San Jose Sharks centre Macklin Celebrini has been named as the cover athlete for NHL 27
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Why It Matters
Celebrini is the youngest ever player at 20 to grace the cover of an NHL video game. Celebrini is coming off of an 115 point season in San Jose. Celebrini got his 100 career NHL point in his 72nd career NHL game which only Wayne Gretzky and Sidney Crosby have done faster than him. Celebrini won a Silver Medal for Canada at the Winter Olympics in Milan on the international stage. Celebrini has 178 career NHL points in 152 career NHL games since being drafted first over all by the Sharks in 2024.