All eyes were on Macklin Celebrini before he ever put on a teal jersey.
When he stepped foot in October 2023 at Agganis Arena to play for Boston University, whispers of him being the number one pick in June were everywhere, from scouts to diehard hockey fans to casual hockey enjoyers at Agganis. I distinctly remember hearing chatter around me when I would attend BU games as people pointed at 71 dancing easily around defenders.
“That Celebrini guy,” they would say. “He’s really good.”
More eyes were on Celebrini as he dominated college hockey as the youngest NCAA player that year.