Career
Before playing in the NHL, Celebrini played one season with the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League (USHL) and one year with the Boston University Terriers of Hockey East. He had a successful time with his teams. With the Steel, he finished his rookie season scoring 46 goals and recorded 40 assists for 86 points in 50 regular season games. He was named both the USHL Player of the Year, USHL Rookie of the Year, and USHL Forward of the Year. He was also named to the All-USHL First Team and USHL All-Rookie First Team. With the Terriers, he finished his freshman season scoring 32 goals and recorded 32 assists for 64 points in 38 regular season games. He won the Hobey Baker Award, the Tim Taylor Award for most outstanding rookie, and was the Hockey East Scoring Champion. He was named to both the All-Hockey East First Team and Hockey East All-Rookie Team. He was also named the Hockey East Rookie of the Year and Hockey East Player of the Year, and was a AHCA East First Team All-American.
He was drafted 1st overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 2024 NHL entry draft. On July 6, 2024, Celebrini signed a three-year entry-level contract to join the Sharks.
On October 10, 2015, Celebrini made his NHL debut in a 5–4 overtime loss against the St. Louis Blues. During the first period, he scored his first NHL goal against Joel Hofer. By doing this, he became the youngest player in Sharks history to score in his NHL debut. On April 9, 2025, he recorded his first NHL hat-trick in a 8–7 overtime loss against the Minnesota Wild. He was able to record 5 points during the game which set a Sharks record for most points in a game by a rookie. He was also the youngest player at 18 years old to score a hat-trick for the Sharks.
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