Macklin Celebrini Named 2023 USHL Player of the Year
Published on May 5, 2023 under United States Hockey League (USHL) News Release
The United States Hockey League (USHL) and the Chicago Steel announced that Macklin Celebrini has been named Player the Year for the 2022-23 season.
League awards are voted on by each member club's General Manager after each club nominates their players for awards.
Celebrini, who helped lead the Steel to this year's USHL Eastern Conference title, enjoyed a stand-out season that also saw him pick up the league Forward of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards.
Committed to Boston University, Celebrini led the USHL in scoring with 86 points with 46 goals and 40 assists. His 46 goals were also a league high, as were his eight game-winning goals and 21 power play goals. Including a five-goal game vs. USA Hockey NTDP on Feb. 18, Celebrini recorded four hat tricks during the course of the 2022-23 campaign.
Named the USHL Forward of the Week on four occasions, Celebrini's point and goal totals this year are the most ever by a U17 player in a single season.
The Vancouver, B.C., native who is eligible for the 2024 National Hockey League Draft, helped lead Canada to a bronze medal at the 2023 IIHF Men's U18 World Championship.
Celebrini joins Sean Farrell (2021) and Andrew Miller (2009) as Chicago Steel players who have been named USHL Player of the Year award.
Celebrini is the third USHL Rookie of the Year recipient to also be named the USHL Player of the Year in the same year, joining Steve MacSwain (Dubuque in 1983) and Mike Carlson (Dubuque 1981).
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