The NHL offseason is now in full swing with the 2024 NHL Draft happening on Friday night in Las Vegas.
After successful the draft lottery final month, the San Jose Sharks kicked off the festivities by choosing Boston College star Macklin Celebrini with the No. 1 choose. The Sharks are within the midst of a rebuild after buying and selling veteran gamers like Erik Karlsson and Tomas Hertl over the previous 12 months.
Celebrini was the youngest participant in faculty hockey this previous season at simply 17 years outdated. That did not appear to play an excessive amount of of an element as Celebrini turned the youngest participant to ever win the Hobey Baker Award as the highest participant in Division I. The proficient middle racked up 64 factors (32 targets & 32 assists) in 38 video games throughout his freshman season at Boston College.
In actual fact, he was the one participant to tally 30+ targets and 30+ assists in Division I altogether. His 1.7 goals-per-game have been the second-most in Division I behind Boston School standout and future Sharks teammate Will Smith
Following Celebrini going to the Sharks, the Chicago Blackhawks chosen Michigan State defenseman Artyom Levshunov with the No. 2 choose. Levshunov tallied 35 factors (9 targets and 26 assists) in 38 video games for the Spartans this previous season. Levshunov had the second-most points-per-game (0.94) amongst NCAA defensemen, which is greater than the likes of Quinn Hughes, Zach Werenski, Charlie McAvoy, and Noah Hanifin of their draft 12 months.
In what might be described as the primary shock of the draft, Oshawa (OHL) winger Beckett Sennecke was taken by the Anaheim Geese. The Columbus Blue Jackets, who reportedly turned down a number of commerce gives for the No. 4 choice, chosen Drugs Hat (WHL) ahead Cayden Lindstrom with the choose. The Montreal Canadiens rounded out the highest 5 by nabbing SKA St. Petersburg Jr. winger Ivan Demidov at No. 5.
With their first choice in franchise historical past, the Utah Hockey Membership took Kelowna (WHL) middle Tij Iginla, who’s the son of Calgary Flames legend Jarome Iginla. The Ottawa Senators elected to deal with their blue line with Calgary (WHL) defenseman Carter Yakemchuk. Spokane (WHL) middle Berkly Catton, who tallied 116 factors final season, went to the Seattle Kraken with the eighth total choose. To wrap up the highest 10 of the primary spherical, the Calgary Flames took Saginaw (OHL) defenseman Zayne Parekh with the No. 9 choose, whereas the New Jersey Devils grabbed KHL defenseman Anton Silayev at No. 10.
Spherical 1
1. San Jose Sharks — Macklin Celebrini (C, Boston College, NCAA)
2. Chicago Blackhawks — Artyom Levshunov (D, Michigan State, NCAA)
3. Anaheim Geese — Beckett Sennecke (RW, Oshawa, OHL)
4. Columbus Blue Jackets — Cayden Lindstrom (C, Drugs Hat, WHL)
5. Montreal Canadiens — Ivan Demidov (RW, SKA St. Petersburg Jr., MHL)
6. Utah Hockey Membership — Tij Iginla (C, Kelowna, WHL)
7. Ottawa Senators — Carter Yakemchuk (D, Calgary, WHL)
8. Seattle Kraken — Berkly Catton (C, Spokane, WHL)
9. Calgary Flames — Zayne Parekh (D, Saginaw, OHL)
10. New Jersey Devils — Anton Silayev (D, Nizhny Novgorod, KHL)
11. San Jose Sharks — Sam Dickinson (D, London, OHL)
12. Minnesota Wild — Zeev Buium (D, Denver, NCAA)
13. Philadelphia Flyers — Jett Luchanko (C, Guelph, OHL)
14. Buffalo Sabres — Konsta Helenius (C, Jukurit, Finland)
15. Detroit Pink Wings — Michael Brandsegg-Nygard (RW, Mora, Sweden)
16. St. Louis Blues — Adam Jiricek (D, Plzen, Czech Republic)
17. Washington Capitals — Terik Parascak (RW, Prince George, WHL)
18. Chicago Blackhawks — Sacha Boisvert (C, Muskegeon, USHL)
19. Vegas Golden Knights — Trevor Connelly (LW, Tri-Metropolis, USHL)
20. New York Islanders — Cole Eiserman (LW, USA U-18, USHL)
21. Montreal Canadiens — Michael Hage (C, Chicago, USHL)
22. Nashville Predators — Yegor Surin (C, Yaroslavl Jr., Russia)
23. Anaheim Geese — Stian Solberg (D, Valerenga, Norway)
24. Utah Hockey Membership — Cole Beaudoin (C, Barrie, OHL)
25. Boston Bruins — Dean Letourneau (C, St. Andrew School, Canada)
26. Los Angeles Kings — Liam Greentree (RW, Windsor, OHL)
27. Chicago Blackhawks — Marek Vanacker (LW, Brantford, OHL)
28. Calgary Flames — Matvei Gridin (RW, Muskegon, USHL)
29. Dallas Stars — Emil Hemming (RW, TPS, SM-liiga)
30. New York Rangers — EJ Emery (D, USA U-18, USHL)
31. Toronto Maple Leafs — Ben Danford (D, Oshawa, OHL)
32. Edmonton Oilers — Sam O’Reilly (RW, London, OHL)