Macklin Celebrini Named 2023 USHL Rookie of the Year
May 2, 2023 - United States Hockey League (USHL) News Release
The United States Hockey League (USHL) and Chicago Steel announced that Macklin Celebrini has been named Rookie of 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.
Committed to Boston University, Celebrini led the USHL in 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 Brendan Brisson (2020) and Robby Jackson (2014) as Chicago Steel recipients of the USHL Rookie of the Year award.
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