning team can move up to 10 spots, or they can not move at all. If the penguins won the lottery the pick would go from 14 to 4. In that situation the sharks didn't win the lottery, but still got first. What happened was the sharks won the draft lottery. When they did the balls, the 4 number combination was one of the sharks lotto tickets. So they won, but they don't move. If that makes sense.

[@teknicalmadeit]

@@DrFeelinIt You're not understanding what I'm saying. I'm saying the Sharks pick didn't move. It stayed the same. They we're picking 1st overall before the lottery and after the lottery. It stayed the same. You can't move up more than twice in a 5 year span so because they didn't move up, they can win the lottery in 2025 and 2026 if they move up or stay in their position if they finish last.

[@DrFeelinIt]

@@teknicalmadeit I do know what you're saying, but if that's what you're saying then you're misunderstanding the rule. The rule isn't a team can only move up 2 times in 5 years. The rule is you can only win the lottery 2 times in 5 years. Moving up has nothing to do with the 2 wins in 5 years.

[@michaelmarkowski204]

New NHL rule should be: A team can't win the #1 pick two seasons in a row.

[@StevenStrobel-di1tp]

Right on

[@sjcottage1937]

As in a 25.5% chance to win it THREE TIMES IN A ROW.

[@michaelmarkowski204]

Celebrini is my third favorite pasta.

[@carlosduarte4181]

I havent been this excited since they traded for big Joe!!! 🤩

[@DChappelle27]

Celebrini is the consensus #1 in a weak draft. Bit different than other clear cut #1s in the past

[@CanadianLoveKnot]

It's actually a very strong draft. Equivalent to 2015 minus McDavid.

[@MildandLazyGuy]

Last year was no conspiracy. They should not have even been allowed to draft after what that org did to that kid.

[@Spawn0909]

Facts

[@wbj2000]

I think they should change the rules, so no team could win the first overall pick two years in a row.

[@nikolaikumpulainen6722]

They should change the rule right after we draft James Hagens 1st overall next year and Gavin McKenna 1st overall the year after that

[@SteveMartinShort]

Does this mean i should lock down some season tickets?

[@nickchristoforou7850]

Definitely for 2025-26

[@cbiz1221]

Is there any chance the sharks don’t take macklin? (Don’t get me wrong I want Celebrini)

[@camc9225]

Less than 0

[@jimgleason3062]

You can't win a baseball game down by 5 with a grand slam. I have watched him, seen his vids... while I doubt he will was out, there is always that chance... look at some of the A's, Raiders and Warriors picks in the past, none none are rockstars. The Sharks need help, one player isn't going to fix all of it and I believe the subsequent pics will really shape the future of the franchise. If the Sharks whiff on this draft, we are looking at another 5 - 8 years of unwatchable and unsellable hockey. Sponsors hate that. Fans hate that. No fans = No Sponsors.

[@CruelUnknown]

I wonder what number he'll pick 🤔🧐

[@tracymoon4437]

Did everyone forget about Will Smith in the pipeline too?

[@TiredAmerican247]

NHL draft process is GARBAGE.

[@reedosaurus]

This is almost a fairy tale

[@seniorreilly7635]

cant wait til he scores and becomes a verb, a celebrini

[@darynduliba3413]

Nail Yakupov and Alexandre Daigle were clear #1 picks as well…

[@davidbarnett8617]

Exactly. Grier has tossed a serviceable playoff team that with a few tweaks would be a Cup contender again for one untested teenager. Grier is incompetent.

[@achildr1]

Meh. I’m sure many teams had Pronger over Daigle.

[@davidbarnett8617]

@@TheDoooburner You can continue to be a Grier apologist but the facts are that he traded away great players and got nothing in return. Grier is the laughing stock of the NHL while he created the one of the worst teams in NHL history. Consider losing Burns, Karlsson, Meier, Hertl, Duclair, Bonino, Eyssimont, Simek, and Nieto and getting nothing of substance. Grier is incompetent with no qualifications whatsoever to be a NHL General Manager.

[@brandonworron1658]

​@davidbarnett8617 if the sharks had a serviceable playoff team they wouldnt be consistently be finishing bottom 10 even before he got there. Like how can you be so dumb, hes absolutely doing the best job right now. Its to early to say anything else

[@no1run732]

You do realize however that none of this matters if the GM or management makes the wrong choices with the picks once they are in the system or during the season with their trades for players and picks? How many times have the wrong moves been made thinking that they're right and then everyone's expectations are busted, or when they get unexpected good but then something else makes them want to lose faith and bring the team back to square one? This news will only go so well as the management takes it. It's not over, nor beginning. It's just a tool to have. Better not consider your job done Sharks

[@havu2236]

Will Smith will be the better overall player. Somebody you can put a C on his sweater.

[@mattgore3951]

1 piece doesn't make a rebuild

[@tracymoon4437]

Pretty sure every rebuild in history had to start somewhere, and someone else commented: “1 piece doesn’t make a rebuild”. Thanks for pointing out a small step Neil Armstrong.

[@mattgore3951]

Truth , i 👀 it with Connor last season

[@cousinit718]

A journey ,actually, begins with a single step. SJS has pretty good draft capital coming. Nice try though

[@jlindien8972]

can't have worst luck than us...

[@winkletown8828]

I wish Chicago got the 1st pick because I just can't stand seeing anyone worth having ending up in commiefornia. And Bedard needs a playmate 🤣 Not a die hard Chicago fan either.

[@geoff3103]

too young. hope he stays in college another 2 years. Don't ruin him just to sell a few trinkets and tickets.

[@Onlytheclouds]

This guy won’t be McDavid, matthews, bedard level… but more along the lines of Nugent Hopkins

[@Mr.Ed_Wayner]

Celebrini should stay in college another year.

[@dibbletiki6077]

Buds career is over before it even started 💔

[@freder1c]

SJ fans really think this kid is going to play for the worst team of the last 30 years with no end in sight

[@PermanentMidnight]

Salty. That’s too bad.

[@freder1c]

@@PermanentMidnight My teams in the playoffs loser, Idc who wins this, I think its funny you think a kid from Canada that's actually good and competitive would allow this poverty franchise to pick him it's Lindros v2,

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

@@freder1c The oilers and leafs were both awful at one point and both made the playoffs. You are babbling.

[@Nero.ıllı]

so sad for Macklin Celebrini with the sharks. he will become Macklin Sadabrini , no cup rip.